Purim with the Bnei Menashe in IndiaPurim con los Bnei Menashé de la India
La festividad judía de purim tendrá lugar mañana alrededor del mundo...
Bnei Menashe
A new project to train Bnei Menashe as firefighters in Israel
[caption id="attachment_7865" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Carmel fire (photo: Hila Shaked)"][/caption] In December 2010, northern Israel’s Carmel Forest suffered a major fire disaster. Over 9,000 acres were destroyed and 44 prison service officer cadets and their commanders lost their lives when their bus was caught in the inferno. Government...
Report from India: Reflections of a Bnei Menashe Rabbi
[caption id="attachment_7792" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="It's cold but we're ready to learn!"][/caption] Rabbi Yehuda Gin, a member of the Bnei Menashe community in Israel, has been in India this month with other Shavei Israel staff members, where he is teaching classes on Judaism to the Bnei...
Report from India: Hebrew and a hike through the jungle at Shavei Israel’s Bnei Menashe seminar
[caption id="attachment_7689" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Studying in Manipur"][/caption] Shavei Israel staff is continuing its six-week visit to the Bnei Menashe in India, teaching classes in Judaism and Hebrew. Rabbi Hanoch Avitzedek, Director of Shavei...
Pictures from our 2012 Bnei Menashe seminar in IndiaFotos de nuestro seminario 2012 de hebreo para Bnei Menashe en India
The first Bnei Menashe seminar in India for 2012 is underway. We have pictures from India: Gallery #1 [nggallery id=111] Gallery #2 [nggallery id=112] Gallery #3 [nggallery id=113] Here's another way to view these great pictures. We've put together a one-minute slide show on YouTube. You can see it here: ...
More details on Shavei Israel’s study program for the Bnei Menashe in India during the next month
[caption id="attachment_7622" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Rabbi Avitzedek (center in black jacket) during a previous visit to India "][/caption] On Tuesday of last week, January 3, 2012, five Shavei Israel staff members left Israel on a six-week visit to the Bnei Menashe in India where they will be...
Envisioning the Israeli flag: Bnei Menashe artwork center stage in new calendar
In addition to the multilingual siddur we are preparing for the Bnei Menashe (see the article here), a new calendar featuring Bnei Menashe artwork has just rolled off the press. The calendar is the result of a competition that Shavei Israel held with the...
Connecting with “Lost Jews” Throughout the World
[caption id="attachment_7554" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Michael Freund with Bnei Menashe Kids in India"][/caption] The Westchester Jewish Life profiled Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund, who grew up in the town of Harrison in Westchester County, New York. Here is a reprint of the article. ---------------------------------- Reaching out to descendants of...
Lost and Found Tribe
[caption id="attachment_7544" align="alignright" width="191" caption="Yochanan Phaltual"][/caption] The New York Jewish Week published an article about Yochanan Phaltual, Shavei Israel's emissary to the Bnei Menashe community in Manipur. It is reprinted here. ---------------------------------- Yochanan Phaltual is the administrator of the 5,000-member Bnei Menashe in the northeastern Indian state...