Mountain Jews - very real descendants of the Israelites.

Of course as Prof. Filkentsien said there is no such nation as the Jews and I agree with him. Israel consisted of 12 tribes including the Judeans. There was no Jewish tribe.

That's it in a nutshell by way of introduction.

 

Recently I was looking for the differences between Sephardic Jews and Ashkenazi Jews and surprisingly I came across yet another blood group referred to as Jews.

The search turned out to be a great success. The Mountain Jews are the true, real descendants of the Israelites.

 

According to the English-language Wikipedia:

The community of Mountain Jews originated in ancient Persia , beginning in the 5th century BC; their language, called Judeo-Tat , is an ancient language of southwestern Iran that combines many elements of ancient Hebrew .

It is believed that they reached Persia from ancient Israel as early as the 8th century BC. They continued their migration eastward, settling in the mountainous areas of the Caucasus. Mountain Jews survived numerous historical vicissitudes, settling in extremely remote and mountainous areas. They were known for being excellent warriors and horse riders.

The main mountain Jewish settlement in Azerbaijan is Qırmızı Qəs , bə , also called Jerusalem of the Caucasus. In Russian, Qırmızı Qəsəbə used to be called Еврейская Слобода (translit. Yevreyskaya Sloboda ), "Jewish Village"; but in Soviet times it was renamed Красная Слобода (translit. Krasnaya Sloboda ), "Red Village. ^[14]

Mountain Jews differ from Georgian Jews in the Caucasus mountains . These two groups are culturally and ethnically different, speak different languages, and have many differences in customs and culture.

 

Now pay attention!

Mountain Jews have an oral tradition, passed down from generation to generation, that they are descendants of Ten Lost Tribes exiled by the king of Assyria (Ashur), who ruled northern Iraq from Mosul (across the Tigris from the ancient city of Nineveh ). The reference is most likely to Salmanaser , king of Assyria, mentioned in II Kings. 18:9-12.

 

According to local Jewish tradition, some 19,000 Jews left Jerusalem (used here as a generic term for the Land of Israel) and passed through Syria, Babylonia, and Persia, and then, heading north, entered Media.

They continue to follow Jewish dietary laws and affirm their faith in family life.

 

During World War II, several thousand Mountain Jews were killed.

Many mountain Jews emigrated to Israel or the United States.

 

One more important curiosity confirming the authenticity of the Mountain Jews as descendants of the Israelites:

"in the late 19th and early 20th century, Mountain Jews owned land and were farmers and gardeners, growing mostly crops. Their oldest occupation was the cultivation of rice But they also raised silkworms and grew tobacco . Especially notable were the Jewish vineyards . The Jews and their Christian neighbors the Armenians were the main producers of wine."

 

Unlike the Khazars and Edomites, they did not engage in trade and did not lead a nomadic lifestyle like the Khazars.

 

Mountain Jews are not Sephardic (from the Iberian Peninsula) or Ashkenazi (from Central Europe), but rather of Persian Jewish origin and follow certain Mizrachi customs. Mountain Jews have held tenaciously to their religion for centuries, developing their own unique religious traditions and practices.

 

Unfortunately, the traditions of mountain Jews have managed to become saturated with the teachings of the Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism....

 

In the early decades of the Soviet Union, the government took steps to suppress religion. Accordingly, in the 1930s, the Soviet Union closed synagogues owned by mountain Jews which may also be an indication of the conflict between the true descendants of the Israelites and the Khazars in the USSR government.

 

Sadly, mountain Jews were delegates with Theodor Herzl at the first Zionist Congress held in Basel, Switzerland (1897)... Many of them co-founded the present Israel. But many of them were of Khazar origin.

"The origins of these [mountain] Jews, like those of those in Bukhara, are lost in the mists of folklore...they were probably descendants of the famous Khazar converts of the Middle Ages." - Diaspora by Howard Sachar (New York, NY: Harper and Row, 1985), p. 438.

"There are many hypotheses about the descendants of the Khazars. It is believed that the Jewish Tatas of the Caucasus are their direct descendants; however, this remains unlikely because the Tatas speak the Iranian language. It can be assumed that their ancestors were part of the Khazars of the state, but they cannot be linked to the Khazar ethnic group itself." - "Que sait-on des Khazars ou e'tat des lieux historique d'un peuple oublie" by Alexei Terechtchenko, in L'Empire khazar , ed. by Jacques Piatigorsky and Jacques Sapir (Paris: Autrement, 2005), p. 77.

http://www.khazaria.com/mountainjews.html

 

But from generation to generation they passed on the story of their origin from the Israelite captives of the Assyrian-Babylonian conquest in the eighth and seventh centuries BC, known as the "Eastern Captivity". The original sites of their settlement were Babil ( Babylonia ) and Madae-Peres (ancient Media and Iranage to the eastern Caucasus and southern Daghestan). Many ancient Jewish settlements in the region date back to ancient times, including those in Kuba (G'ulgatte), Myushkyur, Nyutyug, Orog, Garczok, Khameydi and Nyugdi. The presence of Jews is evidenced by the remains of wells, cemeteries with Jewish tombstones, and in many mountain villages, epigraphic inscriptions, fragments of Jewish holy books, prayer books, talismans ( mazuze ) and other evidence.

 

 

 

1910 r.

 

The customs, dress, religious practices, physical anatomy, superstitions, and language of the Mountain Jews, as shown in a major exhibition at the Jewish Museum in New York, have little in common with the Turkic peoples or the Judaized Khazars in particular, but have much in common with the northern Middle East. Their language is Yuwri (Yuhuri), of Old Persian origin, related to the Persian language spoken by Jews in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, and containing many Turkish and Semitic elements.

