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Some of us like to think so. Brahmins share common DNA markers/haplogroups with Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews. There is also a significant portion of brahmins with the Cohen Modal Haplotype. Some Bengali brahmins claim their origins to the Levites of ancient Israel. Similarities include ritual cleansing, dietary law, fasting etc just to name a few. However, not all Brahmins can trace their ancestry to ancient Israel. There are groups in Tamil Nadu who adopted the Brahmin customs, mastered the vedas and got into the fold. The brahmins however seemed to have eluded the attention of lost tribes researchers, and Rabbis alike, or perhaps it hasn't received as much attention in the media.

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