The Jewish world is celebrating fifty years since the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967 following the Six-Day War. The day is marked with speeches, parties, music and parades. Shavei Israel communities have been getting some Jerusalem Day spirit too - and not just in Jerusalem....
Who doesn't love a good bonfire? There were plenty of them this week as the Jewish world celebrated Lag B'Omer, the 33rd day of the period between Passover and the holiday of Shavuot. We have photos of medurot (Hebrew for bonfire) from Shavei Israel communities...
He made aliyah in 2010 from India at the age of 16. This week, Eliezer Menashe was invited to Beit Hanasi - the home of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin - to receive the President's Medal of Excellence for his service in the IDF's Golani 13...
This week Israel and the Jewish world marked Yom Ha'atzmaut - Israel Independence Day - and Shavei Israel's communities celebrated in style. We have a great selection of photos - from Israel, India, El Salvador and Colombia....
For our final post-Pesach stop, we visit the Bnei Menashe in India. Our correspondent Meital Singson send us some lovely photos of the community getting ready for the holiday at the Beith Shalom center in Churachandpur, Manipur....
Members of the Bnei Menashe Jewish community in India came together last week to bake matzah at the Shavei Israel center in Churachandpur, a district in the northeastern state of Manipur. "It’s reminiscent of Biblical times, and our forefathers’ hurrying to flee Egypt,” said one...
It's that time of year again: when the Jewish world puts on a happy face - literally. When the masks come off, it's nothing but smiles as Jewish communities everywhere celebrate the holiday of Purim. And we've got the photos to prove it. Here are...
The latest aliyah wave of Bnei Menashe new immigrants is now settling in to the temporary homes at Shavei Israel's Kfar Hasidim absorption center, where the Bnei Menashe will stay for the next three months while they learn Hebrew, Judaism, and the basics of life...
The 102 Bnei Menashe immigrants who arrived in Israel from India last week are settling into their new home at the Kfar Hasidim absorption center. We have some pictures of the group here. The newcomers from Mizoram will live in Kfar Hasidim for about 3...
They're here! The first group of 30 immigrants from India as part of Operation Menashe 2017 have landed at Ben-Gurion Airport. Shavei Israel's director of marketing and new media Laura Ben-David was there and shot some amazing photos, as the group makes their way through...
