- Kessim
The Kessim (plural of Kes) are the elders of the
Beta Israel , also known as theFalashas , the Ethiopian Jews. Their duty is to maintain and preserve the traditions and customs of the people. This has become more difficult by the people's encounter with the modernity ofIsrael , where most of the Ethiopian Jewish people now live. The present day leader of the Kessim isChief Kes Raphael Hadane . [ [http://www.studentstruggle.org/call_to_action_ethiopian.html Chief Kes (High Priest) of the Jews of Ethiopia, Raphael Hadane's October 1998 Letter from Israel to the Jewish Community in Ethiopia] Student Struggle]References
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