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Rabbinical student makes Arabic videos to explain Judaism to Muslims

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Published: 4 January 2018

Last updated: 4 March 2024

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, high quality animated videos explaining Jewish religion and practice began popping up on YouTube. This would have been unremarkable except for one fact: they were in fluent Arabic. Tackling such subjects as kosher food and prayer, the informative and often entertaining clips detailed how these rituals compared and contrasted to Islamic practice. Here, for example, is the video on prayer:

The YouTube channel, called “People of the Book” after the Qur’anic category for Jews, has quietly garnered thousands of views.

FULL STORY Journalist turned rabbinical student is creating entertaining Arabic videos to explain Judaism to Muslims (Tablet)

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hqy0cJ23ec

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