During this period, the Chinese people called the Jews "Tiaojinjiao" (the religion that removes the tendon) because Jewish dietary law (kashrut) forbids the consumption of the sciatic nerve. A bit later, during the Ming Dynasty, the emperor assigned Jews one of eight last names because he found Hebrew names confusing.
Kaifeng Jews had prayed in their synagogue in both Hebrew and Mandarin. They wore blue head coverings while worshipping, which led misguided neighbors to call them "the Muslims with the blue caps" in order to differentiate these congregants from "the Muslims with the white caps" (actual Muslims who wore white headgear for prayer).
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There's an interesting article about Kaifeng Jews linked in that thread.
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What the frick Ashkenazim ended up in Mongolia?
edit: nvm it's just somewhere in Sovietistan.
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ืืจืืืืื:
2 ืืืคืคืื ืื ืืืืืื, ืงืืืืืช
4 ืขืืื ืืืช ืืื ืื ืืืช, ืงืืืืืช
1 ืืฆื ืืืื, ืงืฆืืฅ ืืง
1 ืคืืคื ืืืื, ืงืืืืืช
1 ืคืืคื ืืจืืง, ืงืืืืืช (ืืืคืฆืืื ืื ืืืืกืคืช ืฆืืข ืืืขื)
1/4 ืืืก ืคืืจืืืืืื ืืจืืื, ืงืฆืืฆื ืืง
2 ืืคืืช ืฉืื ืืืช
ืืืฅ ืืืืืื 1
ืืื, ืืคื ืืืขื
ืคืืคื ืฉืืืจ, ืืคื ืืืขื
ืืืจืืืช ืืื ื:
1. ืืื ืช ืืืจืงืืช: ืฉืืคื ืืืื ืืช ืื ืืืจืงืืช. ืงืฆืฆื ืืงืืืืืช ืืช ืืืืคืคืื ืื, ืืขืืื ืืืช, ืืคืืคืืื, ืืืช ืืืฆื ืืืคืืจืืืืืื ืืงืฆืืฆื ืืงื. ืฉืืคื ืืงืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืงืืฆืืฅ ืืืจืงื ื ืขืื.
2. ืฉืืืื ืืงืขืจื: ืืงืขืจืช ืขืจืืื ืืืืื, ืฉืืื ืืช ืืืืคืคืื ืื, ืืขืืื ืืืช, ืืืฆื ืืืืื, ืืคืืคืืื ืืืืื ืืืืจืืง ืืืช ืืคืืจืืืืืื ืืงืฆืืฆื.
3. ืชืืืื ืืกืื: ืืืกืืคื ืืงืขืจื ืืช ืฉืื ืืืืช ืืืช ืืืฅ ืืืืืื. ืืจื ืืื ืืคืืคื ืฉืืืจ ืืคื ืืืขื.
4. ืขืจืืื: ืขืจืืื ืืขืืื ืืช ืืช ืื ืืืจืืืืื ืืื ืขื ืฉืืื ืืฆืืคื ืืืื ืืชืืืื. ืืขืื ืืืชืืืื ืืช ืืชืืืื ืื ืฆืจืื.
5. ืืืฉื: ืืฉืืืจื ืืช ืืกืื ืืื ืืื ื-10 ืืงืืช ืืคื ื ืืืืฉื ืืื ืฉืืืขืืื ืืชืืืื ืืื. ืืกืื ืืื ืืื ืืขืื ืืฉืืื ืืจื ืืื ื ืืชื ืืฉืืืจ ืืืชื ืืืงืจืจ ืืืกืคืจ ืฉืขืืช.
ื ืืชื ืืืชืืื ืืืฉืืช ืืช ืกืื ืืืฉืจืืื ืขื ืืจืืืืื ื ืืกืคืื ืืื ืงืืืืืช ืืืืงืื, ืฆื ืื ืืืช ืื ืืืกืคืช ืกืืืง ืื ืืขืชืจ ืืฉืืืช ืืขื ื ืืกืคืช. ืืื ืื ื ื
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