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Syrian Christians and Jews in Kerala Paravur and Chendamangalam Synagogues
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What a surprise to learn that Kerala's main religion is Christianity and about its once Jewish presence. It is said Jews first arrived in 70 CE after the destruction of the Second Temple and received special protection from India's rulers.
All sights seen in this video are around a 1-1/2 hour drive from Cochin.
That was your most amazing video yet! You have converted me! I am going to India. I don't know when, but the sooner the better!
+Daniel Hammond Hope you do have a chance to go. Deciding "where" in India will take you weeks! I'm always in a case of Hindsight is 20/20 in India..."darn, while didn't I do this...darn...while didn't we stay longer...darn... Appreciate the comment.
+Daniel Hammond .Plan well .God bless ,
+Daniel Hammond Welcome to Kerala.
All christian were converted from Hindus in kerala
Well, I certainly don't have the ability or knowledge to "yes" or "no" on that but I appreciate your time to watch and comment. Have a great 2017 and best regards, Sheila
I am one of them , I am from south India , we came from middle east and as per my family book last known seven grand fathers name were Thomas and Mathew so probably our anceint root came from Aramaic speaking people from middle east. and about skin colour today I am in border to Syria and Iraq , I can find many people here same as my skin colour which is not dark or white but light brown with black hair and brown eyes and about shape of face also mostly same, which I confirm that we came to South India for trade and settled in South India becuase of many reason. Today we are Indians and Proud . Jay Hind
Thank you so much, Manu, for the time to tell about your family history. So very interesting to me and, I am sure, other viewers. Also thanks for your time to view and add this comment. Best to regards to Incredible India, Sheila😍
Christianity reached the shores of India when St. Thomas, the apostle of Jesus set foot on the shores of Muziris (Cragannore) in Kerala India in 52 AD. He preached the gospel and the good news of Jesus Christ and he established seven and a half churches at Kodungalloor, Paravur (Kottakayal), Palayoor, Kokkamangalam, Nilackal, Kollam, Niranam and a half church at Thiruvithancode. He baptized several people who are today known as Saint Thomas Christians or Nasranis.
+ ben Meyer try to know about Knanaya/Thekkumbhagar Christians in Kerala. They are an Ethnic minority in Kerala 300,000 Knanaya in India and elsewhere.
oK i DO MORE RESEARCH ON THIS " knanaya '
St. Thomas, is known as The Apostle of India -according to Benedictine Monks.
I love India even though I've never been there, such a beautiful place. Thank you so much for explaining the history of the country's you visit. Please enjoy yourself! :) x
+Misscupcake Thank you! I am constantly learning. Unfortunately, I stupidly don't have the patience to learn at home but when I travel, that's an entirely different matter. I greatly appreciate your nice comment and thanks again for watching. Best regards, Sheila
I am syrian Christian from Edessa .
Thanks for taking your time to watch and comment, George. My husband does business with quite a few Syrian Christians in the Chicago area (coincidentally). Best regards, Sheila
Sheila Simkin you know the Syrian Christians are Arameans and not Arabs, but some think they are Arab Christians because of the policy of Arabization in Syria .
After your interesting response, George, I googled and saw that Wikipedia says: Saint Thomas Christian community was part of the Church of the East, centered in Persia. So interesting and thanks for taking time to reply.
That's not true exactly, I'm a syrian Orthodox Christian. Syrian Orthodox church existed from AD 343 itself and due to unrest in middle east, then we came in touch with Persia. But they were not having any powers or Authoritarian.
معادات اسلام وسياسة وترفيه I'm Pakistani Christian add me on Facebook
Christianity is Kerala's one f the main religion besides Hindus and Musims
:) you are very welcome. all your videos are so good and informative. even being a local I learn a lot from them. thanks for this gift. actually I'm from alleppey district and have not traveled to most places in kerala. I have been to thenmala, alleppey , kochi , thissur among the major tourist places but that's it.
I haven't been to wayanad , athirapally , most parts of idukki including munnar and north districts in North kerala.
