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...
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...
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...
Congratulations to Bnei Menashe Oved Hrangchal, who won a gold medal in kickboxing for the 57 kg weight category at a competition last week! Hrangchal, 29, representing the David Ramon Martial Arts Center in Maalot Tarshiha, was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing champion in his...
A bit of joy and hope for the future during a difficult time as friends and neighbors of the Thangjalam family, of the Bnei Menashe community in Nof Hagalil, celebrate the chalakah of little Israel Thangjalam. Traditional Jews often wait until a boy's third birthday before giving...
Yitzhak Chawngthu, 21 years old, is from from the Bnei Menashe community in Nof HaGalil. Yitzhak, the youngest of seven siblings, made aliyah in 2014 with his family, thanks to Shavei Israel. A soldier in the 931st Nahal Battalion, Yitzhak fought in a tough battle in...
Ezra Janggousang, a B'nei Menashe child displaced from the ethnic fighting in northeast India, is the adorable child seen lighting the Chanukah candles in a number of photos coming out of the Shavei Israel Centre, Churachandpur, Manipur, in northeast India. Ezra, along with his family and...
Growing up in Mizoram as a member of Bnei Menashe in the mid-nineties certainly came with difficulties. You would typically be teased by other kids for being Jewish and mocked for “not believing in Jesus.” That was certainly the case for Esther Kolnoy before she...
David Thangkhoneh and Esther Doungel were among the Bnei Menashe refugees from Sajal Beit Shalom, in northeast India, where their house - and the whole village - was burned down by the Meitei mob on May, 2023. They were among those who were rescued by...
A personal account by Yosef Vaiphei from Beth El Langol, in Manipur, India. Yosef's younger brother Samuel Vaiphei, who was married just a month ago, works for Shavei Israel and was in Churachandpur occupied with the work regarding the aliyah process for the next Bnei...
