|
Putti is a village in the Pallisa District of Uganda. Putti is inhabited entirely by the Abayudaya people. The villagers of Putti are currently seeking an Orthodox Jewish conversion to Judaism. == Community life == Putti is an agrarian village. The community centers around the Beit Knesset She'erit Yisrael, the Orthodox synagogue, which has about 130 members. The congregation is collectively known as the Kahal Kadosh She'erti Yisrael (Holy Community Remnant of Israel). Putti villagers currently practice Judaism according to Orthodox halacha,〔(The Establishment of Shomer Mitzvot Jews in Uganda ) The Kahal Kadosh She'erit Yisrael in Uganda is a group of Jews whose practice clings strictly to Orthodox observance.〕 as candidates for Orthodox conversion. Villagers perform brit milah on baby boys at eight days old, keep kosher, observe the Shabbat, holy days and Taharat haMishpacha.〔(Testimony by Rabbi Sjimon den Hollander ) "Members are very serious in both kashrut, observance of Shabbat and Holidays, tefillah, and taharat ha-mishpacha"〕 The community was founded about 90 years ago when the Chief of the Village, angry at the Christians who had betrayed him felt an affinity for the Jews of the Old Testament. He declared his community would now be Jewish and based their practices on what he understood from reading the Bible and meeting Jewish travelers. After the rein of Idi Amin, a few of the community began to visit the Synagogue in Nairobi and learning about traditional Judaism. They began to incorporate the practices they observed into their own worship. By this time, many of their people were practicing Judaism and some of their "shuls" also included Christ worship. Eventually the worldwide Jewish community became aware of them through the efforts of a young peace corp volunteer. Reform and Conservative Jews, impressed with their desire to be Jewish began to assist them. They began receiving Jewish artifacts and a great deal of financial aid. With the influx of aid and support for their Jewish practice the number of the community interested in Judaism increased markedly. One of the ways the community supports itself is through coffee farming. The coffee farm in Putti village is in its infancy, and documentation is being sought from the government and lawyers in Uganda to make the selling of coffee abroad legal. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Putti, Uganda」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|