Hidden away in a remote village in southern Italy stands a small and unique synagogue that is virtually under female control. It all began almost a century ago, when ‘prophet’ Donato Manduzio fell in love with Judaism and gathered a community of believers. After dozens...
As previously reported, Shavei Israel communities all over the world had a lot of plans to celebrate the State of Israel on Independence Day. Now you can enjoy photos from the beautiful ceremonies in Shavei Israel's absorption center in Kfar Hasidim; in Manipur, India; the...
This is a very special day for Shavei Israel – after all, our name literally means “Israel Returns.” So it is with great joy that we wish all of the communities we support – and all of you who help us support those communities –...
You know those things that stir the deeply intense, raw emotions that Zionism inspires within us? Singing HaTikvah. Watching the movie ‘Exodus.’ Finding an unexpected El Al plane anywhere in the world. Hearing the Yom Hazikaron siren. Seeing IDF soldiers doing, well, just about anything; especially at a...
A new Hebrew phrasebook was produced by Shavei Israel to help new immigrants translate from one of their native languages, Kuki....
Shavei Israel welcomed 204 immigrants from Bnei Menashe community who came on Aliyah to Israel from Northeast India last week. Two groups of olim arrived to Ben Gurion airport on the 20th and 22nd of March just a week before the Jewish people all over...
ollowing an annual tradition, the Subbotnik community of Beit Shemesh gathered together at the pre-Passover party/mock seder...
Eighteen-month-old Revital Haokip was among the 204 members of the “lost” northeastern Indian tribe of Bnei Menashe who Shavei Israel assisted in bringing to Israel on aliyah this week....
Lyon Fanai is one of the Bnei Menashe immigrants who, with Shavei Israel's help, made aliyah to Israel. He wrote a personal Passover "dayenu" to express his gratitude to Shavei Israel for making his life long journey possible. "That would have been enough...
After 2700 years in exile, just over 200 Bnei Menashe are getting ready to return Home to Israel. The flights are all set for arrivals on the 20th and 22nd of March, just in time to celebrate the Passover seder in Israel for the first...
