The 7 men from Kaifeng, China, whom Shavei Israel has supported in their journey towards Judaism, stand here before the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court last week in a final step towards formally rejoining the Jewish people. In the main group picture are: Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund...
[caption id="attachment_10183" align="alignleft" width="300"] The 7 Kaifeng Jewish men with Michael Freund and Rabbi Menachem Weinberg[/caption] As he stood before the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court answering the final question before completing a crucial last step on the road towards his long awaited conversion to Judaism, Tony Liang...
[caption id="attachment_10125" align="alignleft" width="300"] Kaifeng Jew at the Western Wall in Jerusalem[/caption] The age of the Internet and YouTube so often bring items of interest to our attention, many of which leave us wanting to know more. And so it was for me, after watching a...
[caption id="attachment_9706" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Xue Fei"][/caption] "My deep Jewish soul was elevated" - Xue Fei, 24, from Kaifeng, China, tells his story for Rosh Hashana. I was born into a regular Chinese family: A father, a mother and a child – me. My...
Jewish liturgy and ritual frequently remind us that the Israelites were scattered to the “four corners of the earth,” as symbolized by the four fringes of the tallit, or prayer shawl. The extent of the geographic dispersion of the Jews over millennia has been vast,...
[caption id="attachment_9458" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Plaque with the 10 Commandments in Chinese"][/caption] Rabbi Marvin Tokayer is one of the leading experts on Jewish life in Asia. He spent nearly ten years as the rabbi of the Jewish community in Tokyo and has traveled extensively in the region...
Rabbi Marvin Tokayer, a long-time expert on the Jews of Asia, brought a group to visit the Jewish community in Kaifeng, China. Here are some pictures from that visit. The Kaifeng Jews created a special plaque with the luchot habrit - the biblical 10 Commandments...
[caption id="attachment_9271" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Adina Li with the Gu Zheng"][/caption] Have you ever seen a Gu Zheng? It is a unique Chinese string instrument that looks like a small harp resting on its side. The Gu Zheng will be featured as part of a CD project...
