Ep. 14: Reclaiming My Jewish Lost Igbo Identity ft. Simhah Tamar

Simhah Tamar is a language teacher is Sderot. She made Aaliyah in 2020 and survived through the October 7th bombing. Simhah’s parents are both Igbo, a African tribe considered to be descendents of shevet Gad. Brought over on slave ships, her family settled in America and adopted Christianity, to which she felt disconnected. Listen as she recalls her unusual path to Orthodoxy, the eEmunah she exhibits, and her love of all things Tanach.