Anyone who has ever gone shopping for the Passover holiday knows that it can get expensive. Preparing and buying the traditional foods for the Pesach meal – the matza, gefilte fish, haroset. chicken soup and brisket – can all add up. That’s not always so easy...
In a small Polish town of just 11,000 people with not a single Jew, a state-of-the-art Jewish museum has been built. Millions of dollars have been invested in restoring the town’s breathtaking synagogue. And now, a 150-year-old mikveh (Jewish ritual bath) that time had nearly...
In just a few short years, the Jerusalem Marathon has become one of the "must do" running events in the sporting world. This year, the Marathon attracted some a record setting 30,000 runners - from Israel and across the globe. Participants from 62 countries joined fitness...
[caption id="attachment_29388" align="alignleft" width="169"] Eliza with friends in Krakow[/caption] Ever since I was a child I knew I was Jewish; I also knew I could never reveal my Jewish identity. It’s hard to believe that in the 21st century a Jew still has to hide their Jewishness,...
[caption id="attachment_26366" align="alignleft" width="168"] Eliza Schwartzman[/caption] She grew up in an environment of extreme anti-Semitism. She fled her war-torn country for safe haven in another where she was able to publicly embrace her Jewish roots. Eliza Schwartzman is not your typical Polish “Hidden” Jew. In fact,...
Shavei Israel’s first ever Purim seminar for young Jews from Poland has now wrapped up. The 14 participants had a delightful ten days in Israel…and we have the pictures to prove it. Shavei Israel’s director of marketing and new media Laura Ben David joined the group...
Last week, we gave you a preview of Purim festivities at Shavei Israel-supported communities around the world (our newsletter was published before the actual holiday). Now we have some photos from the Megillah readings and Purim parties themselves. (Plus a special pre-Passover bonus from Portugal.) Chile The...
It’s Purim and Shavei Israel communities around the world are celebrating. Purim commemorates the Jewish victory 2,000 years ago over Haman’s evil plans in ancient Persia. There are enough surprising twists and daredevil turns in the story to keep the plot of the Megillah, the...
Shavei Israel’s first ever Purim seminar for young Jews from Poland kicked off this week. Fourteen participants from across Poland landed at Ben-Gurion Airport on Monday and began touring the country as part of a quick, one-week trip to Israel. Shavei Israel has for many years run...
Gao Yichen, Yue Ting, Li Jing, Li Yuan and Li Chengjin, the five Chinese Jewish women who made aliyah earlier this month with Shavei Israel’s help, are now all settled in and studying at Midreshet Nishmat – the Jeanie Schottenstein Center for Advanced Torah Study...
