Rabbi Elisha Salas, the 'Shavei Israel' emissary in Portugal, is currently expanding his activities to neighboring Spain, the home for many Bnei Anousim communities. This week, he begins to support the community of Alicante on an ongoing basis. Rabbi Salas and the community of Alicante have...
There is almost no evidence of past Jewish life Coimbra, Portugal. The only relevant sign we managed to find marks the Plaza de la Inquisición...
Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund is many things: The founder of an organization that provides critical assistance to lost tribes and “hidden” Jewish communities, a former deputy director of communication in the Israeli prime minister’s office, and a regular columnist for The Jerusalem Post. Now...
"We arrived in the city of Tomar with almost no expectation of finding any evidence of Jewish life since they had told us that there was nothing left. However, we visited the city with a little flame of hope. Then we went to the tourist...
Just over a year ago, most people in Tulsa had not heard of the Bnei Menashe...
Shavei Israel emissary Elisha Salas has been at the forefront of bringing kosher food to the Jewish community in Portugal. Now the media is paying attention. JTA's Cnaan Lipshiz recently paid a visit to the community of Belmonte, where Rabbi Salas is based, in the...
Communities supported by Shavei Israel were in the news this Hanukah. We have a roundup of some of the best articles in the media. Plus a special bonus video!...
Rabbi Elisha Salas, Shavei Israel's emissary in Spain and Portugal, met recently with João Bernardo Weinstein, the new Portuguese Ambassador to Israel; Irith Freudenheim, the economic attaché of the embassy, also attended the meeting....
Shavei Israel takes you on a pictorial tour of Chanukah around the world. [vc_video link='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w49dS-XmuM']...
Today, when Jewish communities all over the world are celebrating the miracle of Chanukah, we are glad to share with you some new pictures that we received from the Subbotnik communities of Vysoki, Russia, and Beit Shemesh, Israel....
