In the wake of the protests by the Ethiopian community across Israel in recent days, the chief rabbis of Israel, Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef and Rabbi David Lau, met on Thursday with the chief rabbi of the Ethiopian community, as well as its Kessim (priests) and leaders. "The chief rabbis and community leaders agreed to end the protests during the meeting," the Chief Rabbinate said in a statement. The chief rabbis also noted that the Chief Rabbinate is continuously working to resolve all the issues facing the Ethiopian community through dialogue and mutual understanding. "The chief rabbis and the Chief Rabbinate are doing everything possible to assist in solving the problems and discrimination against the Ethiopian community." The meeting was attended by the chief rabbi of the Ethiopian community, Rabbi Reuven Wabash, the main Kess of the community, Barouk Tagnia, and a long list of representatives of community rabbis and Kessim from all over the country.

Source: Ethiopian News July 04, 2019 14:03 UTC