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	India Religion Religious Life
		Within India, on a day-to-day basis, the vast majority of people engage in ritual actions that are motivated by religious systems that owe much to the past but are continuously evolving.
		Judaism and Zoroastrianism, arriving originally with traders and exiles from the West, are represented by small populations, mostly concentrated on India's west coast.
		In contemporary India, the migration of large numbers of people to urban centers and the impact of modernization have led to the emergence of new religions, revivals, and reforms within the great traditions that create original bodies of teaching and kinds of practice.
	india.as /religion/info.htm (783 words)

	Jews in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, not many are aware that Judaism is one of the oldest religions to arrive in India and meld with the local populace.
		The Cochin Jews arrived in India 2,500 years ago and settled down in Cochin, Kerala as traders.
		These Jews emigrated to India around 250 years ago and settled down in the city of Mumbai.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Judaism_in_India (570 words)

	Judaism - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Judaism
		Judaism is the oldest monotheistic faith, the forebear of Christianity and Islam.
		Orthodox Jews (see Orthodox Judaism) who form the majority, assert the supreme authority of the Torah and adhere to all the traditions of Judaism, including the strict dietary laws (see kosher) and the segregation of women in the synagogue.
		Reform Judaism rejects the idea that Jews are the chosen people, has a liberal interpretation of the dietary laws, and takes a questioning attitude towards the Torah.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Judaism (1308 words)

	The Virtual Jewish History Tour - India
		Under British rule, the Jews of India achieved their maximum population and wealth, and the Calcutta community continued to grow and prosper and trade amongst all the cities of the Far East and to the rest of the world.
		India's Jewish population declined dramatically starting in the 1940s with heavy immigration to Israel, England and the United States.
		India later expressed concern about the plan to convert the Bnei Menashe and bring them to Israel so the effort was suspended in November.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Judaism/indians.html (1060 words)

	India Israel some similarities
		India is one of the largest countries in the world easily pointed out in world atlas while Israel, on the other hand, is a very small country and can hardly be pointed out in world atlas.
		India is one of the poorest countries in the world with a very low per capita income, while Israel is among the top 20 in per capita income index.
		In 1948 Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in India because his assassin saw in Mahatma Gandhi responsible for all the violent acts which occurred in India against Hindus and because India was partitioned and parts of India became a Muslim country, Pakistan.
	adaniel.tripod.com /indiaisrael.htm (711 words)

	India - Judaism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A third group of Jews immigrated to India, beginning at the end of the eighteenth century, following the trade contacts established by the British Empire.
		These Baghdad Jews came mostly from the area of modern Iraq and settled in Bombay and Calcutta, where many of them became wealthy and participated in the economic leadership of these growing cities.
		According to the 1981 Indian census, there were 5,618 Jews in India, down from 5,825 in 1971.
	countrystudies.us /india/60.htm (283 words)

	Traditional Yoga Studies Interactive Content - The Yoga of Jesus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		That Judaism itself included an esoteric dimension is borne out by the existence of the Essenes, who have received scholarly attention since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
		India's cultural complex is now dated back to the town of Mehrgarh whose beginnings lie in the seventh millennium B.C. The Indian culture peaked with the Indus-Sarasvati civilization (3000-1900 B.C.) whose sheer geographical size of c.
		The cultural achievements of ancient India are only gradually being recognized, and a thorough reappraisal of India's contribution to the development of human civilization is long overdue.
	www.yrec.info /contentid-84.html (3614 words)

	A UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST VIEW OF JUDAISM
		The seder is particularly powerful because it ritually and mythically invites each family to look beyond itself and recognize that it is part of one great family: the family of all the Jews the world over, the family that is called Israel.
		A second challenge facing Judaism and the Israeli people in the aftermath of the Holocaust and 1948 is the legacy of Israel's creation: another people have been rendered homeless.
		Judaism remembers, retracing the events of history with eyes open to evil and injustice, and then dares to embrace life, dares to still hope.
	www.focol.org /fvuuf/sermons/judaism.html (2004 words)

	Religion in India - Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Janism, Buddhism
		India is one of the most religiously diverse nations in the world, with one of the most deeply religious societies and cultures.
		Indeed, India is the birth-place of Hinduism and the history of Hinduism is as old as that of India herself.
		While the exact cause of the decline of Buddhism in India is disputed, it is known that the mingling of Hindu and Buddhist societies in India and the rise of Hindu Vedanta movements began to compete against Buddhism.
	www.india-news.in /reference/india-religion.php (1418 words)

	Bene_Israel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Jewish merchants from Europe traveled to India in the medieval period for purposes of trade, but it is not clear whether they formed permanent settlements in south Asia.
		Abraham ibn Daud 's 12th century reference to Jews of India is unfortunately vague, and we do not have further references to Indian Jews until several centuries later.
		It is estimated that there were 6,000 Bene Israel in the 1830s, 10,000 at the turn of the century, and in 1948 —their peak in India—they numbered 20,000.
	goc.subdomain.de /Bene_Israel (369 words)

