Kahen or in the popular name Qss (Ge'ez: "ቀሰ" Hebrew: "קס", "priest") is the spiritual leader of Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews), similar to a Kohen

Kohen

A Kohen is the Hebrew word for priest. Jewish Kohens are traditionally believed and halachically required to be of direct patrilineal descent from the Biblical Aaron....

 or Rabbi

Rabbi

In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...

. Their duty is to maintain and preserve the traditions and customs of the people. This has become more difficult by the people's encounter with the modernity of Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

, where most of the Ethiopian Jewish people now live.

• Liqa Kahnet (High priest) is the leader of the priests. The present Liqa Kahnat is Raphael Hadane
  Raphael Hadane
  Takuyo Hadane is the Liqa Kahnet for the communities of Beta Israel in Israel. Hadane has argued for the acceptance of the Falasha Mura as Jews...
  
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