{"id":1229,"date":"2017-11-15T13:32:56","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T18:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kulanuarchive.kulanu.org\/?page_id=1229"},"modified":"2022-04-24T18:19:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T22:19:43","slug":"madagascar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/communities\/madagascar\/","title":{"rendered":"Madagascar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='content-column two_third'><div style=\"padding-right:20px;padding-left:20px;\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1437\" src=\"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Kulanu_Madagascar_JKristal_Hi-Res_040-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Madagascar kulanu\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" \/><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In summer 2016, Kulanu facilitated over 100 conversions and a number of weddings in Antananarivo, after the Malagasy community had been developing their Jewish practice for many years. Following an intense two-year study period, which Kulanu oversaw, the beit din was headed by Rabbi Achiya Delouya, a Morocco-born Orthodox rabbi living in Montreal. A local river nearby served as the mikveh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The community leaders are chazan Touv\u2019yah, Ashrey Dayves, and Petoela. There is no dedicated synagogue building, so the community meets in Touv&#8217;yah&#8217;s home, led by Touv&#8217;yah and Ashrey, and in another location led by Petoela. Petoela also teaches regular classes on Sundays.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Useful Resources:<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Photos, Videos, and Music<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pYgMfQ6HMEs\">ONLINE SPEAKER SERIES: Madagascar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Articles<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/halachicadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/ari-n-ari3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jewish Core in Island Lore<\/a>\u00a0by Ari Greenspan and Ari Z. Zivotofsky (2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jta.org\/2016\/11\/25\/life-religion\/in-madagascar-worlds-newest-jewish-community-seeks-to-establish-itself\">In Madagascar, \u2018world\u2019s newest Jewish community\u2019 seeks to establish itself<\/a>\u00a0by Josefin Dolsten (2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayyimhayyim.org\/mikveh-moments-in-madagascar-immersion-and-conversion-on-the-other-side-of-the-world\/\">Mikveh Moments in Madagascar: Immersion and Conversion on the Other Side of the World<\/a>\u00a0by Bonita Sussman (2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jta.org\/2016\/06\/05\/news-opinion\/world\/in-remote-madagascar-a-new-community-chooses-to-be-jewish\">In remote Madagascar, a new community chooses to be Jewish<\/a>\u00a0by Deborah Josefson (2016) syndicated by JTA (reprinted in Jewish publications around the world)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/forward.com\/news\/341106\/joining-fabric-of-world-jewish-community-100-convert-on-african-island-of-m\/\">&#8216;Joining Fabric of World Jewish Community,&#8217; 100 Convert on African Island of Madagascar<\/a>\u00a0by Sam Kestenbaum (2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/printarticle.aspx?id=415164\">The Malagasy Secret<\/a>\u00a0by William F.S. Miles (2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/communities\/madagascar\/gan-eden-rediscovered\/\">Gan Eden Rediscovered<\/a>\u00a0by Peter Terry, AKA Yakov Zamir (2014)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/communities\/madagascar\/madagascar-groups-seek-closer-jewish-ties\/\">Madagascar Groups Seek Closer Jewish Ties<\/a>\u00a0by Cynthia Weisfield (2007)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Multimedia<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/m.youtube.com\/watch?feature=youtu.be&amp;v=-9ra7mq7wBM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faces of Africa: the Jews of Madagascar<\/a>, directed by Patricia Bush (2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dnoy580AqWQ&amp;t=10s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Journey to Judaism<\/a>\u00a0by Joshua Kristal and Scheur Menaker (2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLAbG6QSx00Atk-2rGWdq-BXSWxXzQjh2K\">Kulanu&#8217;s Madagascar Playlist on Youtube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_third last_column'><div style=\"padding-right:20px;padding-left:20px;\"><div class=\"textbox\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Madagascar Jewish Community<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Antananarivo, Madagascar<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Official language: French<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Local language: Malagasy<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Regional Coordinator<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/passports\/en\/country\/madagascar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US State Dept Info<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwnc.cdc.gov\/travel\/destinations\/traveler\/none\/madagascar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDC Traveler&#8217;s Health Info<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/ma.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CIA World Factbook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":114,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-template\/full-width.php","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.3 - 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