Aug 1 2019
From the CD cover:
The Lemba Jews of Zimbabwe by Modreck Maeresera (President of the Harere Lemba Synagogue, educator and shochet) Excerpts:
Our ancestors migrated from Judaea soon after the destruction of the Second Temple. Their first stop was Sena,Yemen…
Jul 22 2019
Zimbabwe Monday and Tuesday
After a long trek to the Great Zimbabwe and meeting with Dr Rabson Wuriga, I spent most of Monday relaxing and catching up on sleep and much needed rest. On Monday evening I was picked up…
Jul 15 2019
Zimbabwe Friday to Sunday
So much to tell it is hard to know where to begin. I will do it chronologically.
Friday we had class at the place that I am staying in Emerald Hill. A wonderful BnB that has…
Jul 11 2019
I woke up at 09:30 this morning after getting at least 10 hours of sleep which I badly needed. Went to the Lemba Synagogue to teach around 11:00 am. George picked me up—he had waited for gas from 3-6 am.…
Jul 10 2019
Wednesday 10 July 2019
In one evening I am in heavenly shock. To learn from Moderick about the Lemba. They have circumsicion at 8 years old. They do as many other tribes—many young boys together. Then they learn the Lemba…
Feb 19 2019
Fifth day home:
I woke up this morning at the highly unusual time of 0700 am (but with jet lag, this is the new me—until I stop going to bed at 10 pm) and realized that I have to read…
Feb 19 2019
DAY SIX
On one of my trips to Uganda Dr. Scott Calig, a member of Temple Aliyah, gave me a centrifuge to bring to the newly built Tobin clinic in Mbale—built by the Jewish community and serving the entire community…
Feb 19 2019
Travel from Mbale to Kasuku with Jeremy Stein was long and arduous. But I am so glad to have made it. I miss my beautiful family and I miss my colleagues, but seeing the mountains of Kenya, Mount Kenya, the…
Feb 19 2019
Kenya Installment 2
Sitting at JFK watching a flight to LAX leave before my eyes—but I booked a later flight so that if the connection went badly I could make it. So I sit here, longing to get back but…
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