Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Abayudaya (Abayudaya is Luganda for People of Judah analogous to Children of Israel) are a Baganda community in eastern Uganda near the town of Mbale who practice Judaism. They are devout in their practice keeping their version of kashrut and observing Shabbat. There are several different villages where the Ugandan Jews live. Most of these are recognized by the Reform and Conservative movements of Judaism.
