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"They have pure hearts, a real and profound desire to make others happy, and a special light that radiates from their faces."
Currently, 6,500 Bnei Menashe are awaiting their return to the Jewish homeland.
Some loved the dish, while others politely declared it to be “an acquired taste.”
More than 4,000 Bnei Menashe have made Aliyah to Israel in the past two decades, thanks largely to Shavei Israel. Another 6,500 remain in India, all of whom wish to make their home in the Jewish state.
By JNi.Media
The Bnei Menashe claim descent from one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, who were sent into exile by the Assyrian Empire more than 2,700 years ago.
Dedicated to bringing lost Jews home to Israel. He has co-authored a book about the importance of living in the Land of Israel.Today on Israel Uncensored Joshua Hasten interviews Michael Freund Director of Shavei Israel.
By JNi.Media
The Bnei Menashe are descendants of the tribe of Manasseh, one of the Ten Lost Tribes exiled from the Land of Israel more than 2,700 years ago by the Assyrian empire.
Each village priest would recite ancient prayers, such as “Miriam’s Song,” echoing the Biblical account of the Exodus and its aftermath.
By JNi.Media
The move comes as a growing number of people throughout Sicily are rediscovering their Jewish roots.
By Brian Blum
“I wonder if there are any Bnei Menashe girls my age?” Becky asked her mother. “Maybe we could share my bat mitzvah with them?”
The Shavei Israel organization brought a group of 78 Bnei Menashe immigrants on Aliyah Thursday from the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, which borders Burma and Bangladesh. Absorption Minister Zev Elkin greeted the immigrants upon arrival. The new Olim will settle in Katzrin on the Golan Heights, which was the tribal patrimony of Manasseh in […]
Bnei Menashe children who made Aliyah with their families on May 26, celebrate their first Israeli Shavuot.
Jews of Kaifeng, China will have their first traditional seder this year!
While most surviving Jews left Poland after a brief return to search for relatives, some remained.
Both of his parents were born to Jewish families that perished in Auschwitz.
25 young Polish Jews, many of whom have only recently discovered their Jewish roots, arrived in Israel on Monday for a special seminar organized by Shavei Israel, an organization that aims to strengthen the connection between descendants of Jews and the State of Israel & the Jewish people. The participants, between the ages of 18-35, most of whom were raised Catholic, came from cities like Krakow, Katowice, Warsaw, Przemysl and Gdansk. For many it marks their first time visiting Israel.
More than 40 ‘Hidden Jews’ from Poland will participate in an unprecedented seminar organized by Shavei Israel on July 30 through August 2 in Lublin, Poland, dedicated entirely to the study of Talmud.
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