[caption id="attachment_9811" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Sukka in the community of Zohar"][/caption] Shavei Israel sponsors an annual sukka competition for the Bnei Menashe in India where judges choose the top sukkot to receive a cash prize. Bnei Menashe communities from all over India participated this year and, for the first...
En Belmonte, Portugal, vivimos un día “fuera” de la sinagoga, la Comunidad compartió su mesa con los habitantes de esta Villa, por segunda vez, realizamos El Mercado Kosher 2012. Los empresarios que entran al mundo “kosher”, y que aceptan trabajar a “nuestro manera”, presentan sus productos...
Irene Orleansky is a multi-talented Israeli musician whose work spans a wide range of genres – from world music to folk to new age and electronica. A popular performer on the Israeli club circuit, her latest project may be her most ambitious yet....
Shavei Israel’s emissary to the Bnei Menashe, Yochanan Phaltual, has sent us some amazing pictures of the community’s celebration of the Sukkot holiday this year. We’ll have a full write up of the events – which included a sukka competition, an all-Manipur festival quiz (with...
Irene Orleansky is a multi-talented Israeli musician whose work spans a wide range of genres – from world music to folk to new age and electronica. A popular performer on the Israeli club circuit, her latest project may be her most ambitious yet. Orleansky has been...
Prior to Rosh Hashana, the “Be’er Miriam” mikveh (ritual bath) in Churachandpur, Manipur, was opened to men to prepare for the holiday. It will be open again before Yom Kippur as well. Normally, the mikveh is only available for women. Here are pictures: [nggallery id=166]...
We have some lovely Rosh Hashana photos from India to light up your holiday celebrations this year. These are from the Bnei Menashe at the Beith Shalom community in Churachandpur, Manipur, taken before Rosh Hashana 2012. [nggallery id=165]...
[caption id="attachment_9721" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Lighting candles prior to Rosh Hashana in Manipur"][/caption] Yochanan Phaltual, Shavei Israel’s emissary to the Bnei Menashe in Manipur, has sent us some lovely Rosh Hashana photos from India to light up your holiday celebrations this year. Take a look at the...
[caption id="attachment_9715" align="alignright" width="110" caption="Carolina"][/caption] "As a girl I just wanted to be Jewish" - Carolina, 23, from Krakow, Poland, tells her story for Rosh Hashana. I learned about my Jewish roots only several years ago, as an adult. But even as a small child I had...