You wouldn't believe how much of the USA we have not visited. Right or wrong, I feel that we have to visit the farthermost countries while we are physically able to do so and, hopefully, will then be able to visit the many wonderful destination in my homeland later on. Thanks again for watching, Sheila
Christianity is only one of the 3 main religions in kerala and is 18%.it's not the main religion. in India Christianity is 2% but st Thomas christians are only about less than 0.5% in india
Thanks so much for watching the video. We loved Kerala; the people, food and sights. As a matter of fact, returning in February 2017. Very best regards and thanks for the information. Sheila
Wow, it's incredible, amazing!!! My heart is full with gratitude to our Lord, may He bless us all!
Dear Len: Sorry for the very late reply to your comment but CZcams just added something to my site that shows comments that I never received! Bad CZcams, especially since I try to reply to all viewers! Thanks for watching the video and your thoughtful comment. Regards, Sheila 😍
Kerala is a God’s own country which absorbs and contain all the culture and customs all around the world, we Keralites are a heterogeneous community who were the descendants of a lot migrants who have been to this country. Kerala offered safe and secure space for Europeans, Arabs, Chinese, Turkish,Jews and the most remarkable community Syrians(Syria Lebanon Jordan)But now under Indian rule Kerala has lost our dignity and fame
I love Kerala. Sorry for the very late reply to your comment but CZcams just added something to my site that shows comments that I never received! Bad CZcams, especially since I try to reply to all viewers! Thanks for watching the video and taking time to post a comment. Regards, Sheila 😍
Fascinating place! I found this video extremely informative and interesting.
+Dim Mih Isn't it amazing? Who would ever put Syrian Christian and India in one sentence? I sure wouldn't have before extensively visiting this area. I did remember reading about Jewish history in Kerala (and India) but never supposed there were so many historical remnants. Best regards, Sheila
@@SheilaSimkin The God of Israel always look for a remnant
@@thomasranjit7781 🙏
very nice video...have you been to the other Jewish Synagogue in Cochin, Kerala? I've been there...it was very nice.
Yes we went there. Unfortunately, no photos or video inside. But we did visit about 20 years ago and photos were allowed then. No worries though. Thanks for watching and taking your time to comment. Best regards, Sheila
Hindus love Jews and hope Jews love Hindus too
And yes they do. Thanks so much for adding to the comments and taking your time to watch. Best regards, Sheila
Sheila Simkin shalom
But still you're a saddist. 😂
I love jews
I love christians
I love n belive strongly in humanity💐
What a shame more people don't think, or believe, like you. I completely agree and thanks you so much, Antra, for your time to view and comment. It is very appreciated. Sheila 😍
WHAT is MAARGGAM KALI ? and the Persian- Syrian cross language ?
Margom Kali is a dance form part of Syrian Christain(Nasrani/St.Thomas Christians) tradition. Marriage of 'KNANAYA/Tekkumbhagar' has this. You can find youtube videos.
Thanks.....I am a jew but not an xtian jew. I read the Hebrew Torah....due to so mnay persecution from the Cross and Cresent, I try not to mingle with xtains and muslims........................Margom KalI ( IS A SYRO-MALAYALEE-XTAIN RITUAL-SONG )
THEREFORE NOT JUDAISM !
Paravur synagogue ( now kottakayal church )
King Kong am a knanaya lives in Kerala...
who is the fist Christianity in india ? .answer is Chaldean (name call nestorin church of east .asserien ) ok any dout
I know so little about this subject and appreciate whatever information viewers have. I do know that I love India, though and thank you watching. Best, Sheila
Sheila Simkin.. Hi how are you?. Am Shery. Belonging to a a community in kerala india. My ancestors came from edessa, selucia steciphone, ninave, banks of Tigris urphretis rive. Moved in ad 345 for trade and strengthning Christianity in kerala. We came with our leader Thomas of cana, bishop of uraha:mar joseph, five priests, 72families of 7tibes. We are known as knanaya christians. Our langage was aramic till last century. We are known as jewish Christians. And we ate endogamous. Our Christian rite was chaldene
It is wrong to day that St Thomas converted only brahmins. St Thomas preached to everyone in kerala and converted whoever was willing to get converted. He appointed Jewish and brahmin converts as priests as they were familiar with the priestly vocation. The orthodox christians of kerala are converts from all hindu groups.