 

They were also great warriors, like their neighbors. But there are also some (about 4 percent?) Mountain Jews who have red hair instead of black. An article by Emil G. Hirsch's "Hair" in the Jewish Encyclopedia (1901-1906) states: "On the other hand, in the Caucasus, where the natives are dark, the Jews have 96 percent dark hair. Also quite high, reaching in some observations 4 percent." But he wrote this awkwardly. In Table 2, Hirsch divides the 4% of non-dark hair of Caucasian mountain Jews into 2% of red hair and 2% of light hair, citing Pantukhof as a source. Is red hair probably a Khazar heritage? It can be argued that a minority (though not a majority) of mountain Jews are descended from the Khazars and further investigation should be undertaken.

 

But, interestingly in an eschatological context, most Khazars who remained in the Caucasus after the 10th century were forced to convert to Islam....

Hence the merger into one world religion.

 

Kitchen . The food of the Mountain Jews is said to be excellent. versions. shashlik chicken ( shish kebab ) i dolms (stuffed grape leaves) There are many very good mountain Jewish and Persian restaurants in New York City, and one of the Persian restaurants is called "Khazar" From the Persian name for the Caspian Sea.

Hospitality . Mountain Jews were generous with their guests, as were their Caucasian neighbors. Ken Blady says this hospitality likely came from the Jews themselves: "As one of the oldest inhabitants of the region and the people who brought monotheism to Caucasian soil, perhaps it was the Jews woven practice hachnosate orchim of the biblical patriarch Abraham (receiving guests) into the fabric of Daghestan culture. Each guest was treated as if personally sent by God.

In every Jewish home, a special room or hut covered with the finest carpets is set aside for guests. Each host...showered them with the finest foods and spirits..." (s. 165-166)

Music and dance . The instruments used by the Mountain Jews were tar (a plucked string instrument) and saz (long-necked flute) (Pale, p. 166). Saz is a Turkish word. Pale also says that there were "many talented musicians and great storytellers" among the Mountain Jews. (s. 167). Furthermore: "The Mountain Jews were graceful in their movements and were excellent dancers..." (s. 168).

Courage and independence . Like the Khazars, the mountain Jews were "trained horsemen and experienced marksmen" (Pale, p. 166). They loved horses and nature. Mountain Jews knew the value of self-defense and carried and owned many weapons (especially daggers).

Charity . Pale explains that all mountain Jewish towns had a "house of kindness and charity" that helped poor and sick people.

 

Marital relationship. Until recently, weddings were celebrated separately in the home of the groom and bride. For the betrothal before the wedding ceremony, the bride is given clothes, decorations and a ritual cake ( likakh ). Two days before the best men arrived to fetch the bride, her friends sang farewell songs to her from the family bonfire. When the best men arrived, the bride's friends demanded a price for the bride before bringing her out. The best men carried lighted candles, burning lamps, and even torches, accompanying her to the groom's house with music, singing, and dancing. Along the way, from behind the elegantly dressed bride covered with a silk scarf, they would throw candies and rice on her head - wishing her good luck and fertility. Marriages between relatives, especially between cousins, were possible. As in the past, there are still levirate and sororate marriages and the divorce ritual known as khalitse. Today, weddings are held together, but are preceded by traditional customs such as courtship with a matchmaker, betrothal, charging the bride price (disguised as gifts) and negotiating a marriage contract ( ketubo ). The wedding itself is very well attended, as not only all relatives are invited, but also neighbors, work friends and ritual friends. Each guest brings a gift-usually an envelope of money, which is given to a special collector. The amount and the donor's name are put on a list so that in good times the debt can be paid off at the ceremony to the donor's family. Close relatives of the groom and bride provide material and practical assistance in the organization and implementation of the wedding.

Weddings are lavish, with tables of ethnic foods and various drinks and appetizers. Weddings are celebrated with music, dancing and songs and countless toasts. The ceremony is presided over by a designated toastmaster , tamada. At the climax of the wedding, a dance is played especially for the bride. Surrounded by relatives and close friends, she dances with many guests while the dancers give her money (putting it in her hand). At the end of the wedding, sweets and tea are served.

 

To maintain the obedience of the working mass of Mountain Jews, the bourgeoisie and merchants engaged in philanthropic activities - building synagogues and opening Jewish religious schools. Their rabbis emerged not only as guardians of the faith, but as judges closely controlling daily life in the neighborhoods (or ghettos, magazines ), where the Mountain Jews lived, isolated from the surrounding population

Even today, on the eve of the last holiday, believing families sacrifice a bird and a chicken for each person.

Death and the afterlife. Many traditional funeral and mourning customs are still practiced, most of which follow the traditions of Orthodox Jews. The deceased is buried on the day of death in a Jewish cemetery. Funerals are attended not only by all relatives, near and far, but also by the entire local community of Mountain Jews led by its clergy. Mourning ( yos) is held for seven days in the home of the deceased, with women, including professional mourners, playing the main role. After seven days, the first memorial service is held, which marks the end of the mourning period for all except close relatives.

 

https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/mountain-jews

 

Today's Jews do not build synagogues and have assimilated with other nations, so many factors point to the fact that the Mountain Jews may be the true descendants of the Israelites.

As the above description indicates, they are definitely different from current Jews living in Poland or the USA.

A significant portion ceased to be believers. One of the reasons was the persecution of the Khazar Bolsheviks. Partly in response to the creation of the state of Israel. Jewishness began to be considered harmful, and the more conservative elements in the community began to associate leading elements of the mountain Jewish population with Zionists.

 

 

So much for the good qualities. I went to the website of these Jews and it turns out that they run the rhetoric of the beast system as far as stabbing goes. Well, unfortunately, but the mixing of nations, proximity to the Khazars, and the pull to power have done their part.