He likes hamburgers and schnitzel; she prefers spicy curries. He’s a Sabra who grew up on a small moshav and she spent her first 20 years in the remote Indian state of Manipur and could only dream of what life might be like in the...
The Jerusalem Post interviews Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund about the government's decision to allow 899 Bnei Menashe from Mizoram to make aliyah in the coming months....
On Sunday morning, the Government of Israel unanimously passed a resolution allowing Shavei Israel to bring 899 Bnei Menashe from India to Israel. The government action means that Shavei Israel’s planning for the next wave of Bnei Menashe aliyah is now kicking into high gear....
At the conclusion of the holiday of Sukkot, we have a fabulous tour of some of the most creative temporary "booths" built for the festival - direct from India. Check out these beautiful sukkot built by the Bnei Menashe in the villages of Matiyang, Tuibong,...
It is a heavenly irony that, no matter what the temperature on the days before Yom Kippur, when the actual Day of Atonement arrives, it will be unseasonably hot. It was that way this year in Israel and it was even more so in India,...
As the 94 Bnei Menashe men and women returned to their hometowns and families, following a 50-hour cross-country journey by bus and after already having been away for nearly a month, the Rosh Hashana holiday was quickly approaching. But rather than take even a moment...
94 Bnei Menashe Fellows completed a 25 day training course in the remote Indian state of Sikkim. The course was sponsored by Shavei Israel to train the "next generation" of Fellows, who will soon be replacing the current group which is making aliyah. Here are...
Azriel and Mayian Hmar have a comfortable life in the city of Aizawl in the northeastern Indian state of Mizoram, Azriel, 45, is a high-level government employee and a leader in the Bnei Menahse community there. His wife, Mayian, teaches Jewish subjects and their children...
Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund was interviewed this week on Israel Radio's IBA News program. We have the audio and you can listen to it here....
The Israeli newspaper Maariv and its online site NRG included Shavei Israel Founder and Chairman Michael Freund on its list of the "100 most influential Jews." Maariv produced a lovely 2-minute video about Shavei Israel and its activities around the world. The video (originally in...
