We recently told you about the new community center project of Maguen Abraham community in Cali, Colombia. This emerging Jewish community has been hard at work, and we wanted to keep you updated on their progress! So far the community has completed more than 50% of...
It's always very exciting to see our emerging communities growing and flourishing. We're therefore thrilled about the new project of the Maguen Abraham community in Cali; after 10 years of working together they have started to build their dream. While the community has existed, there...
This week was a fun and unforgettable time for the children of our communities in Colombia! They participated in a fabulous 'camp', organized by the Jewish Community of Antioquia. It offered programming for 60 children between ages 4 and 12, from all of the communities...
Dani Limor, head of the "Mapping Jewish communities around the world" project of Israel's Diaspora Affairs Ministry, traveled to South America recently where he visited with a number of Shavei Israel communities. The purpose of his visit to El Salvador and Colombia was to get acquainted...
Shavei Israel communities, from South America to Eastern Europe, celebrated Tu B'Shevat, known as "The New Year of the Trees", and shared with us some beautiful pictures of people gathering together, learning, partying and planting trees. Here's a brief, but colorful review of these beautiful...
Yael Mendoza, Shavei Israel's volunteer in Colombia, continues sending us inspiring updates and colorful photos from different Jewish communities she's already visited in the framework of her travel program. This week's location was Baranquilla - a city in northern Colombia - where Yael organized pre-Chanukah activities,...
This week our Colombian communities hosted two conferences with Rabbi Amram Amsalem as a speaker organized by the ACIC - Asociación de Comunidades Israelitas de Colombia (Association of Jewish Communities of Colombia). The two events were attended by local Bnei Anousim and devoted to the...
Yael Mendoza, Shavei's volunteer in Colombia, continues her exciting trip across the country and is planning to visit all 11 communities of Bnei Anousim! You may have read about her stay in Bogota where all were impressed by the warm reception she received by the community...
Yael Mendoza, Shavei Israel volunteer, traveled to Bogota, Colombia, to work with a local Bnei Anousim community. She is currently teaching Judaism to young people and organizing various activities, such as hafrashat challah (separating the challah) and shabbatons. Yael will also take part in teaching...
Now that the Sukkot holiday is over, let's take a look at all the wonderful prayer services, parties, celebrations and other beautiful events that happened last week in different parts of the world. From South America to Poland, from Portugal to Russia; Shavei Israel communities...
