The Ma'ani Center of Shavei Israel presented an important and fascinating conference about the establishment of the State of Israel and its influence on Diaspora Jewish communities (in Spanish) with our beloved Rav Shmuel Kornblit. The room was packed with 25 people, plus another 15...
By Ronit Treatman When the Jews left Iberia after the enactment of the Alhambra Decree, they took their language, traditions and culture with them. The Seven Heavens Bread was a special type of symbolic challah baked for Tikkun Leil Shavuot, the all-night Shavuot study session. This tradition...
Shavei Israel's Ma'ani Center is happy to share a Spanish-language seminar by Rabbi Yejiel Chilewsky, 'From the Holocaust to the Rebirth of the People of Israel' with a special focus on its influence on Diaspora communities, such as the Hidden Jewish communities in Poland and...
This week the city of Nof Hagalil, under the leadership of Ronen Plaut, bestowed honorary citizenship on Shavei Israel founder and chairman Michael Freund, at a ceremony in honor of 65 years from the establishment of the city. In a moving ceremony, Mayor Plaut extolled the...
Shavei Israel works very hard to facilitate the aliyah and integration of the Bnei Menashe from India. But also important is the facilitation and preservation of the deep traditions that the community holds dear. As such, one of the many activities Shavei focuses on is...
Recently, some 550 new Bnei Menashe immigrants to Israel visited the Kotel or Western Wall for the first time, together with the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi David Lau. Shmuel Manlun, 40, said “it was like a dream come true. I couldn’t hold back my...
Wherever our communities may be found, from Chile to China, Ecuador to India, Israel is in their hearts and souls. And so, each year on Yom Ha'Atzmaut, celebrations, songs, parties and other special programs and events are held to celebrate Israel's independence. And so, it...
Like every year, this Pesach our communities all over enjoyed the holiday. Eating special foods, taking day trips and having family time. After two years of Covid, people have been tentatively getting back to pre-pandemic activity level and no better time than the holidays to...
Ovadiah Milkah is an activist working with Shavei, specifically to help Russians and Ukrainians since the outbreak of war. He has worked tirelessly providing food and goods to the refugees from Ukraine, both in Israel, and in Ukraine. The following is a special webinar he gave...
Five teenagers from the Bnei Menashe Jewish community visited Auschwitz as part of a trip for 12th-graders aimed at educating them about the horrors of the Nazi genocide against the Jewish people. It's the first time a group from India has joined in this Israeli...