	India Tour, Nepal, Nepal sightseeing, Nepal tour, tour Nepal, Nepal tours, tours of Nepal, Registered trekking/Travel ...
		India is a triangle with the top formed by the mighty Himalayan Mountain chain.
		India is a country of various Religions, Cultures and Languages.
		Islam was brought to India in the 8th century by traders and missionaries, Islam became a dominant religious force during the time of the Mughul Empire.
	www.nepaltravels.biz /india_tour.php (641 words)

	Western culture - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		India perhaps more than the other two, but it was and is a 2 way street.
		I'm off to drive my juggernaut back to my bungalow in Blighty, where I will change into my silk pyjamas and have tea in a porcelain cup while I eat my potatoes and do my maths homework without using Roman numerals and smoke nice pipe of tobacco.
		Islam is marked by this, China is marked by this and India are all marked by this.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /western_culture.htm (1377 words)

	soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Jews As A Nation (7/12)
		Under British rule, the Jews of India achieved their maximum population and wealth, and the Calcutta community continued to grow and prosper and trade amongst all the cities of the far east and to the rest of the world.
		India's Jewish population declined dramatically starting in the 1940s with heavy immigration to Israel, England, and the United States.
		Of course, Judaism is a religion, and it is this religion that forms the central element of the Jewish culture that binds Jews together as a nation.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/judaism/FAQ/07-Jews-As-Nation/index.html (6914 words)

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		Sela, a 63-year-old mother of 10, is among the first group of India's Bnei Menashe community to settle in the Holy Land since rabbinical leaders in Israel formally recognised them as Jews and carried out a mass conversion ceremony in India last year.
		The tale of how the community's ancestors supposedly came to this thin slice of land sandwiched between Bangladesh and Myanmar is grand in its sweep of history, but short on scientific support.
		India said it had no problem with genuine Jews leaving for Israel, and Freund said he was confident the remaining 7,000 Bnei Menashe would be brought there.
	www.expressindia.com /print.php?newsid=77104 (885 words)

	Religions of India
		India is a country of various Religions, Cultures and Languages.
		was brought to India in the 8th century by traders and missionaries, Islam became a dominant religious force during the time of the Mughul Empire.
		There are Christian communities, both Roman Catholic and Protestant, throughout India and among the many churches there are a number which are of historical and architectural interest as well as of religious significance.
	www.sacredindia.com /religi.htm (222 words)

	Judaism in India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Jewish people found India to be a tolerant society where they could practice their faith in peace.
		For example, the Paradesi Synagogue in Cochin built in 1568, is reputed to be the oldest in the British Commonwealth, and attracts tourists for its elegance and magnificence.
		This Judaism outline was derived in part from www.us-israel.org.
	www.indiausa-sc.org /ju.htm (531 words)

	The Jews, Israel, and India - An Interview with Nathan Katz
		India's main present Jewish community is in Bombay, nowadays Mumbai.
		Similarly whereas once Jews in Cochin in South India were very different in terms of what we call traditions of Jewish observance from Jews in New York or Israel, that is much less the case today.
		The Indian military hero of the 1971 war between India and Pakistan, which led to the establishment of Bangladesh, was Lieutenant General Frederick Jacob, a Jew from Calcutta.
	www.jcpa.org /cjc/cjc-katz-f05.htm (5547 words)

	Judaism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Jews in India, such as the Bene-Israel (Hebrew: "Sons of Israel"), have lived for centuries in Bombay and adjacent regions, totally isolated from other Jewish influences.
		India is perhaps one of the only country in the world where there has never been any anti-Semitic sentiments expressed by the local communities.
		Judaism has no dogma, no formal set of beliefs that one must hold to be a Jew.
	www.diehardindian.com /demogrph/moredemo/judaism.htm (1778 words)

	How Ancient India & Persia Influenced Greece & Judaism
		In the synthesis between Greek and Judaic culture, I surmise that the Greek tradition was first separated into its rational and nonrational components, the latter was rejected, and the former combined with the nonrational Judaic tradition to form a new synthesis.
		Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and their daughters Christianity and Islam, personalise Time in the form of a personal god Ahura Mazda (the same Mazda that lights Mazda light-globes today), Yahweh or Allah; Marxism depersonalises Time in the form of History: not merely "history", but History, necessaritarian and predestinated.
		Indeed, one obstacle to the spread of Christianity in India, which was attempted as early as the first century, was the frustrating tendency of the Hindus to understand Jesus as the latest avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu.
	users.cyberone.com.au /myers/india.html (5255 words)