Thank you, Laxmi, for taking time to watch the video and add an interesting comment. It is appreciated. Best regards, Sheila 😍 (p.s. Don't forget to share the vid...)
He have converted only Jews. Bhramin existence at that time in kerala is still in debut. In Bible, even though Jesus asked to proclaim the Gospel to all, you can see that they limited it to synagouges and jews till Peter had the vision. Also St. Paul itself insists to preach first to the Jew and then to the gentiles. So converting gentiles at that era that too from a entirely different cultural background and religios background is questionable.
@Chachu P No, from Kodungalur Jewish settlements. There were no brahmins at that time in kerala as per records.
@Chachu P Wikipedia is written by individuals and can be updated any time..
@Chachu P Which Video..
Can you please explain about the similiarity between bramavu &abraham with their wives saraswathy v/s sara
I wish I was smart enough to do that, but I'm not 🙀 Perhaps someone else can but thanks for your view. Best to you, Sheila 😍
Very nice
Thanks for taking your time to watch the video and add a comment. Best regards, Sheila
I visited Chendamangalam synagogue. So sad to see it's pathetic situation. Full of dust. Bird shit dominated the women's section
How true. Sorry for the very late reply to your comment but CZcams just added something to my site that shows comments that I never received! Bad CZcams, especially since I try to reply to all viewers! Thanks for watching the video and taking time to post a comment. Regards, Sheila 😍
St Thomas came to Jews and Gentiles to preach Jesus.
Thanks for your time to view and comment. Hope all is good with you and yours during the pandemic and regards, Sheila 😍
@@SheilaSimkin yes we are all good ☺☺
Beautiful.
It was so interesting to see how the different religions coexisted and mixed. Too bad it's not the same now, all over the world. Thanks for watching and best regards, Sheila
Very Nice It IS historical
Thanks so much, Atamjeet, for viewing this vid also. It is very appreciated and so is your comment. Sincerely, Sheila 😍
Where is knanaya Jews ?
I'm sorry, Shaju, but I don't really understand your question. Give me a little more detail and perhaps I will be able to answer. Thanks for watching and best regards, Sheila
What a "COINING VIDEO' WHICH IS ALSO COMMERCIAL AND TOURISM PROFIT MAKING INTEREST." USING THE DIASPORA ISRAELITE SETTLEMENTS AND THE SYNAGOGUES OF INDIA ?
Open by permission
Thanks for the information, Atamjeet. And I appreciate both your time to view and comment! Best to you, Sheila 😍
Nop we are not from brahmins we are jewish christians.because st thomas apastolate talk aramaic as his language. The locals here didnot know aramaic. According to bible only paule apostle only sended to non jewish people. Other are send near to jews. So we are jewish christians
That is very interesting Akash. Thanks for your view and time to add a comment. Best regards, Sheila
@@SheilaSimkin ys but portuguese missinories killed our church 😭😭😭😭 They force fully latinsed as they can 400 years of latinisation.Before Rome get gospel of christ we got it from our father st thomas@AD 50 so we are nazranis.we are one of the oldest church in the world. Latinisation makes splits inside our church.The latin missinories play a major role for this. So may martyr for our church for independent strike against Roman Missinories. Latins thinks that they can make anthor rite like galilcan but they failed to an extend because our forefathers are freedom fighters and before roman chuch think about ecumenism we have ecumenism with all church in the world. The Eastern syriac rite is the church which have so many martyrs. The killers of eastern rite are ISS and Latinisation
@@nature9298 Thanks again for the further details, Akash.
@@SheilaSimkin oky 👍👍👍
@@SheilaSimkin the main mission of the 12 deciples of Lord Jesus Christ was to preach the gospel to the lost sheep of isreal, meaning to the Jews scattered around the world. So no wonder St Thomas came to kerala state where Jews settled around the time king Solomon became king of Israel. The name opir in the Holy Bible refers to kerala state, king Solomon used to get his peacocks, ivory, eliphents, spices from Kerala state. The DNA test of Syrian Christians in Kerala state show Jewish DNA..and God had a special blessings on Jews who accepted Christ as Lord God. In Kerala state there are no industries but it is a zero homeless state, the Human Development Index compared to top countries around the world. Remember God's promise to Abraham " I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you". The generosity of the different kings of Kerala state has been compensated by the amount of institutions and money pumped into kerala state by the Christian community of Kerala by the Grace of God and above all the maintenance of peace among different sections of society.
