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**Patamuta** · 04-06-2011, 08:45 AM

I am a Pathan but this Bani Israel thing is new to me....never heard of it before

Have you seen the traditions mentioned in the following article among the old Pathans ?

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...1/10/20/MN.DTL

The Pathans, who are also called Pashtuns, were said to wear cloaks decorated with a symbol that closely resembled the lamps lit by Jews at Hanukkah. The traveler also reported that they donned prayer shawls similar to those of their Jewish counterparts in the West, insisted that men grow side curls, and lit votive candles on Friday evenings, the beginning of the Jewish Sabbath.

Some anthropologists have also found Pathan families that circumcise sons on the eighth day after their birth, in keeping with Jewish custom.

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04-06-2011, 08:45 AM	#9
Patamuta Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 396 Senior Member	I am a Pathan but this Bani Israel thing is new to me....never heard of it before Have you seen the traditions mentioned in the following article among the old Pathans ? ------------------------------ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...1/10/20/MN.DTL The Pathans, who are also called Pashtuns, were said to wear cloaks decorated with a symbol that closely resembled the lamps lit by Jews at Hanukkah. The traveler also reported that they donned prayer shawls similar to those of their Jewish counterparts in the West, insisted that men grow side curls, and lit votive candles on Friday evenings, the beginning of the Jewish Sabbath. Some anthropologists have also found Pathan families that circumcise sons on the eighth day after their birth, in keeping with Jewish custom. ---------------------------------
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