Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund appeared on TBN's "The Watchman" program, where he described to host Erick Stakelbeck the work Shavei Israel is doing to bring home lost tribes and Hidden Jews from around the world. Michael was joined by Yaakov Wang who Shavei Israel...
Summer is here and that means school's out and it's time for camp. Shavei Israel is sponsoring a summer camp at the Bnei Menashe center in Churachandpur, India. Nearly 300 children are participating. We have some great pictures....
The Bnei Anousim of Portugal have a new Hebrew teacher: Shoshana Hovav. Teaching in Portugal is a homecoming of sorts for Hovav, who can trace her family back to the Portuguese Jewish community, prior to its expulsion in the 15th century....
“This is an absolutely exceptional book that appears at an extremely important juncture in history,” Rabbi Sholom Gold said this week at the OU Israel Center in Jerusalem. He was introducing the new book by Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund, “A Drop in the Ocean:...
by Rabbi Avi Baumol Apfel Fredryka? Jestem. Bauman Jadwiga? Jestem. Bauman Irena? Jestem. Becker Sonia? (7-years-old) Jestem. Binzer, Krystyna? (12-years-old) Jestem. Blumenfeld Bronisława? (8-years-old) Jestem. Jestem… I am sitting in a school witnessing a roll call of 87 students. As the principal calls out the name of each one, another young woman responds...
Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund writes about the amazing journey of the Menashe siblings - Yehoshua, Avishag, Oz and Eliezer - from India to Israel. All served in combat positions in the IDF. Eliezer was recently granted a Medal of Excellence. A tale of true...
Just in time for Shavuot, the holiday celebrating the giving of the book that shaped the Jewish people, Shavei Israel is pleased to announce that we have revamped our online bookstore, making it much easier to shop and buy Jewish study materials – for Shavuot...
As the Jewish world gears up to celebrate Shavuot, the holiday marking the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai, Shavei Israel communities are getting in the spirit too with all night learning sessions, early morning prayers and festive meals. Here's...
A new book of commentaries on the Torah portion of the week - in Polish - will be published in the coming weeks. The book, a compilation of Rabbi Avi Baumol’s weekly columns, was made possible with the support of Shavei Israel. We have a...
The Jewish world is celebrating fifty years since the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967 following the Six-Day War. The day is marked with speeches, parties, music and parades. Shavei Israel communities have been getting some Jerusalem Day spirit too - and not just in Jerusalem....
