I am Agustín Araujo Quiroz, I want to share my story of how I discovered Judaism. To begin all this journey I received as a gift from my father-in-law a Tanakh the book of the Bible. I began to read and be curious to know...
By Rabbi Reuven Tradburks The theme of the Parsha is sacrifices. Different offerings will be required in a variety of circumstances later in the book of Vayikra. This parsha outlines the rules of those offerings so that when they come up later, their procedure will be...
Recently Shavei Israel participated in the Symposium "The Return of the Bnei Anusim" moderated by our chairman Michael Freund and with the participation of experts on the subject such as Genie Milgrom, Ashley Perry, Rav Yehoram Ulman and Rav Eliahu Birenbaum who shared with us...
We are pleased to share with you this unique event in the Jewish Community of Antioquia and the words of Rabbi Elad Villegas about the importance and impact of it in their lives on a personal and community level....
The Ma'ani Center of Shavei Israel presents "Tracing Your Jewish Roots Through Catholic Records and the Inquisition" with our dear friend Genie Milgrom. Genie was born in Cuba and in her conference she shares the fascinating story of her return to her heritage. Here are her...
The Ma'ani Center of Shavei Israel presents the conference: “A Feat of Heroism” (Spanish, with English subtitles available) with ex-Sergeant Yitzhak (Itzik) Raz (Rosengarten), who was awarded the Medal of Courage in the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and he shared his heroic feat with...
Article by Jayme Fucs, cultural tourist guide in Portugal and Israel Every time I research or study about Jewish Portugal, I’m impressed that I always find a new surprise. A new discovery! There are many mysteries and secrets yet to be uncovered. I ask myself: Why...
There is so much to say about Beresheit that I am afraid to open my mouth. With every new beginning there is the fear of failure, and we witness quite a bit of failure in our Parsha. Both Adam and his first born sin, and...
Yitzchak De Oliveira is our representative in Portugal and responsible for Shavei Israel’s ‘Anusim House’ in the city of Belmonte. Recently, Yitzchak was certified as a kashrut supervisor, and participated in the production process and eventually the presentation of the new Castelo Rodrigo wine. In November, the...
This month a very special event took place in Cali, Colombia that touched the hearts of many, particularly the Shavei Israel team. We want to congratulate Rabbi Asher Abrabanel and his wife on their marriage and wish them a life together full of blessings,...
