In the coming weeks, we will be sharing some of the most remarkable photos we've seen of the Bnei Menashe community in Manipur. Joel Shoot is a professional photographer who is currently visiting India. The faces of the Bnei Menashe are just breathtaking. Here are...
This year’s Hanukah has come to a close but the memories linger, not unlike the oil that burned for an extra seven days. So let’s take a trip around the world to see how the communities that Shavei Israel supports celebrated the Festival of Lights...
Bnei Menashe celebrations - including candle lighting in Manipur and a holiday-inspired seminar in Mizoram - are in the news this week. Here's one report: from the San Diego Jewish World. "We pray that this will be the last Hanukkah they celebrate in India," said...
Hanukah is here and we're happy to light up your day with energetic video from the Shavei Israel Bnei Menashe center in Churachandpur, India. Bnei Menashe youth sing traditional Hanukah songs - in Hebrew and English - from the heart of Manipur....
You'll want to just watch this clip again and again! New Bnei Menashe immigrants singing Chavang kolni, a song about "the perfect city of Zion - Jerusalem" in their native language Kuki and dancing with amazing joy and energy on the first night of their...
The Antolinez family grew up in a small Christian town in Colombia. They never imagined they would one day be living as Orthodox Jews in Israel. Here's their story....
Brooklyn-native Karina Baro always felt 'different.' A drive to investigate her roots took her on an incredible journey to an ancient Jewish community of Mallorca. ...
The communities in El Salvador and Chile prepared for Sabbath while organizing a big 'separation of challah' ceremony, an annual event. We have great photos!...
There is no concrete explanation for people's attraction to the Jewish world wherever they are, even if all the sociology scholars will try to prove the opposite point of view based on all kinds of theories and sciences. It is simply amazing to see how...
Every #OperationMenashe flight is an exciting moment - for both the new immigrants and those waiting to greet them. This year, Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri came to Ben-Gurion Airport to give his personal blessing for their aliyah, and got more than he bargained for...
