Raphael Hadane

Raphael Hadane (12 August 1923 – 8 November 2020), also known as Hadana Takoya, was the Liqa Kahenat (High priest) of Beta Israel in Israel.[1][2]

In this Ethiopian name, the name Hadane is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Raphael.
Raphael Hadane
TitleLiqa Kahnat
Personal
Born
Hadana Takoya

(1923-08-12)August 12, 1923
Seqelt, Ethiopian Empire
DiedNovember 8, 2020(2020-11-08) (aged 97)
ReligionJudaism
NationalityIsraeli
Children

Biography

He was born in Seqelt, Ethiopia and studied with the Qessim as a child. During the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, he had moved to Ambober where he worked as a farmer. He studied Hebrew briefly in 1955 when an Israeli rabbi taught in Asmara. In 1985 Qes Adana immigrated to Israel along with his wife and eleven children.[3]

Hadane argued for the acceptance of the Falasha Mura as Jews.[2] At a ceremony in 1994 marking the 10th anniversary of Operation Moses, Hadane recited the Yizkor prayer in Hebrew and Amharic in memory of 4,000 members of the community who died en route to Israel.[4]

Hadane died on 8 November 2020 at the age of 97.[5]

Further reading

Adana Takuyo, From Gondar To Jerusalem, 2011 (Hebrew)

הדנה טקויה, מגונדר לירושלים, תשע"א 2011, דפוס משכן

See also

References
  1. Hadane, Raphael. "Rabbis' Call To Action". SSEJ.org. Struggle to Save Ethiopian Jewry. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  2. Berman, Debbie (2002-08-16). "Shas to help speed up Ethiopian Jewry immigration to Israel". Israelinsider. Archived from the original on 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  3. Shelemay, Music, p. 347.
  4. "Operation Moses marks 10 years - Jerusalem Post | HighBeam Research". March 12, 2016. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016.
  5. "Ethiopian High Priest Kes Raphael Hadane passes away". Jerusalem Post. November 9, 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.


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