The Bnei Akiva ‘Hamenashe’ chapter in Nof HaGalil is growing, and every kid involved is a huge achievement. When the kids and the counselors, and even the person in charge are among the Bnei Menashe community, this special chapter is like no other. To enhance the...
Hundreds of members of the Bnei Menashe community in northeastern India gathered this week in Aizawl, in the Indian state of Mizoram, to show their support and solidarity with the state of Israel as it marks 100 days since the war in Gaza begun. During the...
The 8th and 9th plagues occur. Before the 10th, death of the first born, the mitzvot of Korban Pesach and of Matza are given. The first-born die. The Jews are sent out of Egypt. Mitzvot are given to commemorate the momentous event of the Exodus...
In these challenging times, it is heartening to hear good news and we are happy to have some. Students from all over the world have all chosen to join the Jewish faith and are starting the new session at Machon Milton, the English language Ulpan...
Parshat Vaera is the transition from Divine promises to Divine action. Responding to Paro’s first refusal at the end of last week’s Parsha, G-d assures Moshe that He will release the Jewish people from slavery and bring them to the land of Israel. After Moshe’s...
Israel is nearly 100 days into a war that it never wanted, fighting against Hamas, a terrorist entity on its border who has already murdered over 1200 people including women, children and the elderly, as well as kidnapped 240 people. Many thousands of rockets have...
Last Shabbat was not very peaceful for three Bnei Menashe siblings in Nof Hagalil when their apartment caught fire and burned much of the contents. Luckily, Yonatan, Mayan and Esther, who made aliyah with Shavei Israel in 2021 from Manipur, India, were not home at the...
A bit of joy and hope for the future during a difficult time as friends and neighbors of the Thangjalam family, of the Bnei Menashe community in Nof Hagalil, celebrate the chalakah of little Israel Thangjalam. Traditional Jews often wait until a boy's third birthday before giving...
Yitzhak Chawngthu, 21 years old, is from from the Bnei Menashe community in Nof HaGalil. Yitzhak, the youngest of seven siblings, made aliyah in 2014 with his family, thanks to Shavei Israel. A soldier in the 931st Nahal Battalion, Yitzhak fought in a tough battle in...
The Jewish people are going through an extremely difficult time now. But there are some special moments that bring some necessary light to our lives and the last night of Chanukah we had a huge simcha (joy) when our dear Moshe Samuel got married to...
