The countdown has begun. In only two weeks, 162 Bnei Menashe will be making aliyah to Israel from India as part of 2017’s #Operation Menashe. In this special issue, we look at three Bnei Menashe stories....
For the past seven years, Tzvi Khaute has been Shavei Israel’s coordinator for the Bnei Menashe. He made aliyah in 2000, but left behind his parents and siblings. Now Tzvi's parents - whom all but one of his children have never met - are making...
After careful consideration of all the potential aliyah candidates, we made our list and it was final: 161 Bnei Menashe are scheduled to board the buses from Manipur on November 14, 2017 on their way to their new homes in Israel. And then the number...
The kids are cuter than ever at Gan Matanel, the Jewish pre-school and kindergarten run by Miriam Szychowski in Lodz, Poland. Now in its third year, Gan Matanel is the home for a half dozen Jewish children. To kick off the new school year, we have some...
While seated at bar in Seville, we asked if they had any information about Jewish life there. Surprisingly, the answer was Yes. They pointed us to the Jewish Museum of Seville, and there we began to immerse ourselves in the incredible history of the Jewish...
"Sukka hopping" is one of our favorite holiday activities - whether in real life or online. We started with pictures of sukkot in construction, then visited the Bnei Menashe to see their completed Sukkot in India. And now we take a quick trip around the...
During the intermediate days of hol ha-moed Sukkot, Jews around the world traditionally take out a Torah scroll and walk around the room in synagogue while carrying their "arba minim." And that's exactly what the Bnei Menashe did. We have photos from the Sukkot shul...
The Zion Torah Center welcomed Zvi and Rachel Simon this year for the holiday of Sukkot. Zvi is a radiation oncologist at Tel Aviv's Tel Hashomer Hospital. His wife Rachel is a psychiatrist. They were hosted in Erode, where they met with the community, ate...
Last week we shared with you pictures of sukkot in varying states of construction. This week, let's look at the finished product. The Bnei Menashe of India invite you to join them in the temporary "booths" the built this year in Manipur. Next year -...
The Behar family immigrated from Colombia to Israel two years ago. That would be cause for celebration on its own. But Shavei Israel and the Shufersol supermarket chain made it just a bit sweeter this year. The Behars were one of the recipients of a...
