“Even though there are only a few Jewish people still living in Kochi, till now they observe the laws of kashrut,” Sassoon said. In “Spice and Kosher: Exotic Cuisine of the Cochin Jews,” a ...

Beta Israel Jews in Ethiopia, and Cochin Jews in India. Sephardic Jews often have different customs than Ashkenazi Jews, including melodies for prayers, foods and forms of observance. For instance ...

COCHIN, India, Sept. 13 (JTA) — The Jewish community of Cochin has witnessed a series of “ends of eras” during its 500-year history on India’s southwestern coast. Last Friday marked yet ...

Oldest Commonwealth synagogue reopens after renovation, highlighting inter-faith cooperation and resilience of Jewish ...

including Gujaratis and Jews. A part of Mattancherry in Cochin, for instance, is called Jew Town, where the White Jews (Paradesi Jews) and the Black Jews (Malabari Jews) resided. The synagogues ...

It is also referred to as the Cochin Jewish Synagogue or the Mattancherry Synagogue. Timings for Jewish Synagogue Closed now 1st January to 31st December: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 03:00 pm - 05:00 pm ...

India is home to 3 historically distinct Jewish communities: the Bene Israel (”Sons of Israel”), the Cochin Jews, and the Baghdadi Jews, and is projected to comprise 4,000–5,000 people now.

It is also referred to as the Cochin Jewish Synagogue or the Mattancherry Synagogue. The average minimum and maximum temperature of Ernakulam is as given below. The best time to visit Ernakulam is ...