A Story of Faith That Spans the Centuries
The Bnei Menashe attribute their heritage to the first exile from Zion in the days of the Assyrian exile back in the 8th Century B.C.E. Israel Returns this month has brought 80 members of Bnei Menashe home so far, and has approximately another 140 to come.
Prophecy Fulfilled: Members of the Lost Tribes Return to Zion (Photos)
A group of 80 Bnei Menashe, members of the lost tribe of Menashe, made aliyah (moving to Israel) this past week from India. They comprise the first wave out of a total of 250 immigrants that are slated to arrive over the coming month.
BBC News Broadcast of the Bnei Menashe Immigrants Coming Home to Israel
It was an inspiring day as this new group of Bnei Menashe immigrants landed in Israel and were welcomed by their loved ones and families who had immigrated before them. Click here to support “Israel Returns” and the ingathering of the exiles
Sweethearts Separated for Seven Years Reunited in Zion
They say that airports are places of broken hearts and fulfilled dreams. Of heart wrenching goodbyes, and new beginnings. Having been in and out of many airports, nothing could have prepared me witnessing the fulfillment of prophecy or the reunification of loving couples separated by leagues of ocean and bureaucratic red tape.
Bnei Menashe visit the Western Wall
A recently arrived group of Bnei Menashe visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem in April 2014. Here is a video. Click here to support “Israel Returns,” bringing home the lost tribe of Menashe
Celebrating Israel Independence Day in India
While awaiting their chance to immigrate to the Land of Israel, Jews in India celebrated Israel Independence Day. “Israel Returns” runs cultural, educational, and Hebrew programs around the world, preparing Jewish communities for aliya (immigration) to Israel. Support “Israel Returns” and the return of the exiles to the Holy Land
Israel Returns, ICEJ Bring Ukrainian Jews in Danger to Israel
The International Christian Embassy of Jerusalem (ICEJ) has stepped in to help facilitate the immigration and absorption of Ukrainian Jews who wish to escape the violence and anti-Semitism that has become rampant in the country.
From Poland to the Wall
A group of young Poles with a special past visited Israel and the Western Wall in this moving video. While their grandparents were hidden and raised as Catholics during the Holocaust, their descendants are reconnecting to Judaism. Click here to learn more about the work of “Israel Returns”
‘Israel Returns’ Passover to Jews Around the World
Over the Passover holiday Israel Returns was very active with programs in full force all over the globe. The communities that Israel Returns supports celebrated Passover this year in a variety of ways, each according to their own custom.
Ancient Jewish Community in China to Host Passover Seder for First Time in 200 Years
This Passover nearly 100 people of the almost 1,000 members community are expected to attend a first-of-its-kind traditional Passover Seder in China.
