The Abayudaya, which means "people of Judah" in the local Luganda language, live in a handful of eastern Ugandan villages, and they could do with some political leverage.

In a world where television, cars, and multiple story buildings are conspicuous in their absence, there is a community of about six hundred people living in a remote area of Eastern Uganda called the ...

A month earlier, the Abayudaya, as Uganda's Jewish population are known, celebrated a major victory when their leader, Gershom Sizomu, Uganda's first and only rabbi, beat seven other candidates in ...

My friend Jacob reaches out to me in Albany, New York, 7,677 miles from his home in Mbale, Uganda. He is seeking matzo for Passover and prayers for his community, known as the Abayudaya. I will ...

Sizomu is responding to a village elder who thanked the Abayudaya for coming “and for rescuing us.” Acegerekinei is in Katakwi, one of the 17 hardest-hit districts that the government says is ...

Abayudaya youth on an unprecedented Birthright trip to Israel head to the Western Wall on August 27, 2018 (Screenshot) The Abayudaya have been adhering to Judaism for a century.

MBALE, Uganda (RNS) — A conflict between two brothers over money and religious practice is splitting Uganda's century-old Abayudaya Jewish community.

An American rabbi reflects on his online friendship with Jacob, a member of Uganda's Abayudaya Jewish community — and what he has learned from their conversations.

An American rabbi reflects on his online friendship with Jacob, a member of Uganda's Abayudaya Jewish community — and what he has learned from their conversations.