How many Black Rabbis are there in the world?

Factual Questions
1

Well, how many?

I can’t remember why I am asking this question.

-FrL-

2

Are you asking about rabbis of African ancestry, or some particular group of rabbis, like the Thessalonian Death Rabbis or the Barbecuing Rabbis of South Carolina? (Not that I’m of any use either way, just curious.)

PS: I originally opened the thread because I read “black rabbits.”

3

See this web page for an overview of Jewish communities in Africa.

4

This site has pictures of 3 on the front page, so at least that many.

5

There is a considerable Jewish population in Ethiopia, they’ve been there for thousands of years.

6

Wel… at least in the US…Excel Graph from one of the web pages linked previously.

7

I read through the responses wondering *why they hell is everybody talking about Jews?!
*

8

Wouldn’t it be great if there was one in a place called “Inle”?

9

hehe. So far over my head I can’t see the contrails. :slight_smile:

10

I came in here to make that joke. :frowning:

11

Well, could someone please esplain it to me, so I can feel appropriately daft? :cool:

12

Heh sorry - I’m not usually on this end of the daftness.

From this article on Watership Down, bolding mine:

13

Thanks. I read Watership Down in the 70s, but totally missed the reference. I owe ya.