Ecuador today has a number of young and developing communities of Bnei Anousim (descendants of those forcibly converted during the Spanish Inquisition), each of them numbering at least a few dozen people eager to learn more about Torah and Jewish tradition, and reconnect with their...
The Ma’Ani Center of Shavei Israel continues its series of educational and inspiring conferences. These programs are dedicated to various communities all over the globe that lead Jewish lifestyles and reconnect with their lost heritage with the support of our emissaries and teachers. This week...
Later this year, Shavei Israel will be bringing a large group of 250 Bnei Menashe immigrants from northeast India to Israel on Aliyah. Meanwhile, thousands of them are still in India, waiting for the opportunity to join their relatives and friends in the Jewish state. This week,...
We work with many communities around the world and occasionally will profile some of the amazing locals who volunteer as representatives. These generous individuals help us organize our activities in the best way possible, and reach more people in their respective regions. One of these...
David Peretz is a twelve-year-old Jewish boy in Jerusalem, who, like other Jewish boys his age, is preparing for his bar mitzvah. However, David’s story is quite different from most other Jewish boys his age. David and his family are from Ecuador, and their road to...
We work with many communities around the world and occasionally will profile some of the amazing locals who volunteer as representatives. These generous individuals help us organize our activities in the best way possible, and reach more people in their respective regions. One of these...
Italy has a rich culinary tradition and has always been known for its various and delicious cuisine, with traditional Jewish food being an integral part of it. Considering the presence of the Jewish community in Calabria and it’s consequent influence on local culture, this year...
Elon first served as chazan in his local community in northeast India, later becoming a mohel, circumcising over 1000 Bnei Menashe kids to date....
In the framework of conferences devoted to various communities around the world that Shavei Israel works with, this week the Ma'ani Center presented a lecture on the Kaifeng Jews of China, with Eran Barzilai as a speaker. In his lecture, Eran who is Shavei's coordinator...
Anna Lazarevna Bocharnikova, one of the community leaders of Vysoki, Russia who came to Israel to make aliyah (formal immigration to Israel) almost 9 months ago, will mark July 4th, 2019 as one of the most special days in her life. This was the day...
