British Black Jews - Kenneth Awele Okafor
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British Black Jews - Kenneth Awele Okafor Our travels in the Jewniverse takes us to meet Kenneth Awele Okafor, a British Black Jew, and architect. Kenneth and Eylan talk about discovering faith, lost Jewish histories and hope for the future.  You can read more about Kenneth in an article for The Voice: https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/features-news/2022/06/03/black-jews/ Black Hebrew Israelites Thieboudienne Banana Challah (Yum!) Tzedakah (Charity) Tikkun_olam (Repair the world) Battle_of_Cable_Street Book - What does a Jew Look Like? Festivals of Sigd and New_Yam_Festival_of_the_Igbo Jewish Museum London https://www.lyonslearning.org.uk/ Transcript here ----------------- More about Eylan Ezekiel here and about Penny Rabiger here We are on Bluesky, Facebook, and even X/ Twitter too. If you’d like to be involved in our projects, such as being a guest on the podcast, please contact us here https://forms.gle/sx7Nic2rCnTNEG289 Incredible artwork and design by Emily Theodore - Thanks so much Emily!! Music by Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov Sound Effect by Sergei Chetvertnykh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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