Some 40 “Hidden Jews” of Poland gathered last month in the town of Lodz for a weekend seminar sponsored by Shavei Israel. We've assembled the best photos in the following galleries Pictures from the trip [nggallery id=223] Havdalah ceremony [nggallery id=218] Melave Malka at the conclusion of Shabbat [nggallery id=220] Meals during the...
Some 40 “Hidden Jews” of Poland gathered last month in the town of Lodz for a weekend seminar sponsored by Shavei Israel. The Shabbaton was geared specifically for graduates of previous Shavei seminars for Polish Jews, including our three-week program in Israel last summer. We...
Here are some pictures from the Subbotnik Jewish community Purim celebrations in Visoky, Russia this year. [nggallery id=226]Aquí hay algunas fotos de la celebración de purim de los judíos subotniks de Visoky, Rusia, este año. [nggallery id=226] ...
Last week, the small and unassuming mikve (ritual bath) in Hod HaSharon witnessed the unfolding of a remarkable scene in the annals of Jewish history. One by one, six young Chinese men, all descendants of the Jewish community of Kaifeng, China, immersed themselves in the...
Here's a selection of pictures taken from this year's Purim celebrations with the Bnei Anousim in Belmonte, Portugal, with Shavei Israel's emissary Rabbi Elisha Salas. [nggallery id=225]Aquí les traemos una selección de fotos de la celebración de Purim del emisario de Shavei Israel, el Rabino Elisha Salas, junto...
Purim in Katowice, Poland was particularly festive this year with Shavei Israel's emissary Rabbi Yehoshua Ellis at the helm. Here are a selection of pictures, including dance performances, reading of the megillah (the Scroll of Esther), a festive meal and flock of fanciful costumes. [nggallery id=224] La...
Israeli student Eran Barzilay visited Kaifeng, China, during the High Holy Days in 2012. He was accompanied during some of his trip by Gideon and Shuli Elazar, an Israeli family from Tekoa. The Elazars celebrated the Sukkot holiday in Kaifeng and Gideon taught some classes...
[caption id="attachment_10673" align="alignleft" width="300"] Eran Barzilay (back row) with some of the Chinese community in Kaifeng[/caption] Two years ago, following the devastating fire that ravished Israel’s Carmel mountain range, the Jewish community in Kaifeng, China, decided it wanted to donate money to help rebuild the Yemin...
El 27 de enero se conmemoró el día internacional del holocausto. La municipalidad de Belmonte, junto con Shavei Israel, la comunidad judía y otras organizaciones, realizaron un evento conmemorativo, durante el cual se homenajeó a Irena Sendler, justa de la humanidad, quién salvó a miles...
El Rabino Elisha Salas festejó la festividad de Tu Bishvat con el grupo de anusim de los Judeus Lusos, realizando las plantaciones tradicionales del día, en la localidad de Belmonte, ¡y a pesar de la lluvia! Aquí les traemos las fotos [nggallery id=215] ...
