Coming Home to Israel

I was born and raised in Imphal, the capital city of Manipur, India´s easternmost state and home to many Bnei Menashe. In the mid-1990s, Rabbi Eliyahu Avichail of Jerusalem opened the Amishav house in Imphal. It consists of a synagogue, two guest rooms, a mikvah (ritual bath) and one classroom, in addition to the living quarters for the center´s staff. It was at the Amishav house that I was able to acquire a basic knowledge of Judaism and halacha (Jewish law).