	The Bene Israel of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		At their peak in India in 1948, they numbered 20,000 but by 1961 this number had declined to 16,000 as the result of emigration to Israel.
		When the British withdrew from India in 1947, and the State of Israel was established in 1948, the Bene Israel began to emigrate to the Jewish State.
		The Bene Israel who remain in India can be divided into two sub-groups: those who stay because of their overriding attachment to India, and those who will emigrate to Israel and re-unite with their families and the majority of their community.
	www.bh.org.il /Communities/Archive/BeneIsrael.asp (2188 words)

	Stayfinder.com - India - Spiritual India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		India is a kaleidoscope of religions and cultures.
		Hinduism is the major religion in India practiced by almost 80% of the population in the country.
		More than 690 million people practice the religion in India and in terms of numbers of adherents it is the largest region in Asia.
	www.stayfinder.com /travelguide/india/spiritualindia (604 words)

	MSN-Mainichi Daily News: Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		While India's economic boom has spurred economic development in many regions, Bihar has lagged badly, with a state government nearly paralyzed by corruption and mismanagement.
		Tourists are advised to return to their hotels before dark and to stick to government-licensed taxis and buses to avoid being -- literally -- taken for a ride.
		Tourism authorities are trying to cash in with an ambitious tourist campaign, "Come to India: Walk with the Buddha." As part of that, roads are being repaved, museums are being refurbished and public restrooms being built or repaired.
	mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp /travel/news/20061012p2g00m0et057000c.html (1314 words)

	Am Yisrael India
		Myths surround the origins of the Jews of India, particularly the Bene Israel and the Jews of Cochin.
		This community was the least assimilated into the native Indian culture and tended to identify with the British rulers of India.
		The Polish Jew's linguistic skills and knowledge of India made him an invaluable asset to the King of Portugal and to de Gama, whom he accompanied on later voyages under his new name Gaspar de Gama.
	www.amyisrael.co.il /asia/india (1136 words)

	India Religion,Indian Religions in India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		India known as the land of spirituality and philosophy, was the birthplace of some religions, which even exist today in the world.
		One comparatively new religion in India is Sikhism and it was established in the 15th century.
		Judaism and Christianity might have arrived in India before it arrived in Europe.
	www.traveltoindia.net /cultural-tour/india-religion.html (619 words)

	India Travel Guide: itineraries, history, culture
		India is a third of the land mass of the United States but it has three times the population.
		India is the largest democracy in the world; the seventh largest country by area with the second largest population.
		India is one of the fastest growing markets in the world with skilled managerial and technical manpower that matches the best throughout the world.
	www.guideindiatravel.com (634 words)

	Judaism
		India is the only country in the world where there has never been an indigenous anti-Semitism.
		The 1568 Cochin Synagogue is not only the most famous in India, it is the oldest in the British Commonwealth and one of the most beautiful in the world.
		India's Bene Israel: A Comprehensive Study and Soucebook, by Shirley Berry Isenberg (Judah L. Magnes Museum and Popular Prakashan, 1988).
	www.spiritualjourneys.net /judaism.htm (419 words)

	Judaism - Hindu Customs in the Jewish Community in India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Judaism has had a very traumatic and tragic history for the past two thousand five hundred years since the destruction of their first temple up to the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948.
		It was an ancient and widespread practice in Judaism to ritually eat cakes stamped with symbols or with the actual form of divinity.
		Though this emigration is a natural one for the Jews to realise their own national and cultural aspirations, we in India do stand to lose a microscopic but dynamic element of ourselves.
	www.hindubooks.org /sudheer_birodkar/hindu_history/judaism.html (2740 words)

	Judaism,Judaism Religion,Judaism History,Judaism Festivals,Jewish Festivals,Judaism in India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Judaism is one of the world's four great monotheistic religion.
		It is considered that the Patriarchs of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, are the founders of Judaism.
		Judaism is considered the first religion to be based on ethical monotheism.
	www.surfindia.com /festivals/judaism.html (428 words)

	India Judaism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A third group of Jews immigrated to India, beginning at the end of the eighteenth century, following the trade contacts established by the British Empire.
		These Baghdad Jews came mostly from the area of modern Iraq and settled in Bombay and Calcutta, where many of them became wealthy and participated in the economic leadership of these growing cities.
		According to the 1981 Indian census, there were 5,618 Jews in India, down from 5,825 in 1971.
	www.country-studies.com /india/judaism.html (283 words)

	Sword of Truth Archives -- India and Israel - Destined for true friendship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Just as today, the Hindus of India are fighting for their survival in the very land of their origin and forefathers, so too are the Jews of Israel confronting the very same threats to the nation that is theirs by historical and religious birthright.
		Millennia before Christanity or Islam were born, Israel was the land of Judaism and India the land of Hinduism.
		Hinduism is constanly referred to as an alien religion, brought to India by the conquering hordes of "White Skinned Aryans" wheras the Muslim invaders are referred to as the "harbringers of culture, arts and peace".
	www.swordoftruth.com /swordoftruth/archives/byauthor/aditichaturvedi/iaidftf.html (2554 words)

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