Prasna Shastra, check it out, you dont come an trump up assertions that Kerala's main religion is Christianity .
We Israelite kept with the Lrd G-d of Yisrael- Hashem, for us the STAR has no power ( it is in you xtian Nt that you emphasise the stars has powers, during the birth of Jesus ). Now as Children of Yisrael we wont follow the stars. that including the Prasna Shastra.
We Israelite's have only One-Singular G-d (Hashem-Malik O'lam ) !
Read old testament how may time G_d punished the people of Israel for same thing you are foolishly denying. matter of fact is all recorded. Go read bible. Also stop calling us Xtian. Stop with that insult. We are Nasrani and proud of it.
That is in your Old Testament, one that originated by your septuagenarian theology. You see, the Greeks could never conquer us, we have the Chanukkah to remind the whole world. Yes ! I will light the menorah soon. Dont try to conjure me with the Old Testament of the New Testament.
And what is that you are saying ..." how may time G_d punished the people of Israel for same thing you are foolishly denying. " Deny WHAT ??????? Deny your GODS, that you created over the ages ? And you saying that I deny your God ?
Now Listen !
Ani Maamin ( if you are really the Chidren of Yisrael,and one of us, you Will not deny the following ever )
The great codifier of Torah law and Jewish philosophy, Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon ("Maimonides" also known as "The Rambam"), compiled what he refers to as the Shloshah Asar Ikkarim, the "Thirteen Fundamental Principles" of the Jewish faith, as derived from the Torah. Maimonides refers to these thirteen principles of faith as "the fundamental truths of our religion and its very foundations." The Thirteen Principles of Jewish faith are as follows:
1. Belief in the existence of the Creator, who is perfect in every manner of existence and is the Primary Cause of all that exists.
2. The belief in G‑d's absolute and unparalleled unity.
3. The belief in G‑d's non-corporeality, nor that He will be affected by any physical occurrences, such as movement, or rest, or dwelling.
4. The belief in G‑d's eternity.
5. The imperative to worship G‑d exclusively and no foreign false gods.
6. The belief that G‑d communicates with man through prophecy.
7. The belief in the primacy of the prophecy of Moses our teacher.
8. The belief in the divine origin of the Torah.
9. The belief in the immutability of the Torah.
10. The belief in G‑d's omniscience and providence.
11. The belief in divine reward and retribution.
12. The belief in the arrival of the Messiah and the messianic era.
13. The belief in the resurrection of the dead.
How do you plead ?
hat is in your Old Testament, one that originated by your septuagenarian theology. You see, the Greeks could never conquer us, we have the Chanukkah to remind the whole world. Yes ! I will light the menorah soon. Dont try to conjure me with the Old Testament of the New Testament.
And what is that you are saying ..." how may time G_d punished the people of Israel for same thing you are foolishly denying. " Deny WHAT ??????? Deny your GODS, that you created over the ages ? And you saying that I deny your God ?
Now Listen !
Ani Maamin ( if you are really the Chidren of Yisrael,and one of us, you Will not deny the following ever )
The great codifier of Torah law and Jewish philosophy, Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon ("Maimonides" also known as "The Rambam"), compiled what he refers to as the Shloshah Asar Ikkarim, the "Thirteen Fundamental Principles" of the Jewish faith, as derived from the Torah. Maimonides refers to these thirteen principles of faith as "the fundamental truths of our religion and its very foundations." The Thirteen Principles of Jewish faith are as follows:
1. Belief in the existence of the Creator, who is perfect in every manner of existence and is the Primary Cause of all that exists.
2. The belief in G‑d's absolute and unparalleled unity.
3. The belief in G‑d's non-corporeality, nor that He will be affected by any physical occurrences, such as movement, or rest, or dwelling.
