We have assembled some fabulous pictures and videos of the resumed Bnei Menashe aliyah. These include images taken by professional photographer Michal Fattal who traveled with Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund to India to accompany and document their emotional journey. Here are pictures of the Bnei Menashe group in...
[caption id="attachment_10345" align="alignleft" width="300"] Michael Freund helps a Bnei Menashe man put on Tefillin at the New Delhi airport[/caption] We have assembled some fabulous pictures and videos of the resumed Bnei Menashe aliyah on our website. These include images taken by professional photographer Michal Fattal who...
[caption id="attachment_10341" align="alignleft" width="300"] Young Bnei Menashe girl waiting for her paperwork at Ben Gurion Airport[/caption] This past week has been one of the most exciting in the history of Shavei Israel, with the momentous resumption of the Bnei Menashe aliyah from India. Fifty-three Bnei Menashe...
[caption id="attachment_10330" align="alignleft" width="300"] Two Bnei Menashe show their brand new Israeli identity cards while still in India[/caption] Fundamentally Freund: The return of the Bnei Menashe to our people is a tangible reminder of the power of Jewish memory to overcome all obstacles, and the inevitability...
This video was produced by the BBC who were at Ben Gurion Airport to film the historic resumption of Bnei Menashe aliyah. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykexsDDEaA0&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] Este video fue producido por la BBC los cuales se encontraban en el aeropuerto de Ben Gurión para filmar la histórica renovación de la...
La tan esperada reanudación de la aliá de Bnei Menashé ha comenzado. El lunes 24 de diciembre, un grupo de 53 personas del estado de Manipur llegaron a Israel desde New Delhi acompañados por el Director de Shavei Israel Michael Freund. ...
The long awaited resumption of the Bnei Menashe aliyah has begun. On Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, a Bnei Menashe group of 53 from the Indian state of Manipur arrived on a flight from New Delhi, accompanied by Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund. The BBC has...
אחרי שנים של הקפאת עלייה, הגיעו אתמול ארצה 53 עולים מבני המנשה, החיים בצפון הודו. "אנחנו מאושרים", הם אמרו, "חיכינו לרגע הזה מאות שנים". בן אשר כבר מחכה להתגייס לצבא: "רוצה לשרת את המדינה שלי בכל דרך שאוכל"...
Rabbi Yehuda Gin made aliyah from Manipur, India in 1992. He is the first member of the Bnei Menashe community to be ordained as a rabbi. In this short video, Rabbi Gin talks about his life and experiences - growing up in India, how he...
[caption id="attachment_10257" align="alignleft" width="222"] Ilana Shaporker[/caption] In 2000, Indian-born Ilana Shaporker was living in a convent in France, studying to become a nun. And she was slowly dying – both spiritually and physically. Something was calling her towards Judaism and towards Israel. Eleven years later, she...
