The Role of the Nations in the Return to Zion
More than 2,700 years after being exiled from the land of their ancestors, a Lost Tribe of Israel, the Bnei Menashe, is finally coming home.
Mexico’s infamous “Palace of the Inquisition” hosts Hanukkah candle-lighting
On Thursday, Shavei Israel, a Jerusalem-based nonprofit organization, hosted a historic Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony at the infamous Palace of the Inquisition, bringing light to a building which, for centuries, symbolized darkness for the Jewish people. The event, which was organized together with the Beit Moshe Jewish community in Mexico City, was all the more powerful […]
Shavei Israel Commemorates 74th Anniversary of Lodz Ghetto Liquidation
In commemoration of the liquidation of its ghetto in 1944, the Polish city of Łódź, its local Jewish community and the Jerusalem-based Shavei Israel, held a ceremony to mark the occasion.
Central America’s Bnei Anousim Get First Rabbi in 500 Years
The Bnei Anousim – descendants of Spanish Jews forced to convert to Catholicism more than 500 years ago – who live in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala will get a full-time rabbi to serve their spiritual and educational needs. The appointment was made possible due to the efforts of the Jerusalem-based Shavei Israel organization.
Return of Lost Tribe of Menashe Signals New Stage in Redemption
Rabbi Michael Freund, head of Shavei Israel, brought home another 225 Bnei Menashe this week as part of the return of the tribes of Israel that was prophesied to follow the return of Judah.
Founder of One Jewish People Project: Unity Amongst Jews will Bring Redemption
‘The way the third temple will be built is through unity. Then, we will have redemption,’ says Moshe Kaplan, CEO of One Jewish People Project.
Five Chinese-Jewish Women Return to People and Land of Israel
‘Israel is where our ancestors lived, and my father always told me that one day we would come back,’ said Yue Ting, who is fluent in English and Hebrew.
Members of the Lost Tribe of Menashe Return to Israel After 2,700 Years
More than 100 Jews from the lost tribe of Menashe arrived in Israel on Tuesday night in time to celebrate Passover in the land of Israel this year.
Meet 8-Day-Old Ovadiah, First Son of Bnei Menashe Parents Born in Israel
This is the first child born in Israel to immigrants among the group of 162 Bnei Menashe which made aliyah last month from India.
9 Israeli Bnei Menashe Couples Marry in Group Ceremony
The group hails from the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, on the border with Burma, which is home to the largest concentration of Bnei Menashe in India.