4. The belief in G‑d's eternity.
5. The imperative to worship G‑d exclusively and no foreign false gods.
6. The belief that G‑d communicates with man through prophecy.
7. The belief in the primacy of the prophecy of Moses our teacher.
8. The belief in the divine origin of the Torah.
9. The belief in the immutability of the Torah.
10. The belief in G‑d's omniscience and providence.
11. The belief in divine reward and retribution.
12. The belief in the arrival of the Messiah and the messianic era.
13. The belief in the resurrection of the dead.
How do you plead ?
I dont think you are a GOOD XTIAN also !
You know why I say this ?
You failed to observe an injunction,..." to love your neighbour ""!
Your neighbour the Islamic People, you offend by saying "... .LIKE REST OF THE PROPHETS INCLUDING THE FALSE RAPIST PROPHET MUHAMMED...." ( look what you wrote up there ) This is what Jesus said ..." It that which comes out of you that makes you dirty "
Now these things that you said are not showing any signs of "to love your neighbour ( as Jesus summarized the 10 laws given to my people ). We Jews the Hebrew Jesus and the context of the teachings recorded ( later after 70 years ). We know the Greek Septuagint and all other versions of the Xtian Bible .
As for me you have committed a blasphemy . You know why I say this ?
It appears that you have added consonants to "YHWH", I dont know how you xtians did that when we Jews keep it at as "The Name" ( Hashem ).
In our Judaism standards you have committed blasphemy.
Next, by you being rude to their Prophet Mohammed (PBU ) you dont project as a moderate thinker but a fanatic extremist Xtian.
I have a wide opinion over your wrong opinion, and I can help you to put that which you were saying up there in the most diplomatic manner- applying apologetics.
As such methodology is wise applied to the Roman Catholics (RC) via the inter-religious dialogue ,one that you wont be able to handle ( for reason you are too haughty and lacking knowledge- biblical, theology, ecumanism , scripture and historical perspective.) The Roman Catholics are best we can dialogue without prejudices.
I hope this finds you sleeping better tonight. And please know you xtain scriptures correctly before you shoot :-)
Thank you
Y bramhins will convert to Christianity. Bramhins belongs to upper caste. Please don't try to fool people and that to the most educated people of India. Kerala is most educated state of India my dear friend
Nilesh Kumar, I'm a Syrian Christian. My family history has been recorded for centuries. My roots are from brahmin and nair community.
By the way, whatever the caste or community is, humanity is considered most.
Justin Mathew
No u people feel shy to tell truth.. And Bramhins are not Indians similarly Nair's also came from northern part of India so if the Christians were Bramhins before then they are not Malayali. Kerala is state of Dravidian people...
Nilesh Kumar, whatever dude!
Hold up your blind beliefs.
Regards!
Justin Mathews
The truth is Christians were Dalits..You know it .
So what if they were Nairs, Brahmins or Dalits! We will all go into the ground one day in death. God doesn't care who you are. Jesus came into this world to bring humanity together without separation from a man made caste system!
Jews are not christians. Jews are a entirely different. Dont try to make Jews and christians are same. That is all
U are sitting in north India and commenting on kerala Christians, U go and mind your cow belt states..
@@thomasranjit7781 hahaha you go and hang on cross
@@rajdea no man ...Christian's in Kerala is following hindu tradition and it's also mixing of Jews and Hindus( Brahmins) .... especially my caste syro-malabar I belong to the RC (roman catholic) we are the Brahmins converted in to Christians by appulse st Thomas..and there is caste system in Christianity also ....upper caste is Rc because we are tge real Indians and another acste follows are Jews converted Christianity and so on
@@ashmiashmi6642 yea By Checking into our fam history , we were the mix of brahmins, Most of catholic people in kerala Includes jewish(European jews) gene
In kerala christians there is jewish ancistors (Clearly mentioned in google-quora)
MAHAVATAR BABAJI- The person whom jesus called FATHER. Thats the Apocalypse. The holy secret what the church is hidding. Nostradamus called him an immortal ruler. He is the kalki and imam mahati.
