Celebrating Shavuot in Russia and Portugal
This weekend, the Jewish world celebrated the holiday of Shavuot, marking the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai 3,300 years ago. The Subbotnik Jewish...
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Pictures from an exhibition: new Jewish calendar on display in Lodz, Poland
The faces of 15 Jewish students from the Polish town of Lodz will be featured in a stunning new calendar to be released...
Bnei Menashe celebrate Jerusalem Day
Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem Day - marks the reunification of Israel's capital following the Six Day War in 1967. It is an emotional...
Do the Palestinians have Jewish Roots?
Do the Palestinians have Jewish roots? The question may sound fanciful. But not only do many Jews and Palestinians share remarkably similar DNA,...
London’s Belmont synagogue visits Belmonte Portugal
On most weekday mornings, the synagogue in Belmonte Portugal stands alert but empty. The small Bnei Anousim community in town just can’t take...
Shavei Israel communities celebrate Lag B’Omer
Last week the Jewish world celebrated Lag B’Omer, the 33rd day of the period between Passover and the holiday of Shavuot, marked in Israel...