Miquel Segura, el primer Chueta que retornó al judaísmo sin atravesar la conversión (con la ayuda de Shavei Israel), sacó un nuevo libro en catalán relatando su historia personal, denominado “La historia somos nosotros”. Su gira de presentación del libro fue sumamente exitosa, y pasó...
Nuestro emisario en Katowice, el Rabino Yehoshua Ellis, festejó junto a su comunidad, el día de la independencia israelí. A la celebración asistieron cerca de 50 personas, y eso que se trata de una pequeña comunidad! El Rabino habló del significado religioso y nacional del...
[caption id="attachment_9021" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Rabbi Avrasin cleaning up the cemetery in Vysoky"][/caption] Every year, on the Jewish holiday of L’ag B’Omer, the Subbotnik Jews of Vysoky, Russia, have a tradition to clean up the local Jewish cemetery. They meticulously remove fallen trees, get rid of any...
Every year, on the Jewish holiday of L’ag B’Omer, the Subbotnik Jews of Vysoky, Russia, have a tradition to clean up the local Jewish cemetery. They meticulously remove fallen trees, get rid of any trash that may have accumulated, and take special care to protect...
From Japan to Jerusalem: the story of Moshe Hattori He served as a Protestant minister in Japan’s fourth-largest city, presiding over a prominent Christian congregation where he was loved and respected by all. But growing doubts about the veracity of his faith led Nobutaka Hattori...
[caption id="attachment_8991" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Class being taught in Poland"][/caption] After an unprecedented four-day seminar in the laws of kashrus hosted in Cracow by the nonprofit organization Shavei Israel, 17 Polish Jews began the certification process to become kashrus supervisors - the first event of this kind to take...
[caption id="attachment_8984" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Christopher Columbus bids farewell to his son Diego at Palos, Spain, before embarking on his first voyage on August 3, 1492 (from CNN website)"][/caption] Today marks the 508th anniversary of the death of Christopher Columbus. Everybody knows the story of Columbus, right? He...
This moving television report tells the story of the Bnei Menashe aliyah from India to Israel. We pray that the next aliyah will take place very soon. ...
[caption id="attachment_8945" align="alignleft" width="194" caption="New prayerbook for Jews in Brazil"][/caption] Shavei Israel has published a new daily siddur (prayer book) intended for use by the Brazilian Jewish communities in Belem, Manaus and other towns in the northern part of the country. The siddur will also be...
