Our story: From Colombia to Israel
The Antolinez family grew up in a small Christian town in Colombia. They never imagined they would one day be living as Orthodox Jews in Israel. Here's their story....
Bnei Anousim Tag
A girl from Brooklyn discovers her “Chueta” Jewish roots
Brooklyn-native Karina Baro always felt 'different.' A drive to investigate her roots took her on an incredible journey to an ancient Jewish community of Mallorca. ...
Separating challah in El Salvador
The communities in El Salvador and Chile prepared for Sabbath while organizing a big 'separation of challah' ceremony, an annual event. We have great photos!...
Kosher market in Monte do Bispo, Portugal
Rabbi Salas, Shavei Israel's emissary in Portugal, delivered a lecture on kashrut in a most unusual place: at the "Mercadinho" festival ("market" in Portuguese), the Monte do Bispo annual autumn event....
The incredible history of the Jewish Quarter of Seville
While seated at bar in Seville, we asked if they had any information about Jewish life there. Surprisingly, the answer was Yes. They pointed us to the Jewish Museum of Seville, and there we began to immerse ourselves in the incredible history of the Jewish...
Israeli supermarket chain to provide new immigrants with NIS 50,000 in vouchers
It’s becoming a sweet tradition for the new immigrants who’ve arrived with Shavei Israel’s help in recent years: gift coupons from the Shufersol supermarket chain. For the second Rosh Hashana in as many years – and the third time following an initial donation on Passover...
Shavei Israel communities around the world to celebrate Shavuot
As the Jewish world gears up to celebrate Shavuot, the holiday marking the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai, Shavei Israel communities are getting in the spirit too with all night learning sessions, early morning prayers and festive meals. Here's...
Passover recipes from a famous “Bnei Anousim” chef
Pinchas (Tony) Piña, is a famous Chuetan chef, born on the Island of Palma de Mallorca, Spain and has recently embraced his Jewish roots. Pinchas wanted to share the recipes with you, our friends around the world, and here we bring them so that they...
“Do You Have Jewish Roots?” now available in Italian
Shavei Israel’s popular "Do You Have Jewish Roots?" book is now available in Italian. Already published in Spanish and Portuguese, the 109-page book is the first-ever practical guide to discovering one’s Jewish heritage. Its nine chapters cover all the major questions someone at the beginning...
Conference asks: are there Bnei Anousim in Goa, India?
The history of the Bnei Anousim in the southern Indian region of Goa is usually overshadowed by the larger Bene Israel, Cochin and Baghdadi Jewish communities in India (not to mention the Bnei Menashe with which Shavei Israel works). A conference in Jerusalem last week...