The congregation was started by Rabbi Horace Hasan from Bombay ( now Mumbai ) , India , in 1918 as the Ethiopian Hebrew Settlement Workers Association .
The congregation was was influenced by Wentworth Arthur Matthew 's Commandment Keepers .
The congregation was started by Rabbi Horace Hasan from Bombay ( now Mumbai ) , India , in 1918 as the Ethiopian Hebrew Settlement Workers Association , and was influenced by Wentworth Arthur Matthew 's Commandment Keepers .