On the occasion of Israel’s 75th Independence Day, the children of the Bnei Menashe community from Churachandpur, in the Indian state of Manipur, proudly marched through the streets waving blue and white flags. This heartening event is a testament to the deep connection these individuals feel towards their ancestral homeland. In the past 20 years,… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Michael Freund
Shavei Israel Publishes First Edition of Kuki-Hebrew Siddur for the Bnei Menashe
Jerusalem-based nonprofit Shavei Israel has announced the release of a new and improved version of the very first Kuki-Hebrew siddur, a Jewish prayer book containing a set order of daily prayers, which the organization first published seven years ago. “Shavei Israel is proud to be reissuing the first-ever Hebrew-Kuki Siddur,” says Rabbi and founder of… Read more »
Rabbi Michael Freund Appoints Eliyahu Franco as Shavei Israel’s Newest Emissary to El Salvador Jewish Community
Shavei Israel and Rabbi Michael Freund have announced the appointment of Rabbi Eliyahu Franco as the newest emissary to the Jewish community in El Salvador. Freund explains that ancestors of today’s Bnei Anousim in El Salvador were forced to convert to Catholicism 500 years ago. Today, the Jewish community there is still small but strong…. Read more »
