Brother of fallen Bnei Menashe IDF soldier makes Aliya from India
Less than a month after IDF soldier Gideon Hanghal, a new immigrant from India, was murdered in a Palestinian terrorist attack, his brother Aharon along with his wife and children made Aliya today from the northeastern Indian state of Manipur.
Ethnic violence in India endangering lives of Bnei Menashe
The Bnei Menashe have been hit hard by the inter-tribal unrest.
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.
722 Descendants of Manasseh in India to Return to Israel
In meeting with Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund, Minister agrees to draw up a 5-year plan to bring the remaining 6,500 community members to Israel
15 Bnei Menashe Couples Remarry in Israel
Fifteen couples from the Bnei Menashe (Sons of Menashe), who immigrated to Israel from Manipur, India, two months ago, were remarried in a festive ceremony. It was held at the nonprofit NGO Shavei Israel’s absorption center in Kfar Hasidim, following the completion of the couples’ formal conversion.
Gujarat State Grants Jews ‘Minority Status’
Gujarat becomes third state to recognize Jews, which entitles them to a raft of welfare benefits for religious minority communities
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.
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.
WATCH: India’s ‘Lost’ Jewish Tribe Lights Candles on First Night of Hanukkah
Thousands of members of the Bnei Menashe community from across northeastern India gathered Tuesday night to light candles for the first night of Hanukkah.
