{"id":33483,"date":"2025-04-23T09:43:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T09:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/?post_type=news&#038;p=33483"},"modified":"2025-04-23T09:48:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T09:48:44","slug":"ono-ethiopian-scholar-headlines-storytelling-series","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/news\/ono-ethiopian-scholar-headlines-storytelling-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Ono Ethiopian Scholar Headlines Storytelling Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33485 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Rabbi-Sharon-at-Storytelling-Event-4.25-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rabbi Sharon Shalom Speaks at Between the Lines: Between Word and Image | Living Genizah Session\" width=\"510\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Rabbi-Sharon-at-Storytelling-Event-4.25-1.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Rabbi-Sharon-at-Storytelling-Event-4.25-1-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<h3><strong>Ono Ethiopian Scholar Headlines Storytelling Series<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Rabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom, the Founder and \u00a0Director of Ono Academic College\u2019s International Center for the Study of Ethiopian Jewry spoke at the second session of the series &#8220;Between the Lines: Between Word and Image | Living Genizah.&#8221; The meetings bring together leaders of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community for evenings of collective storytelling.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Dr. Shalom captivated attendees with his exploration of the Beta Israel holy scriptures, sharing canonical works that reflect the cultural, historical, and spiritual identity of the Ethiopian Jewish community. His writings serve as a bridge for continuity and truth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Alongside Shalom, documentary artist Gideon Agaza presented a visual journey spanning two decades, capturing moments and stories that illuminate the community\u2019s memory and identity.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Together, these creators, deeply committed to the spiritual narrative of Beta Israel, craft a living repository of tradition and truth, driven by internal identity rather than external labels. The evening was a powerful, honest, and moving celebration of the community\u2019s story.<\/p>\r\n<p>A Hebrew article about the event can be found at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=122196718328113873&amp;id=61553416215809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=122196718328113873&amp;id=61553416215809<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom, the Founder and \u00a0Director of Ono Academic College\u2019s International Center for the Study of Ethiopian Jewry spoke at the second session of the series &#8220;Between the Lines: Between Word and Image | Living Genizah.&#8221; The meetings bring together leaders of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community for evenings of collective storytelling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":33485,"menu_order":62,"template":"","class_list":["post-33483","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categories_news-updates_news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}