Nine Bnei Menashe couples, all of whom immigrated to Israel from Manipur, India, last month, married this week in a group ceremony at Shavei Israel’s absorption center in Kfar Hasidim under Jewish law in the wake of their formal conversion....
In the coming weeks, we will be sharing some of the most remarkable photos we've seen of the Bnei Menashe community in Manipur. Joel Shoot is a professional photographer who is currently visiting India. The faces of the Bnei Menashe are just breathtaking. Here are...
This year’s Hanukah has come to a close but the memories linger, not unlike the oil that burned for an extra seven days. So let’s take a trip around the world to see how the communities that Shavei Israel supports celebrated the Festival of Lights...
The countdown to November’s #OperationMenashe aliyah flights from India is ticking fast – just one week and 162 Bnei Menashe will be winging their way from Manipur to their new homes in Israel. One particular woman can barely contain her excitement. Chen Kongsai made aliyah...
During the intermediate days of hol ha-moed Sukkot, Jews around the world traditionally take out a Torah scroll and walk around the room in synagogue while carrying their "arba minim." And that's exactly what the Bnei Menashe did. We have photos from the Sukkot shul...
Last week we shared with you pictures of sukkot in varying states of construction. This week, let's look at the finished product. The Bnei Menashe of India invite you to join them in the temporary "booths" the built this year in Manipur. Next year -...
Let's return to India, where Bnei Menashe youngsters tackle one of the other main mitzvot of the holiday - gathering together the lulav (palm fronds) and etrog (citron) which are used during the holiday of Sukkot both in the synagogue and in the sukka. When you...
The Jewish holiday of Sukkot begins this week and that means it's time to head outdoors and start building - sukkot, that is. We got in early this year and have a collection of photos from the construction process. Next week, we'll look at the...
Shomria in the northern Negev decided to open a special summer camp for the children of the Bnei Menashe community from Upper Nazareth and host them in their community....
Summer is here and that means school's out and it's time for camp. Shavei Israel is sponsoring a summer camp at the Bnei Menashe center in Churachandpur, India. Nearly 300 children are participating. We have some great pictures....
