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Last week we reported on the planned Shabbaton that was to take place at the newly kosher Har Sinai Hotel in Belmonte, Portugal. Now we have pictures from the event itself. Shavei Israeli’s emissary Rabbi Elisha Salas and Rabbi Isroel Nachum from Safed hosted a group...

We asked all the Shavei Israel emissaries to the communities we support around the world to share with us pictures of their Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day) celebrations. How did we mark Israel’s 68th birthday this year? Here’s a visual tour: India Over 200 hundred Bnei Menashe descended on Shavei...

Waving Israeli flags, singing songs in Hebrew and brandishing letters in support of the Jewish State, the Bnei Anousim community of Portugal gathered in front of the Israeli embassy in Lisbon on Yom Ha’atzmaut last week to celebrate Israel’s 68th birthday. The rally was organized in...

Israel celebrates its 68th birthday this evening as Yom HaZikaron – Memorial Day – transitions into Independence Day as the sun sets on the Mediterranean Sea. This is a very special day for Shavei Israel – after all, our name literally means “Israel Returns.” So it...

The newly kosher Har Sinai Hotel in Belmonte, Portugal (we wrote about it here) will be the site of a festive Shabbat this coming weekend. Shavei Israeli’s emissary Rabbi Elisha Salas and Rabbi Isroel Nachum from Safed are hosting a group of 80 American Jews in...

Pesach may be in the past (hopefully you didn’t pass over it - sorry, we couldn't resist) but we have a few more pictures of Shavei Israel communities around the world celebrating the holiday that we wanted to share with you. Warsaw Shavei Israel’s emissary Rabbi Yehoshua...

On a recent whirlwind speaking tour in the U.S., every minute was accounted for and every action carefully planned out. So when I was approached, after a particular speech I gave in Southfield, Michigan, by a woman who wanted to know if I could speak...

Pesach is coming and Shavei Israel-supported communities around the world are getting ready! Here’s a round up of what they have planned in the run up to the Jewish world’s national holiday of liberation. Bnei Menashe The youngest members of the Bnei Menashe communities living in Tiberias...

Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund was interviewed this week on Kol Israel Radio's English News program about immigration of the Falashmura community from Ethiopia. The Israeli government has given approval for 1,300 Falashmura to immigrate in June 2016. There are up to 9,000 Falashmura remaining...