The Nigerians Who Want Israel To Accept Them As Jews – BBC (Photos)

Shlomo Ben Yaakov wants to become Nigeria's first rabbi Rocking back and forth, Shlomo Ben Yaakov reads from a Torah scroll at a synagogue on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital, Abuja. Intermittently his soft mellow voice rises in Hebrew and he is joined by the dozens who recite after him. Most do not fully understand…

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