TIMES OF ISRAEL
by Melanie Lidman
December 28, 2014

The spiritual leader of Israel’s Black Hebrews movement, Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, 75, died suddenly on Saturday, plunging the community into grief and disbelief. “It was a shock because he was so well loved and done so much for the interests of the community, and done so much for each of us to live a healthy and holy life,” Yafah Baht Gavriel, a spokeswoman for the community, told The Times of Israel…They claim to be descendants of the biblical Israelites, specifically the tribe of Judah, and practice a vegan lifestyle, which they trace to a verse in Genesis. READ MORE