Today, Jews are the only indigenous religious minority besides a small number of Christians, Hindus and Baha'is . The small community that remains in the northern area of Yemen is tolerated and can practice Judaism . Its members are still treated as second-class citizens and cannot serve in the army or be elected to political positions. Jews are traditionally restricted to living in one section of a city or village and are often confined to a limited choice of employment, usually farming or handicrafts. The boys hold ploughs ready for the fields near Blad Arhab.
Farmers stand on the ploughs pulled by oxen.
The Jews are scattered and a communal structure no longer exists. Yemenite Jews have little social interaction with their Muslim neighbors and are largely prevented from communicating with world Jewry. It is believed that there are two synagogues still functioning in Saiqaya and in Amlah. Religious life has not changed much in the past few centuries. Jews continue to maintain strict observance of Jewish tradition.