Rabbi Elisha Salas, Shavei Israel's envoy in Portugal, also serves as the rabbi of the Jewish community in Belmonte. In this capacity, he teaches Hebrew to boys and visiting members of the community, and teaches them to put on tefillin. [nggallery id=101]El Rabino Elish Salas, enviado...
Shavei Israel's emissary in Portugal, Rabbi Elisha Salas leads a study group with Marranos in the city of Belmonte, The group meets every month and they have even a Facebook group where they post educational material daily. Here are pictures of the exciting first meeting. [nggallery...
In August, there was a mega event in support of Israel in Jerusalem, organized by journalist Glenn Beck. Many communities participated in the event. Here are photos from a barbeque with Bnei Anousim held in Barcelona. [nggallery id=99]En agosto, tuvo lugar un mega evento de apoyo...
[caption id="attachment_7366" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Rav Nissan Ben-Avraham"][/caption] This article appeared on The Jerusalem Post website. PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain – Sixty-five year old Miguel Sigura held the prayer book in his hands with the care of a child. Reading the Grace After Meals from the...
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the passing of an unsung Jewish hero, Captain Arthur Carlos de Barros Basto, who commanded a Portuguese infantry company in WWI. When he re-embraced the faith of his forefathers, he was summarily drummed out of the armed forces....
Here are a few photos from the Shavei Israel-sponsored seminar in Palma de Mallorca held in November, 2011. [nggallery id=97] Aquí les traemos algunas fotos del Seminario de Shavei Israel en Palma de Mallorca, realizado en Noviembre `11. [nggallery id=97] ...
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Antonio Piña, 59, lives in the town of Sóller on the island of Mallorca in Spain. Piña teaches cooking in a local technical school and is known throughout Mallorca as the leading expert on the island’s unique cuisine. He has written books on the subject and lectured widely about it as well.
Piña is married with three boys – Jordi, who works as an auditor; Samuel, who works in the Spanish environmental ministry; and Salvador, who builds dental prosthetics. His journey towards his Jewish roots began when he was just eight years old…
The city of Palma de Mallorca in Spain was the site of an emotional and spiritually stimulating seminar convened by Shavei Israel on November 11-12. The event brought together 25 Bnei Anousim and Chuetas for a Shabbat filled with inspiring classes, singing, prayers, delicious food...
Como todos los meses, el Rab Nissán Ben Avraham visitó a los grupos de Bnei Anusim de la Península Ibérica. De su mano, estudiaron el libro de Kuzarí, Halajá y se prepararon para las Altas Fiestas. ¡Aquí les traemos algunas fotos del grupo de Valencia! [nggallery...
[caption id="attachment_7050" align="alignright" width="195" caption="Two Italian Marranos examine the ancient underground mikva"][/caption] Tucked away in the southeastern Sicilian city of Syracuse (or Siracusa in Italian), lies one of Europe’s least-known Jewish treasures. Down a charming, narrow street just a block or two away from the...
