Raphael Hadane

Raphael Hadane (, ; 12 August 1923 – 8 November 2020), also known as Hadana Takoya, was the Liqa Kahenat (High priest) of Beta Israel in Israel.

Biography Hadane was born in Seqelt, Ethiopia and studied with the Qessim as a child. During the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, he had moved to Ambober where he worked as a farmer. He studied Hebrew briefly in 1955 when an Israeli rabbi taught in Asmara. In 1985 Qes Adana immigrated to Israel along with his wife and eleven children.

Hadane argued for the acceptance of the Falasha Mura as Jews.

Hadane died on 8 November 2020 at the age of 97.