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@User:Andrevan You removed this sentence: "However, some Black Hebrew Israelite individuals in New York City are recognized as Jewish due to converting through the Orthodox, Conservative, or other Jewish movements." Whether you or I like it or not, or whether it makes us uncomfortable or not, there are Black Hebrew Israelites like Capers Funnye who have converted through the Conservative movement and other movements. There are people who identify as BHIs and come from BHI communities who have converted Conservative, Orthodox, Reform, etc. BHIs have been hired as clergy by at least one Conservative synagogue in New Jersey. Whether you like it or not, those people exist and should be noted. It's not true to say there is no overlap at all. Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 12:01, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Well, the statement didn't have a source, and I'm not sure that a generic vague statement is supported by that, but you could have a more specific statement for the individuals? Maybe you'd note that the page overall has been de-BHIfied, not by me. Andre🚐18:51, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Here's a quote from that notable BHI institution, the American Jewish Committee: "Yes, some Black Hebrew Israelites can be Jewish...Dorman said in some cases, descendants of Hebrew Israelites, whose parents or grandparents embraced the movement in the 1920s, gravitated toward Judaism fifty or sixty years later and converted – or reverted as they prefer to say. They make up a more inclusive generation of the movement." Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 12:54, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
