Bnei menashe

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Newly arrived Jewish immigrants from Manipur in India, members of the 'Bnei Menashe' community arrive to the Ben Gurion international airport on March 22, 2018. The 'Bnei Menashe' community belongs to one of the 10 'lost tribes' of Israel exiled by an Assyrian empire 27 centuries ago.

Gov't approves plan to bring India's remaining 'lost tribe' Bnei Menashe back to Israel

 AT THE Bnei Menashe Gallery exhibition (L to R): Rabbi Menachem Listman; Rabbi David Lhungdim; and Asher Misao

Israel's Bnei Menashe community finds a home in Sderot synagogue

 On display at the Bnei Menashe gallery.

Bnei Menashe gallery opens in Sderot, showcasing lost tribe’s history


Mass violence returns to Indian state home to the Bnei Menashe

Tensions hit a high last week when a 31-year-old Kuki woman was burned alive.

 Police officers stand amidst smoke billowing out from tear gas shells fired to disperse the crowd gathered to demand the removal of the army barricades in Bishnupur district, in the northeastern state of Manipur, India, September 6, 2023

Staff Sergeant Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat 'wanted to be a warrior,' loved ones say

Staff Sergeant Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat, 21, from Afula, was among three other IDF soldiers killed in an explosion in northern Gaza.

 Staff Sergeant Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat

MKs push gov't to greenlight aliyah for 5,000 Bnei Menashe from India

Out of the 5,000 awaiting aliyah, approximately half have relatives who have already moved to Israel.

 Aharon Hanghal and the family of Gideon Hanghal, a Kfir Brigade soldier killed by a terrorist in September, pushed for aliyah rights after their Gideon's death.

A Bnei Menashe soldier died for Israel, but the state won't let his family make aliyah - opinion

In recognition of his sacrifice and to honor his memory, it is time for Israel to open the gates and bring the descendants of the Tribe of Manasseh home at last. 

 MOURNING SGT. GIDEON HANGHAL at his funeral on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl, Sept. 12.

Sgt. Geri Gideon Hanghal killed in Wednesday ramming attack buried on Mt. Herzl

Gideon and his family are part of the Bnei Menashe community, which claims to be part of the ten tribes exiled before the Second Temple's destruction.

 Sgt. Geri Gideon Hanghal was killed in a ramming attack in the West Bank on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

Bnei Menashe tribe in India prepares for Passover by baking traditional Matzah

Members of the Bnei Menashe tribe in Northeast India prepare for Passover, baking matzah and observing traditional rituals, hoping to return to their ancestral land, Israel.

 Community members actively engaging in matzah baking at the Shavei Israel community center located in Churachandpur, Manipur, and Aizawl, Mizoram. (18/4/2024)

Bnei Menashe: Let us make aliyah and join 'our brothers and sisters' fighting in Israel

The Bnei Menashe have repeatedly called for the Israeli government to permit them to make aliyah and join their fellow Jews in protecting their homeland.

 Bnei Menashe community members demonstrating their support for Israel and demanding the release of the hostages.

Israel pressured to fast-track Bnei Menashe immigration after missile kills seven

Approximately 5,500 members of the Bnei Menashe community currently reside in India, waiting for the opportunity to start new lives in Israel.

 Israeli government discussing fast-track on immigration for Bnei Menashe

Over 200 Indian Bnei Menashe Jews join IDF's fight against Hamas

Seventy-five of the recent immigrants from India have enlisted in combat units, while 140 were called up for reserve service across Israel.

 (L-R) Bnei Menashe olim who served in the IDF: St.-Sgt. Gershon Menashe, St.-Sgt. Harel Paltuel

Displaced by ethnic violence, India’s Bnei Menashe Jews construct sukkahs nonetheless

Some 190 people have died in the conflict since May, including at least one Bnei Menashe • No response yet from Israeli authorities

 Police officers stand amidst smoke billowing out from tear gas shells fired to disperse the crowd gathered to demand the removal of the army barricades in Bishnupur district, in the northeastern state of Manipur, India, September 6, 2023

Bnei Menashe Indian Jews celebrate Sukkot despite ethnic unrest

The Bnei Menashe Jewish community – which numbers roughly 5,000 total inside India – has become a victim of ethnic tensions in India's northern state of Manipur.

 Members of the Bnei Menashe Jewish community prepare to celebrate the Sukkot holiday in Shavei Israel's relief center amid ethnic tensions in their local villages in India's northern state of Manipur.