At the end of the calendar year, our students at the Machon Milton and Machon Miriam conversion courses received their certificates indicating the successful completion of all the necessary requirements for the conversion courses in these English and Spanish language Judaism conversion courses. We want to...
Every evening for the eight days of Chanukah, Anne Sheela Samuel and her daughter Rivka lit the candles of the menorah. "My son and elder daughter are lighting them in Israel, but our hearts unite when we gaze at the flame," says Anne. Anne is one...
For the past year and a half, hundreds of Bnei Menashe in northeast India have been displaced due to ethnic fighting. As many as 30 families share living space in difficult conditions, as they wait indefinitely for their turn to be brought on aliyah to...
We were devastated to hear of the loss of another Bnei Menashe soldier, Sergeant Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat, 21, from Afula. Gary was a soldier in Kfir Brigade’s Shimshon Batallion. He was among three other IDF soldiers killed in an explosion in northern Gaza, sacrificing their lives...
Recently, the students at Machon Milton were treated to a tour of the beautiful, new National Library of Israel by their beloved teacher, Dafna Siegman, who also works at the Library. The tour started with an explanation of the incredible architecture, designed by Herzog and de...
In this interview, Jeff Futers talks to Michael Freund about Zionism and its biblical roots. They discuss the connection Jews have, and always have had, with the Land of Israel; and they discuss the prophetic importance that all of the tribes of Israel return to...
Those familiar with the Spanish-speaking entertainment industry, would easily recognize Sarah Mintz, but by the name Maritza Rodriguez, the actress and television personality from Colombia. For over 25 years, she lived a glamorous life, playing leading roles in series and telenovelas that were seen around...
After a difficult year of war, loss and displacement, it was truly hard to imagine how we were going to be able to celebrate our holidays. But the Jewish people are nothing if not resilient. Perhaps we celebrated despite it all. But we weren't going...
Shavei Israel communities from different parts of the world shared photos with us of them at services and in mourning for the destruction of the Temples and remembering other tragedies in Jewish history that happened on Tisha B’Av, the annual fast day on the 9th...
Miriam Haokip, 31, immigrated from Manipur, India with her family with the help of Shavei Israel in 2015. A member of the Bnei Menashe community, they settled in Kiryat Shemona, in Israel’s north. But since the continuous attacks by Hezbollah on Israel's northern border starting...
