Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) reception

The Beta Israel community of Ethiopia preserved a Ge'ez liturgical and scriptural tradition that includes the Book of Enoch. Their canon and liturgical patterns differ from both Rabbinic Judaism and Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity in subtle ways, though they share the Ge'ez scriptural language with the latter.

• 1 Enoch (Mäshafä Henok) is part of their broader scriptural canon.
• The community's liturgical and theological tradition (Kahenat, Te'ezaza Sanbat) interweaves with Ge'ez biblical materials.
• The community migrated to Israel between 1980 and 2014 (Operations Moses and Solomon); scholarly access to traditional Beta Israel liturgical materials accelerated through this period.

Scholarship pointers

• W. Leslau, Falasha Anthology (1951).
• K. K. Shelemay, Music, Ritual, and Falasha History (1989).
• S. Kaplan, The Beta Israel (Falasha) in Ethiopia (1992).

See also

• overview — material context.
• overview — for the parallel Christian tradition.