The Bnei Menashe visited the small town of Sajal in Manipur to celebrate Rosh Chodesh Elul - the start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar (and the month before Tishrei with the High Holydays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur). We have pictures...
In advance of the upcoming aliyah to Israel of a large group of Bnei Menashe immigrants, Shavei Israel has dispatched additional staff to India to teach Hebrew and Judaism classes. Here are a few pictures from the Hebrew lessons. [nggallery id=159]...
[caption id="attachment_9525" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Bnei Menashe students during a Hebrew class activity"][/caption] In advance of the upcoming aliyah to Israel of a large group of Bnei Menashe immigrants, Shavei Israel has dispatched additional staff to India. This is the second time in 2012 that we have...
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,...
25 young Polish Jews, many of whom have only recently discovered their Jewish background, have arrived in Jerusalem for two and a half weeks of study and touring. The program, organized and sponsored by Shavei Israel, includes classes with Polish-speaking rabbis and educators, trips to...
[caption id="attachment_9453" align="alignleft" width="168" caption="David Gangte and family"][/caption] My name is David Gangte, son of Oved Jangsei Gangte. I am 29-years-old and married to a loving and beautiful lady named Elianna. We are blessed with two lovely children – our son Ben Khayil and daughter Rafaeli....
[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...
[caption id="attachment_9450" align="alignleft" width="271" caption="David Ginboi Gangte and his family"][/caption] My name is David Ginboi Gangte. I am 51-years-old and I reside in Imphal along with my family: my wife Shira, son Baruch Chayim, and daughters Emuna and Talya. We belong to the Beit El- Langol...
