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[caption id="attachment_9822" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Yehoshua Touthang and son Avi Doron selling the four species at their home for the community of Bnei Menashe in Churachandpur"][/caption] For many years, Shavei Israel has been shipping the arba minim – or the “four species” used during the holiday of...

One of the highlights of the holiday of Sukkot in India is the annual sukka competition, which Shavei Israel has sponsored since 2010; the top ten selected sukkot receive a prize. Bnei Menashe communities from all over India participated this year and, for the first...

Here are pictures of the sukkot from the Bnei Menashe community in Imphal. Please make your vote on our Facebook page. [nggallery id=171]  ...

For many years, Shavei Israel has been shipping the arba minim – or the “four species” used during the holiday of Sukkot – to the Bnei Menashe in India. This year, however, the Bnei Menashe began creating their own arba minim using material found locally. We...

At the end of Sukkot holiday, there is a tradition to beat the willows – part of the four species – on the ground. Here are some fun photos, from Churachandpur in Manipur. [nggallery id=177]  ...

This year, Bnei Menashe communities throughout India built sukkot this year. Here are some photos of the Beith Shalom community in Churanchandpur building their sukkot. [nggallery id=176]...

Here are pictures of the sukkot built by the Bnei Menashe in the community of Matiyang. Please vote for your favorites on our Facebook page. [nggallery id=174]  ...

Here are pictures of the sukkot built by the Bnei Menashe communities in Keithelman & Gamgiphai. Please make your votes on our Facebook page. [nggallery id=173]...

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