The president of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, visited the Jewish community in Lisbon. Shavei Israel's Portuguese emissary Rabbi Elisha Salas was among the dignitaries attending, along with the Israeli ambassador to Portugal and representatives of the three Jewish communities in Portugal....
We continue our Hanukah tour of Shavei Israel communities celebrating the Festival of Lights with visits to the Bnei Anousim of Portugal, El Salvador, Colombia, Palermo and San Nicandro, Italy. Happy Hanukah from Shavei Israel!...
In 2010, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz established a now annual event: The Global Day of Jewish Learning. Since 2013, the small Bnei Anousim community in Belmonte, Portugal, led by Shavei Israel’s emissary Rabbi Elisha Salas, has participated. Here's what they have planned for this year on...
Hanukah was bursting out all over the Shavei Israel Jewish world - communities that Shavei Israel works with have held candle lightings, sung songs, eaten Hanukah donuts and, in general, illuminated the dark December skies with Hanukah joy. Check out this amazing selection of photos...
