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From the Epitome of Destruction to the Thirst for Salvation
A Journey Through Tisha B’Av in the Mukono Orthodox Jewish Community (MOJC), Uganda: Experiencing Hester Panim in Preparation for Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur – mukonojews. There is a solemn darkness that settles over the Jewish soul as the ninth day of the month of Av approaches. It is not an isolated sadness, nor is…
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FROM THE NILE TO THE GREAT RIFT: A VISIT THAT MAY CHANGE EAST AFRICAN ORTHODOX JEWRY FOREVER
There’s something profoundly moving about walking into a synagogue thousands of miles from home and being greeted like family. For Rav Orah ben Avraham, that moment came not in New York, where he studies, nor in Israel, where his spiritual roots lie, but in Nairobi, Kenya. He had traveled there alongside Hoshea Silver Walugembe Magezi,…
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Join Us for the Passover Seder – A Night of Freedom, Faith, and Community
The Mukono Orthodox Jewish Community warmly invites everyone in our community and beyond to join us for a meaningful and uplifting Passover Seder evening. As a proud Ugandan African Jewish community, our journey into Judaism is still young. Having embraced Torah life only about seven years ago, every Passover carries deep meaning for us. The…