WHAT IGBO DO AT THE OBI

BY FRANCIS DURU 
When we say we are going to the synagogue/Obi on Saturdays as part of our Shabbat observance, what do some people think? Many act
ually think that we are WEIRD people who as soon as we walk into the synagogue begin to do the following:
1. Change into RED or WHITE skirt
2. Apply some whitish stuff around our eyes
3. Grab life chicken and begin to wave the hapless birds in the air
4. Chant strange incantations in a weird language. Etc.

NOTHING is further from the TRUTH. In reality we spend our time PRAISING and THANKING Elohim/Chi-Ukwu for ALL he has done for us throughout all the epochs in our history. We read Torah, discuss/elucidate it, we pray. In the solemn atmosphere sometimes you feel that Chi-Ukwu has descended into your midst. Hairs on my skin literally stand when the Priestly blessings are being pronounced and when we sing Yishtabach or Aleinu. Then we Bless and drink wine, break and eat bread and then enjoy a sumptuous shabbat meal in a family atmosphere. And we crown it with the Grace after meal. We are not weird people. We are a very ethical people.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

IN OMENANA, IT IS ODOZIAKU, NOT ORIAKU

Image
By Remy Ilona If you heard ori-aku( enjoyer of wealth), I hope you also heard odozi-aku( protector/ builder of wealth). Our culture Omenana was far too advanced to make our women ' housewives', i.e., just ori-aku, that irresponsible men can abuse, and starve of money. If you didn't hear about odozi-aku you heard about 'nwanyi Nnewi', i.e, the bike, that our women used to ride to Nkwo Nnewi, to do their businesses. If ori-aku isn't just a jocular title, it's of foreign origins. I don't know when an Igbo woman willingly chose to be idle. Men, our fathers encouraged our mothers to grow rich. Let's emulate them!
Read more

How Igbo attitude to Igbo religion, Omenala debunks the lie of Igbo domination.

Image
By Okechukwu Ononaeke One lie perpetrated by Igbophobes against the Igbo over the years is that the Igbo wants to dominate every other person. This fear of Igbo domination is largely responsible for Igbo genocides over the last century including the well celebrated 1967-1970 Igbo genocide that led to the death of 3-5million Igbo, 25%of the Igbo population. I in 4 Igbo lost their lives in the 1967-1970 Igbo genocide. This 1967-1970 Igbo genocide occured despite the fact that the Igbo was largely responsible for Nigeria's 'independence'. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, an Igbo was the father of Nigerian 'independence'.  Any thing to the contrary of Nnamdi Azikiwe and his fellow Igbo being the vanguard of Nigerian 'independence' is revisionism and IGBO NEWS has no time for revisionism. Back to our story: Does the Igbo truly seek to dominate his fellow? Let's take a look at how those who want to dominate do it and then answer the question ourselves. The onl...
Read more