[caption id="attachment_8203" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Putting on tefillin in Brazil"][/caption] At the entrance to the fabled Amazon River, on the northern tip of Brazil, sits the teeming town of Belem. Colonized in the early 17th century by the Portuguese, the first settlers in the town also included...
Shavei Israel recently held a special seminar for Bnei Anousim in Campina Grande, Brazil. Here are a few pictures from the eight-day learning. [nggallery id=130]Shavei Israel, ha llevado a cabo recientemente un seminario especial para Bnei Anusim en Campinia Grande, Brasil. Aquí tiene algunas fotos de...
A visit to the Falash Mura of northern Ethiopia - descendants of Ethiopian Jews seeking to return to Judaism and make aliyah to Israel. Shavei Israel is the only Jewish organization today that is actively reaching out to “lost Jews and we are so happy that...
A short conversation about a Mallorcan street sign was all it took to turn ten-years-old Nicolas Aguilo's life completely around. Not only did the young Catholic boy eventually become a Jew, but today he is the rabbi of Mallorca's Chueta community. Mishpacha magazine caught up with...
Rabbi Elisha Salas, who serves as our emissary in Belmonte, welcomed a new addition to the community: little Aaron. A mohel (ritual circumciser) arrived from Lisbon to do the brit milah ceremony. Mazel tov to the Salas family - and the entire Belmonte community. [nggallery id=129] La comunidad de Belmonte, donde se...
Shavei Israel's emissary in Portugal, Rabbi Elisha Salas, participated in the 24th annual International Tourism Fair in Lisbon, where he served as a representative of the many Portuguese communities with a Jewish heritage. He also represented the Jewish community of Belmonte, where he serves as rabbi, and the many kosher products which he supervises. [nggallery id...
PALMA DE MALLORCA ? Siglos despu?s de que sus antepasados fuesen obligados a convertirse al catolicismo, Antonio Pina segu?a encontrando muestras de los or?genes jud?os de su familia en la cocina de su abuela.
La mujer utilizaba platos separados para algunos alimentos y sustitu?a la grasa de cerdo por grasa de pollo, lo que intrigaba a Antonio Pina cuando era ni?o. In this special photo gallery, we present some of the "faces of Kaifeng" - showcasing this Chinese Jewish community during the recent Purim festival. Notice too the Hebrew texts and learning material on the whiteboard. Inspiring! [nggallery id=127]En esta especial galería, les presentamos algunas de las...
[caption id="attachment_8104" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Michael Freund and Regina Forteza to speak at 92Y event on March 22, 2012"][/caption] In the 14th and 15th centuries, tens of thousands of Spanish and Portuguese Jews were dragged to the baptismal font and compelled to accept Catholicism against their will. At...
