Avi Hangshing made aliyah from India in 2000 with other members of the Bnei Menashe, fulfilling a lifelong dream. But he never imagined he'd find himself taking a selfie with a member of the Israeli Knesset. But that's what happened this Jerusalem Day. ...
All across Spain and Portugal there are empty indentations on the upper right hand side of door frames upon entering a home. This is where a mezuza was once placed, and it’s a sign that the home once belonged to a Jewish family. A Shavei...
Who doesn't love a good bonfire? There were plenty of them this week as the Jewish world celebrated Lag B'Omer, the 33rd day of the period between Passover and the holiday of Shavuot. We have photos of medurot (Hebrew for bonfire) from Shavei Israel communities...
Last week we told you about a new online class Shavei Israel is starting for Spanish and Portuguese speakers. The response was overwhelming: more than 800 people subscribed in the hours after we posted our announcement of the class. That's three times our prediction....
OPERATION MENASHE UPDATE: On Monday, 102 members of the Bnei Menashe Jewish community left the Kfar Hasidim absorption center where they have been living since they made aliyah from northeastern India earlier this year. They are now settling in to their new homes in Upper...
Shavei Israel is launching a new online class this week for Spanish and Portuguese speakers on the topic of Shabbat. It follows another course launched in the last several months in Italian on the subject "Heroic and Tragic Figures in Jewish History." ...
This week’s “Israel Uncensored” program on the Land of Israel radio network featured an interview with Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund speaking about his new book, A Drop in the Ocean: A Daily Dose of Eretz Yisrael. “I hope the it will inspire people to...
Shavei Israel is excited to announce that Founder and Chairman Michael Freund has teamed up with Rabbi Moshe Lichtman to write “A Drop in the Ocean: A Daily Dose of Eretz Yisrael.” The book is organized like a “Daf Yomi” – the worldwide daily Talmud...
He made aliyah in 2010 from India at the age of 16. This week, Eliezer Menashe was invited to Beit Hanasi - the home of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin - to receive the President's Medal of Excellence for his service in the IDF's Golani 13...
This week Israel and the Jewish world marked Yom Ha'atzmaut - Israel Independence Day - and Shavei Israel's communities celebrated in style. We have a great selection of photos - from Israel, India, El Salvador and Colombia....
