For the past year and a half, hundreds of Bnei Menashe in northeast India have been displaced due to ethnic fighting. As many as 30 families share living space in difficult conditions, as they wait indefinitely for their turn to be brought on aliyah to...
We were devastated to hear of the loss of another Bnei Menashe soldier, Sergeant Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat, 21, from Afula. Gary was a soldier in Kfir Brigade’s Shimshon Batallion. He was among three other IDF soldiers killed in an explosion in northern Gaza, sacrificing their lives...
Shavei Israel communities from different parts of the world shared photos with us of them at services and in mourning for the destruction of the Temples and remembering other tragedies in Jewish history that happened on Tisha B’Av, the annual fast day on the 9th...
Miriam Haokip, 31, immigrated from Manipur, India with her family with the help of Shavei Israel in 2015. A member of the Bnei Menashe community, they settled in Kiryat Shemona, in Israel’s north. But since the continuous attacks by Hezbollah on Israel's northern border starting...
Another fabulous video from our friends at Unpacked. "The mystery of the 10 Lost Tribes of Israel has captivated the imagination of societies around the world for centuries. Among the many communities who claim to descend from these Lost Tribes, the Bnei Menashe, from a remote...
Great news for the Bnei Menashe community of Nof Hagalil: Rabbi Crispil has become the official community rabbi of the community, specifically for the immigrants from Manipur, as the rabbi for Shavei Israel. In the presence of the mayor of the city of Nof Hagalil, the...
This week was the closing of a special 8-week course for Bnei Menashe leadership in Nof Hagalil to help them counsel their community members and deal with societal challenges. The course was provided for 18 men and women of the Bnei Menashe community as well as...
Hezron Tauteng, a member of the Bnei Menashe community, immigrated from India with his family with the help of Shavei Israel in 2015. They settled in Kiryat Shemona, in Israel's north. This past Shavuot he passed away after a cardiac event. He was the first...
This month the much-awaited annual Bnei Akiva summer youth leadership training seminar was held for the Bnei Menashe group leaders from the whole northern district. This year, thirty outstanding Bnei Menashe group leaders, from four different community branches, participated in the seminar. They hailed from the original...
A meeting of the Bnei Menashe class at the Hispin Yeshiva with Yochai Ben Avi gave birth to 'Mehmizrah' ('From the East') - a song that summarizes their special story, which is part of the story of all of Israel. There are songs whose purpose is...
