The aliyah from India continues and we have some fantastic pictures. We follow the latest group of Bnei Menashe on their journey home, starting with a collection of photos taken in India before their departure, another set upon arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport in Israel, and...
Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund was interviewed on TLV1, a new Internet-only English-language radio station broadcasting from Israel. Program host Rogel Alpher and Michael discuss a wide range of topics, from how Michael came to move to Israel to the founding of Shavei Israel. ...
Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund has received the 2014 Moskowitz Prize for Zionism. Established in 2008 and dubbed the "Lion of Zion" award, the prize recognizes "people who put Zionism into action." Freund will receive the prize in a ceremony on Thursday, May 29, 2014,...
The aliyah of the Bnei Menashe from India is once again under way. Just four months after bringing 160 Bnei Menashe to Israel, Shavei Israel has now started to bring the next group of 250 community members home to the Jewish state. Over the past...
160 Bnei Menashe visited the Kotel (the Western Wall) last month. All were part of the most recent waves of aliyah from Mizoram who arrived in the early part of 2014. This was the first visit of the group since they completed a full return...
The Indian newspaper "The Hindu" ran a comprehensive article on the Bnei Menashe in advance of this year's Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) celebrations. We have it here....
Every year, when Purim comes around, Shavei Israel communities around the world celebrate big time. The Megillah readings, outlandish costumes, extravagant parties, sumptuous kosher food, and far out festivities never cease to amaze us. And so, as we do every year, here’s a selection of...
One of the fastest growing and increasingly popular professions for the Bnei Menashe is working as a bus driver. There are already 10 members of the community working for Egged (Israel’s national bus network) along with several smaller, local transportation companies. Tuvia Kipgen has...
What goes into making a good Kiddush meal after the Shabbat morning service in synagogue? Some homemade cakes and cookies, maybe a little kugel and, if it’s a very special spread, cholent. But when the Ohel Ari synagogue in Ra'anana hosted a group of Bnei...
It was a modest ceremony for a modest group, in numbers, demeanor and dress. But the graduation of ten students from the Hadassah Dental School in Jerusalem on December 31, 2013, as part of a program sponsored by Shavei Israel, will make much more than...
