In Cali, Colombia, a new mikveh is being built for the city's Bnei Anousim community. Shavei Israel's emissary Rabbi Shimon Yehoshua was there with the people of "Shomer Israel," where he celebrated with a festive meal and shaharit (morning) service afterward. We have pictures. ...
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...
Yes, we know Purim was last week. But the communities that Shavei Israel supports around the world keep sending us photos. And we couldn't not share with you these delightful pictures of Bnei Anousim girls dressed like princesses, teenage boys decked out as pirates, and...
Bnei Anousim communities in Italy, Portugal and El Salvador got into the Purim spirit this year - and our photographers captured the mood....
The Jewish holiday of Tu B’shvat is known as “Rosh Hashana for the Trees.” And what says “new year” more than a resolution to start something new – which in the case of trees would be planting. Portuguese Bnei Anousim took to the fields in...
Portugal recently inaugurated the “Rede de Juderias,” a new tourist trail that passes through a number of historic Jewish sites in the country. Shavei Israel's emissary Rabbi Elisha Salas has been advising the Portuguese government. He was in Israel recently to promote the Jewish heritage...
Operation Menashe 2017 is underway. The first of 30 new immigrants from the Indian state of Mizoram are heading to their new lives in Israel. We have pictures of the excitement, from packing their bags to their final moments in India before boarding their plane...
Looking for kosher cheese in Portugal? Head to Belmonte where Shavei Israel’s emissary Rabbi Elisha Salas is supervising a new line of kosher sheep cheese. This is not Rabbi Salas’s first dip into cheese-making. He has supervised cheese production in Trancoso, another Portuguese city with...
El Salvador's Bnei Anousim community has opened a new beit midrash, offering options for study and prayer in two daily sessions. The study hall is located in the Beit Israel synagogue in the capital city of San Salvador. Participants are studying Jewish Law, the Torah...
With great joy, the Bnei Anousim community of Barranquilla, Colombia honored the reception of a new Torah scroll with a traditional Hachnasat Sefer Torah ceremony. The festive event was filled with singing and dancing together with the Torah scrolls, expressing the unbreakable tie between...
