ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Joseph Rabban

Okay, so imagine you have a group of friends you like to play with. One day, a new person named Joseph comes to play with you all. He is really friendly, and soon you all become good friends with him.

But what makes Joseph special is that he comes from a place very far away, called Cochin. Cochin is in India, which is on the other side of the world! Joseph is a Jew, just like you, but his family has been living in Cochin for a very long time, maybe even longer than your family has been living where you are now.

Joseph went through some really hard times living in Cochin, because there were a lot of people who didn't like Jews and wanted to hurt them. But somehow Joseph and his family managed to stay safe and also practice their Jewish religion.

When Joseph came to your town, he probably wanted to make some new friends who were also Jewish. And you were lucky enough to be there and make friends with him. Even though he's from a faraway place with a different language and culture, you still have lots of things in common because you share the same faith.