Barack Mandela, in the United States Army holding an Israeli flag, at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas. (Personal Collection)
I am an African American who converted to Judaism in 1995, then I became a citizen of Israel in 1996. I served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the United States Air Force, and the United States Army. I am a member of the American Legion veterans’ organization.
While living in Israel, I studied at Aish HaTorah Yeshiva in Jerusalem for 5 months and Machon Meir Yeshiva in Jerusalem for 8 months. I studied with Rabbi Noach Weinberg at Aish and Rabbi Dov Begon at Machon.
Inspired by the Jewish faith and the land of Israel, I have written this prayer called “Dear God” for African American and black communities:
Dear God,
May the peace of black families always stay
And may the racist voice in our heads go away
Dear God,
Please bless the father who is thinking of leaving
As the mother and kids remain poor and grieving
Dear God,
Empower the jobless and the houseless
Bring hope to those black women who are spouseless
Dear God,
Please protect all the black children down on our Southern border
Who are the victims of crushing law and order
Dear God,
Please help the parents of black sons
Who live in a society surrounded by guns
Dear God,
Touch the soul of the black child who is hidin’
Let our communities be helped by President Joe Biden
Dear God,
Please protect our kids in school being bullied
Restore the black family completely and fully
Dear God,
Bless our hearts that are hurt and annoyed
Let no one die like our martyr George Floyd
Dear God,
You are our father and mother
Bless every black sister and brother
Dear God,
You are the holy one of Israel
Make our hurt hearts instantly heal
Dear God,
Bring peace to our friends who are angry
Nurture all those abandoned by their family
Dear God,
Let black communities raise their hands in victory
Our community may live in serenity
Dear God,
We pray to be healed by your divine plan
Together, as a people, we will stand
Dear God,
Our black community is faithful and brave
We pray that our souls you will save
Dear God,
Bring together the pieces that were scattered
Teach everyone that black lives matter
The End
The purpose of this prayer is to uplift, empower, and heal African American and black communities worldwide. Please read this prayer in your houses of worship including synagogues, mosques, churches, and temples.
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The strange transformation of a Qu'ran study group into a UFO doomsday cult whose members believed they were psychic ancient alien Egyptian astronaut mound builders. With a quick break in the middle when their founder caught disco fever.
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Key sources for this episode include Susan J. Palmer's Nuwaubian Nation: Black Spirituality and State Control; Theodore Gabriel's "The United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors" from UFO Religions; Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips's The Ansar Cult in America; and contemporary newspaper reports in the Atlanta Constitution by Bill Osinski and Bill Torpy.
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can't believe the israelis and palestinians both claim to be the legitimate inhabitants of the holy land when we all know who it really belongs to
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With all of the Kanye west black Hebrew Israelite bullshit in the media, it’s important to remember that there are Black Jews. Being Black and Jewish does not make you affiliated with BHI in any way (BHI are in fact, not Jewish, and I would consider them an antisemitic hate group) Black Jews are no less Jewish than anyone else and they deserve to be in our spaces and be respected as Jews. Conflating Black Jews with Black Hebrew Israelites is something that should be absolutely not tolerated.
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