Thanks for taking time to watch the video and comment, Aneesh. Regards, Sheila
devil scream at 6:02
Are you referring to the prayers inside? 😱 Thanks so much for your view and time to comment. Hope you and yours are well during the pandemic and best to you, Sheila 😍
@@SheilaSimkin is that an islamic prayer?
@@Guest-vz1dj I think it was. However, I really can’t say 100% for sure. Thanks again for your view and question. Stay well, Sheila 😍
Christians and Jews are not one and the same. Don't try to make that feel to others fools. Jews are entirely different from chrisitians. Christian leaders massacred Jews for nothing. In Israel Christians and Muslims are together
Are you referring to something I might have said or another comment? I hope it wasn't my comment. But, thanks for watching and best regards, Sheila
+Sheila Simkin I am sorry its not yours madam but in kerala there is attempt by kerala Christians that Jews and Christians are same. in fact its not . Once more sorry
I'm just happy to know that I didn't make a major speaking error...again! And appreciate that you took time to let me know that I didn't put my foot in my mouth. Very best regards, Sheila
+ rajdea The gate shown as your profile picture has 'menorah'(Jewish lamp) and 'Star of David' Why?
Please, don't be so hateful, all people are God's children and He loves them equally! God bless you!
What a LIE to learn that Kerala's main religion is Christianity !
Kerala's main religion is Hindu- please read the Upnishad, Ramayan and Mahabaratha...also the struti !
You hide the Padmanabah Temple of Kerala.(Vishnu Temple )
The Travancore Royalty, Her Royal Hignest is still a life. His Majesty Thirunal has departed. The Royal Regent Ravi Varma is still a life.
Many of Prasnas’s most revered texts originated from the Kerala region of India.
There is legend in India that Parasuram, an incarnation of God Vishnu, created Kerala. Legend has it that Parasuram stood on top of a mountain and threw his battle-axe into the sea, commanding it to retreat. The land that emerged from the waters became Kerala.
Kerala was covered by water. Archeologists believe that the Arabian Sea once extended to the foot of the Western Ghats, and that Kerala emerged out of the sea as a result of either sudden or gradual earthquake activity.
[i] While the first actual record of Kerala appears in the inscriptions of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka (269-232 B.C.), archeologists have found evidence of an earlier civilization. They have unearthed small chambers that were cut into rocks, with covered capstone entrances and vaulted roofs, that are dated some time between 1000 and 300 B.C.
[ii] This may have been the Dravidians, an ancient people from the Mediterranean that were one of the earlier inhabitants of Kerala.
The Dravidians were a matriarchal society that believed in the “Mother Goddess” as their protector and bestower of wealth, wisdom, and the arts. It is interesting that one of the most popular temples in Kerala today, is the temple of the Hindu mother-goddess Bhagawati.
The Dravidian culture and religion may have been one of the first to come to Kerala; Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism and the Islamic faith followed it. Both India and the Kerala region are a melting pot of varying cultures and religions
There is also indication of trading between ancient Kerala and the Egyptians, Romans, Phoenicians, as well as ancient China.
Teak from Malabar has been found in the ruins of Ur. It is believed that Indian cotton was traded to Egypt, while ivory, sandalwood and spices were traded to the Phoenicians. It has also been speculated that King Solomon sent his commercial fleet to Ephir, which is said to be somewhere in Southern Kerala.
What a LIE to learn that Kerala's main religion is Christianity.
18.38% are Christians, 54.73% of Kerala's residents are Hindus, 26.56% are Muslims, and the remaining 0.32% follows other religion or no religion.
In fact 2 our chief ministers were Christians(Syrian Christians), Mr. AK Antony and Mr. Oommen Chandy.
I am so against Trump's policy. America is a national of Immigrants and should remain open to anyone escaping persecution. Thanks for taking time to watch and comment. Best regards, Sheila
Islamic state Kerala 2030 converted
Perhaps but I respect all religions and people's right to worship as they please. Thanks for taking time to watch and add a comment. Regards, Sheila😀
In your dreams
Ooo Terrorism here too
Myth
I don't know about that but thanks so much for your view and time to comment. Regards, Sheila 😍