Seventy-eight Bnei Menashe arrivals landed at Ben Gurion Airport. It is the first in a series of three flights, with the other two next week bringing the rest of some 250 arrivals in total. Thursday night’s group brought the number of Bnei Menashe immigrants to...
The countdown has begun! In just 7 days, Malka Sitlhou and her family will be reunited with Malka's sister, Rachel, who already lives in Israel with her family. Malka's father instilled in her the dream of aliyah. He sadly passed away before being able to...
The Jewish World magazine includes an article about how the Bnei Menashe celebrate Israel Independence Day back in India. The article describes the main ceremony in Churachandpur, where Shavei Israel's operations are headquartered, which attracted 1,500 people this year from throughout the Indian state of...
In the next in our series on “Bnei Menashe – in their own words,” we meet Eliezer Haokip, who is praying to make aliyah this summer. Eliezer needs your help. You can sponsor him and his Bnei Menashe family for just $4,000 per immigrant. Read...
As we continue our series, “Bnei Menashe – in their own words," please meet Miriam Nenghoichong Haokip and her family, from Churachandpur, Manipur. Miriam tells her story - of growing up Jewish in India and of her yearning to make aliyah to the land of...
Pilgrims to Joseph's Tomb in the Biblical city of Shechem on Monday night were treated to moving scenes, as members of a lost Tribe of Israel - the Bnei Menashe - reunited with their ancient forefather for the first time in well over two millennia....
Today we begin a new series, "Bnei Menashe - in their own words." In the coming weeks, we will present the stories of some of the Bnei Menashe families who are praying to make aliyah this summer. But we need your help. You can sponsor...
Forth-five new immigrant families from Manipur India have moved to the ancient city of Safed in the Upper Galilee. They left the Kfar Hasidim absorption center, where they first landed after making aliyah, several months ago. A team led by Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund...
“With hope and prayer we celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut this year in Manipur, but next year in Zion!” writes Shavei Israel’s coordinator for the Bnei Menashe in India Meital Singson. That was the theme of this year’s Israel Independence Day celebrations in Manipur, which drew more...
The distance between the village of Kaleymo in Myanmar (Burma) and the northeastern Indian border town of Moreh is a mere 70 miles. But here, in the foothills of the Himalayas, the trip takes no less than a full day. That didn’t stop Emunah Hanvung...
