Bnei menashe
Israel's Bnei Menashe community finds a home in Sderot synagogue
The Alfei Menashe Synagogue in Sderot and its spiritual leader, Rabbi David Lhungdim, are building a community.
Bnei Menashe gallery opens in Sderot, showcasing lost tribe’s history
Mass violence returns to Indian state home to the Bnei Menashe
Staff Sergeant Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat 'wanted to be a warrior,' loved ones say
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
80% of Israel's Ethiopian, Indian immigrants opt for religious education - report
"Religious state education in Israel serves as an ideal environment for immigrants from Ethiopia and India," said MK Moshe Solomon, who added that these schools need more resources.
India’s Bnei Menashe community in crisis as ethnic violence burns synagogues and displaces hundreds
In 2005, a chief rabbi of Israel affirmed their identity as a “lost tribe” group with historic Jewish ties, but researchers have not found sufficient evidence to back the claim.
