Bnei Menashe bar and bat mitzvah children celebrate in Jerusalem
Six young Bnei Menashe boys and girls recently celebrated their bar and bat mitzvahs in an emotional ceremony in Israel’s capital. ...
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Bnei Menashe parents say thank you to Shavei Israel
[caption id="attachment_6920" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Bnei Menashe children celebrate their bnei mitzvot in Jerusalem"][/caption] Following the bar mitzvah ceremonies of their children (see our story here), three Bnei Menashe parents wrote in to say thank you to Shavei Israei for making such a stirring and poignant experience...
Rabbi backs India’s ‘lost Jews’
One of Israel's chief rabbis has recognised an Indian tribe as lost descendants of ancient Israelites. The Chief Rabbi of the Sephardic Jews, Shlomo Amar, has informed members of the 6,000-strong Bnei Menashe community in India's north-east of his decision. The ruling will ease...
Help ‘Lost Jews’ Find Their Way Home
Last month, an extraordinary meeting of Israel's ministerial committee on immigration and absorption took place in the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem. At the top of the agenda was the fate of more than 7,000 Bnei Menashe, a long-lost community living...
Holocaust Memorial CeremonyActo de Recordaciónטקס זיכרון
The memorial was held in conjunction with various local religious leaders in remembrance of the victims Holocaust from a small town in Poland. Before the war, half the population were Jewish and they were all killed in just one day. [nggallery id=85]Acto de recordación a víctimas...
Kosher bread in KrakowPan Kosher
Rabbi Boaz Pash, along with Rabbi Gluk of Galicia, came to oversee a kosher bakery where they make bread for the Jewish area of Krakow. [nggallery id=84]El Rabino Boaz Pash, junto con el Rabino Gluk de Galicia, fueron a supervisar una panadería donde fabrican pan kosher...
Abayudaya (Uganda)
In 1917, a sect led by Semei Kakungulu, a Ugandan military general, developed a religious belief that included practice close to Judaism. The genesis of Kakungulu’s transformation is complex, coming as a result of political struggles between the British administration of the time and African...
Chuetas from Spanish Island of Majorca Recognized as Jewish
Rabbi Nissim Karelitz, the head of the Beit Din Tzedek Rabbinical Court in Bnei Brak has ruled that the Chueta community of the Spanish island of Palma de Majorca are Jewish....
Burial Organization Course in PolandCurso de la Jevre Kadisha
A 3 day course was held in Poland in July by the Chevra Kadisha (Burial Organization) from Israel. The course will enable Polish Jews they deal with the sacred task of purification and burial of deceased persons in the community. [nggallery id=83] En julio, tuvo lugar un...
Summer Camp in PolandCampamento de verano en Polonia
Every year Lauder summer camp in Poland is held. Rabbi Boaz Pash Shavei Israel's emissary in Krakow, has participated and provided Torah classes for attendees. [nggallery id=82] Como todos los años, la organización Lauder ha organizado un campamento de verano en Polonia, y el Rabino Boaz Pash,...