Pictures from Bnei Menashe symposium for women in Manipur
Here are some pictures from Shavei Israel's just concluded symposium for Bnei Menashe women held in Manipur, India. [nggallery id=86]...
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First ever Bnei Menashe women’s symposium held in Manipur
Shavei Israel has just concluded a special new symposium exclusively for Bnei Menashe women in India. More than 100 women studied in the 10-day program on the theme of “women as the builder of the Jewish home and community.” The seminar was held at the...
Bnei Menashe bar and bat mitzvah children celebrate in Jerusalem
Six young Bnei Menashe boys and girls recently celebrated their bar and bat mitzvahs in an emotional ceremony in Israel’s capital. ...
Bnei Menashe parents say thank you to Shavei Israel
[caption id="attachment_6920" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Bnei Menashe children celebrate their bnei mitzvot in Jerusalem"][/caption] Following the bar mitzvah ceremonies of their children (see our story here), three Bnei Menashe parents wrote in to say thank you to Shavei Israei for making such a stirring and poignant experience...
Rabbi backs India’s ‘lost Jews’
One of Israel's chief rabbis has recognised an Indian tribe as lost descendants of ancient Israelites. The Chief Rabbi of the Sephardic Jews, Shlomo Amar, has informed members of the 6,000-strong Bnei Menashe community in India's north-east of his decision. The ruling will ease...
Help ‘Lost Jews’ Find Their Way Home
Last month, an extraordinary meeting of Israel's ministerial committee on immigration and absorption took place in the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem. At the top of the agenda was the fate of more than 7,000 Bnei Menashe, a long-lost community living...
Lieberman threatens budget paralysis over Bnei Menashe
Bnei Menashe are descendants from tribe of Menashe, living in India, who were exiled from kingdom of Israel more than 27 centuries ago. Israel Beiteinu will prevent any funding from being approved by the Knesset Finance Committee if Finance Ministry bureaucrats continue to block funding...
Resolution to Bring Bnei Menashe Home
The government has decided to draft a resolution to bring India's Bnei Menashe populace home to Israel, after years of lobbying by the Shavei Israel organization. The 2,700-year-old group, which claims its ancestry from the Lost Tribe of Menashe, has maintained many of the laws and...
Bnei Menashe emissary training in IndiaCapacitación de emisarios para Bnei Menashé en India
Shavei Israel professionals spent two month in India training the new Bnei Menashe emissaries. Over 60 emissaries learned how to run Jewish cultural and educational programming for their specific community. A small group of 20 learned how to teach Hebrew. The overall program was a...
7,300 Bnei Menashe to make aliyah
Ministerial Committee on Immigrant Absorption makes decision in principle to bring to Jewish state northeastern Indian community claiming descent from one of Lost Tribes of Israel. The Ministerial Committee on Immigrant Absorption, led by Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, reached a historic decision in ...