Bnei menashe
Entire Bnei Menashe community to immigrate to Israel within five years, gov't promises
The government approved a proposal to bring the entire 6,000-person community from northern India to Israel, with 1,200 members expected to arrive by the end of this year.
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First Bnei Menashe flight lands as Israel launches operation to complete community’s Aliyah
Israel launches gov't initiative to bring home, reunite Bnei Menashe community
Bnei Menashe and a marriage made in Zion
Those tying the knot were among the more than 250 Bnei Menashe who arrived in Israel in mid-December on a special EL AL charter flight arranged by Shavei Israel.
Five women from Bnei Menashe to make aliyah in New Year
After being processed by the Aliyah and Absorption Ministry, the sisters will enter quarantine in line with Health Ministry guidelines for new arrivals.
The arrival of the Bnei Menashe is a Hanukkah miracle
The group of 250 which made aliyah earlier this week was the first to arrive in two-and-a-half years.
252 Bnei Menashe immigrants to arrive in Israel on Tuesday
The new arrivals will enter COVID-19 quarantine in the Nordiya moshav close to Netanya and will remain there while they adjust to their new country and learn Hebrew
India's Bnei Menashe community celebrates Sukkot, awaits aliyah
In partnership with the Absorption Ministry and the Interior Ministry, around 722 Bnei Menashe will be making aliyah following the High Holy Days.
Tamano-Shata to push ahead with aliyah of 722 Bnei Menashe Jews
The first group is currently expected to arrive after the conclusion of the High Holy Days, which ends around the middle of October.
Degel Menashe provides COVID-19 relief for India’s Bnei Menashe
One organization has taken it upon themselves to aid small Jewish communities in a far-off corner of India, and in the process have not only saved lives but also shown the true meaning of charity.
Indian Jewish immigrant to Israel attacked in racist incident in Tiberias
Am-Shalem Singson, 28, a young member of the Bnei Menashe Jewish community, originally moving to Israel from Manipur, India, in 2017, was attacked Saturday in Tiberias by two men.
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The journey from India
So far, about 3,000 Bnei Menashe have moved to Israel and undergone the conversion process. Some 7,000 others are waiting to come, puzzled why the Israeli government restricts them to 700 a year.
