Bnei Menashe
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.Sephardic Chief Rabbi Recognizes Bnei Menashe as ‘Jews’
Press Trust of India Jerusalem, (PTI) : The Bnei Menashe, a community found in India's north-eastern states of Manipur and Mizoram, may now be able to immigrate to Israel with the Shephardic Chief Rabbi, Shlomo Amar, formally recognising them as "descendants of Israel".Rabbinate Recognizes Bnei Menashe as “Descendants of Israel”
In a historic decision yesterday, Sephardic Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar decided to formally recognize the Bnei Menashe of northeastern India as “descendants of Israel.” The Chief Rabbinate has also agreed to send a beit din (rabbinical court) from the Chief Rabbinate to the region to convert them.Jewish Stories for a Lost Tribe of Israel
For the first time, members of a Lost Tribe of Israel in northeastern India will be able to read about great Jewish figures from the Talmud in their native tongue.
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New IDF ‘olim’ from India to reunite with their families
The ‘Shavei Yisrael’ Foundation, together with the Interior Ministry and other bodies, to turn dream of bringing entire community to Israel into a reality. Sons of the Bnei-Menashe community, who immigrated to Israel from India without their families several years ago and joined the IDF, have requested that their parents be brought to Israel.Parashat Teruma
"And these cherubs had their wings extended upward with the wings hovering over the kaporet [coverlet], with each baby-faced cherub facing his brother" (Exodus 25:20). Among the most well-known and fascinating accoutrements of the sanctuary in the desert were the pure gold cherubs on the cover of the Ark of Testimony. The most sacred objects in the sanctuary were the Tablets of the Ten Commandments, which were deposited in the Ark.The Long Journey Home
Jewish Action Magazine Nestled in the picturesque, rolling green hilltops of Samaria, the small settlement of Shavei Shomron rests quietly, despite its proximity to the flaming Arab cities of Tulkarem and Shechem. But some fascinating new neighbors have created a murmur across the yishuv. In August of 2002, the Amita Absorption Center, along with Amishav—an organization dedicated to bringing lost Jews from around the world to Israel— opened the settlement’s doors to the Bnei Menashe, a group of people from northeast India who claim to be Jews.Israeli ‘Lost Tribes’ Living in W. Bank
Associated Press SHAVEI SHOMRON, West Bank (AP) - Some 2,700 years ago, 10 of the 12 biblical tribes of Israel were driven from the Holy Land into exile and the mists of history. Now, a group claiming descent from one of the lost tribes can be found sitting in a bomb shelter in a West Bank Jewish settlement, learning Hebrew.Mizo ‘Jews’ seek Israel visas
Amishav delegates talk migration with Mizo hopefuls
They are born Mizo and speak the language of this far north-east Indian state bordering Burma - but they dream of a new life in Israel.
There are nearly 5,000 people in Mizoram and the neighbouring state of Manipur who call themselves Jews, and 800 of them have already migrated to the Middle East.