October 9th was a very special day of consecutive joy, many emotions and a happy atmosphere for the families of the Beit Israel community in San Salvador. Rabbi Elisha Salas, who recently started his activity as Shavei Israel's emissary for local Bnei Anousim, shared some...
Our San Salvador community gathered together to share a very emotional and joyful experience, celebrating a bat mitzvah...
One more magnificent and emotional event that took place in San Salvador in September was chalakah of little Yitzchak - a traditional ceremony of a haircut for a boy when he turns three years old. ...
Now that the Sukkot holiday is over, let's take a look at all the wonderful prayer services, parties, celebrations and other beautiful events that happened last week in different parts of the world. From South America to Poland, from Portugal to Russia; Shavei Israel communities...
Shosh Chovav, a Shavei Israel volunteer, recently traveled to Lodz, Poland, to teach Hebrew and work with a local Jewish community. She's written about her experience before, but here she describes her personal experience and impressions....
As every year, we greatly anticipate the flood of photos we will receive as our communities around the world begin their Sukkot preparations. Building their unique 'sukkahs' (temporary dwellings or huts that are decorated and used for the Sukkot holiday) and preparing their four 'species'...
It makes us so happy to see the joy our communities around the world feel in experiencing the Jewish holidays! Some of them provided us new photos and we wanted to share:...
The Maani Center of Shavei Israel held a special program about Bnei Menashe, given by our own Laura Ben-David. Laura, our Director of Marketing, as well as our default photographer, has been documenting the journey and aliyah of the Bnei Menashe for the four years she has...
With just days before Rosh HaShanah and the beginning of the next 5779 year in accordance with the Jewish calendar, the Shavei Israel communities share with us some pictures of them getting ready for the High Holiday season. We invite you to enjoy some of...
An incredible, personal account of a 'Chueta' Jew in Palma de Mallorca on the long-overdue recognition and memorial of the Chuetas Jews who were executed by the Inquisition in 1691....
