Modern Day Miracle as Record Number of Bnei Menashe Return to Israel

Fifty members of the Bnei Menashe, one of the 10 Lost Tribes, can now officially call Israel their home when they immigrated from India on Tuesday.
Members of Israel’s Lost Tribes: Keep Praying for Our Return to Israel

“Sometimes it is a pleasure to sit in a traffic jam,” joked Michael Freund, Director and founder of Israel Returns.
New Immigrants Fulfill Jewish Destiny

This inspiring news report from CBN documents the aliyah of both the Bnei Menashe from India and the Jews from Kaifeng who have been brought to the Holy Land by Israel Returns.
Genetic Testing Kits Help People Discover Jewish Roots

As genetic testing for genealogical purposes becomes ever more popular and publicly accessible, one Jewish think tank recommends Israel invest in this trend to strengthen Jewish ties to the land and the people.
The Inspiring Story of a New Immigrant to Israel

This video shares the life of one of our emissaries to India: Yochanan Phaltual, a new immigrant to Israel and an active member of the Bnei Menashe community.
India’s ‘Lost Tribe’ of Jews Looks to Israel

They say they are the descendants of an ancient tribe of Jews exiled from the land of Israel almost 3,000 years ago. In India’s remote Manipur state, this ‘lost’ tribe has lived for generations, adopting Judaism once again in the 1970s.
Judeo-Christian Community Builds Bridges to Return Lost Tribes to Zion (Photos)

Over the past few weeks an influx of aliyah [immigration to Israel] has taken place, fulfilling an ancient biblical prophecy.
Prophecy Unfolding: Hundreds of Bnei Menashe from India Returning to Zion

Forty-three members of the Lost Tribe of Bnei Menashe arrived in Israel on Thursday. The new Olim (immigrants to Israel) hail from the northeastern Indian state of Manipur.
Operation Menashe!

Feel the excitement of the new immigrants from the Bnei Menashe as they begin their journey from India to the Promised Land in this inspiring video.
Lost Subbotnik Jews Celebrate Holiday of Shavuot

One day in 1997, while working as Deputy Communications Director for then-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Michael Freund received a letter that caught his attention. He didn’t know it then but it would change the course of his life.