The remarkable tale of India's Zion Torah Center, a formerly Christian community of 1,500 in the city of Erode who today practice a form of Orthodox Judaism, complete with a synagogue, Torah scroll, Shabbat, kashrut, brit milah and a pastor turned rabbi. This story appeared...
The last group of Bnei Menashe to make aliyah left the Kfar Hasidim absorption center just before the Jewish holidays and, with Shavei Israel's assistance, moved into their new homes in Kiryat Shemona in the northern Galilee. Israel's Channel 1 news sent correspondent Ruby Hammerschlag...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, during a session of Knesset on October 14, 2015. During his speech welcoming Mukherjee to Israel, Netanyahu’s emphasized the strong ties between the two countries by citing the Bnei Menashe immigrants who have moved from...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, during a session of Knesset on October 14, 2015. During his speech welcoming Mukherjee to Israel, Netanyahu's emphasized the strong ties between the two countries by citing the Bnei Menashe immigrants who have moved from...
Shortly before 6 a.m, Benji Tungnung is rushing to make it in time for Slichot services. In the days leading up to the start of the Jewish New Year, scenes similar to the one above play out in cities throughout the country. But for Tungnung,...
Shavei Israel has published two new books just in time for the Jewish High Holy Days. The first is a much-requested booklet of Selichot, the penitential poems and prayers traditionally recited in the days leading up to Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. It's in the...
For the first time, the commander of an Israel Defense Forces unit in charge of acclimatizing and integrating new immigrant soldiers into the army has reached out to Shavei Israel for help. The officer in charge of the "Michve Alon" army base in the north...
What made Li, Fan and Xue’s journey so unique was the history they were making, as they became the first group of Chinese Jews to join Israeli army since the modern rebirth of the Jewish state. Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund's article about this unique...
The Internet has been all abuzz in the past few weeks with video about Shavei Israel. We wanted to share a few of those links with you. The video is from a group of Benie Menashe visiting the Western Wall for the first time. You...
The Israeli-developed system of immersive language learning, known as the ulpan, is recognized around the world as perhaps the best methodology for quickly mastering a new tongue. But the system has not always proven successful with newcomers from some Asian and African nations, including the...
