Reconstructing the Past of the Lemba

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This paper discusses the Lemba people of southern Africa, a traditional Bantu speaking tribe that has been quantifiably linked with Jewish priestly origins. It describes some of their traditions and the rituals that link them with Judaism.

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"Ritual is a crucial aspect of how people live their daily lives in study by archaeologists and anthropologists alike. This significant breakthrough in research enables researchers to link cultural characteristics by genetics in what is considered nothing short of a phenomenal breakthrough in linking culture with genetics. The Lemba people of southern Africa, a traditional Bantu speaking tribe, have been quantifiably linked with Jewish priestly origins, which explains the reasons they have retained many rituals of religious and Orthodox Jews, such as keeping Kosher and maintaining specific dietary restrictions that match identically the rituals of traditional Jewish orthodoxy."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "African Tribe Presses for Recognition as Jews." 2007: http://www.dangoor.com/72page25.html
• "The Lemba Africans have Jewish Ancestry." 2007: http://www.haruth.com/LembaAfricansJewishAncestry.html
• "The Lemba: the Black Jews of Southern Africa: http://www.freemaninstitute.com/Gallery/lemba.htm
• McNaughton, David. ANCIENT ZIMBABWEAN CIVILIZATION http://www.fortunecity.com/banners/interstitial.html?http://www.dlmcn.com/zimsciam.html- based on an unsuccessful letter to Scientific American

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