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What Color were the Israelites? Jewish History in the Torah Tazria-Metzora

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Skin color DOES NOT matter in Judaism, there are no “white Jews,” or even worse (G-d forbid) the newish term “Arab Jews” - those are propagandistic terms. A Jew is a Jew is a Jew, skin color is totally irrelevant. I also recommend He Ty Abramson s YouTube videos, his channel is fantastic.

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Who Are the Israelites?

For all practical purposes, Israelite is synonymous with Jew or Hebrew.