This paper explores how Protestant missionary figure Henry Aaron Stern and French-Jewish Scholar Joseph Halevy both utilized their Jewish identities to leverage religious dominance amongst the Beta Israel community in 19th century Ethiopia. By analyzing both individuals’ use of the term “White Falasha” as a form of introduction and engagement with the larger Beta Israel community, I aim to show how their European Jewish identities were used as a form of theological manipulation in order to serve their respective religious agendas. Through a comparative analysis of their writings and by focusing on the term "White Falasha," the paper aims to reveal how religious identity was used as a tool of theological manipulation, challenging reductionist views of conversion and highlighting the intersection of race, authority, and religious persuasion.