Ministerial Committee on Immigrant Absorption makes decision in principle to bring to Jewish state northeastern Indian community claiming descent from one of Lost Tribes of Israel. The Ministerial Committee on Immigrant Absorption, led by Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, reached a historic decision in ...
On a sunny June morning six Bnei Menashe youth celebrated their Bar and Bat Mitzvot. Reuven Guite, Golan Singson, Eliyahu Harel, Mordecai Tlau, Tzuria Ngaihte and Hila Singson celebrated with 40 youth from all over Jerusalem. The day consisted of the boys being called to...
There are some who believe that an ancient Jewish presence may have at one time existed in Cameroon via merchants who arrived from Egypt for trade. According to these accounts, the early communities in Cameroon observed rituals such as separation of dairy and meat products,...
More than 7,000 members of the Bnei Menashe will soon arrive in Israel, CBN reported on Thursday. The Bnei Menashe claim descent from one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, which were exiled by the Assyrian Empire more than 27 centuries ...
Prior to the festival of Shavuot, Rabbi Boaz Pash ran a special program in Krakow, Poland for the children of the community. Some of the activities included learning about the customs of Shavuot and very tasty festive meal. [nggallery id=74] Previo a la festividad de shavuot, el Rabino...
On the evening of June 4th the Krakow greater community were invited to visit the old synagogues of Krakow, Poland. People from all over came to hear stories and to look inside some of the oldest synagogues in Europe. [nggallery id=75] El pasado 4 de junio tuvo...
Rabbi Boaz Pash, Shavei Israel's emissary in Krakow, attended educational and experiential Shabbat experience. The event held prior to Shabbat was organized by the elderly Jews of Krakow, Poland. [nggallery id=73]El Rabino Boaz Pash, emisario de Shavei Israel en Cracovia, participó en una cena educativa y...
Fundamentally Freund: That dream of some 7,000 Bnei Menashe to come to Israel is now poised to become a reality.
Thousands of kilometers to the east, in the furthest reaches of northeastern India, a long-lost community continues to nourish its age-old dream of returning to its ancient homeland, the land of Israel.
The Bnei Menashe, or “sons of Manasseh,” are descendants of one of the 10 lost tribes of Israel, which were exiled by the Assyrian empire more than 27 centuries ago. The community, which numbers 7,232 people, resides primarily in the Indian states of Mizoram and Manipur, along the border with Burma and Bangladesh.
Summer has started in Manipur, India where Bnei Menashe students attend Hebrew lessons at the Shavei Israel Center. [nggallery id=76] El verano ha comenzado en Manipur, India, y los niños de Bnei Menashé asisten a clases de hebreo en el centro de Shavei Israel. [nggallery id=76] ...
[caption id="attachment_6400" align="alignleft" width="300"] Modern Igbo outside Siyahh Yisrael Synagogue[/caption] The Igbo Jews of Nigeria, who call themselves the “Benei-Yisrael,” are part of the larger Igbo ethnic group. Most of the Igbo Jews live in an area which straddles the River Niger, near the Anambra states. The...
