Chief Rabbi of Efrat Rabbi Shlomo Riskin led a group of 40 tourists to the small town of Belmonte, Portugal, where they joined together with Shavei Israel's emissary Rabbi Elisha Salas and local Bnei Anousim and Jewish residents for a weekend Shabbaton. We have pictures.El...
Two weeks ago, we shared with you a video of a group of American students on the Kivunim gap year program who visited the infamous Steri Palace in Palermo. Shavei Israel’s emissary Rabbi Pinhas Punturello made the visit happen and shot the video of the...
Purim 2015 has come and gone but the pictures are still flowing in to the Shavei Israel office. Now it’s time to share them with you. So strap on your jet pack, we’re going for a ride - from China to India, Poland to Portugal,...
Every year, when Purim comes around, Shavei Israel communities around the world celebrate big time. The Megillah readings, outlandish costumes, extravagant parties, sumptuous kosher food, and far out festivities never cease to amaze us. And so, as we do every year, here’s a selection of...
Shavei Israel’s emissary to southern Italy and Sicily, Rabbi Pinchas Punturello, recently organized a weekend Shabbaton for Bnei Anousim in the area. Dozens of people gathered in the Italian town of Brindisi, where they spent the weekend studying, praying and singing together. We have pictures....
Shavei Israel’s emissary to southern Italy and Sicily, Rabbi Pinchas Punturello , recently organized a weekend Shabbaton for Bnei Anousim in the area. Some 20 people gathered in the town of Brindisi, the capital of the province of the same name. Participants spent the weekend...
El Rabino Isaac Aboud de México, ha llegado hace una semana a El Salvador como emisario de Shavei Israel. Ha brindado clases de Torá, oficiado servicios religiosos, pasado un shabatón con ellos y aquí compartimos las fotos de este hermoso encuentro. Que sea un shiduj...
We have one final batch of photos from Shavei Israel’s Hanukah celebrations this year: the return of light to the infamous Steri prison in Palermo, Sicily, where Shavei Israel’s emissary to the Bnei Anousim in southern Italy and Sicily, Rabbi Pinchas Punturello, led a candle-lighting...
Last week, we told you about the plans our emissaries had in store for Shavei Israel Hanukah celebrations around the world. Now we have pictures. Here are some selections from Belmonte, Portugal; Albacete, Spain; Cartagena, Colombia; Catania, Italy; Krakow and Katowice, Poland; Kaifeng, China; and...
A group of 10 people from southern Italy – including both Bnei Anousim and members of the Jewish community of Naples – were in Israel for 10 days over the summer for a special seminar co-sponsored by Shavei Israel. We have pictures and a video.Este...
