India’s Bnei Menashe celebrate Hanukkah
Descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel staged a candle-lighting ceremony and prayed for Hamas hostages and IDF soldiers on the frontlines.
Descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel staged a candle-lighting ceremony and prayed for Hamas hostages and IDF soldiers on the frontlines.
During 2021, Israel’s population increased by 1.7%, 83% of which was due to natural growth and 17% due to migration.
Thousands of Bnei Menashe in northeast India began coming back to their ancestors’ homeland in the 1980s. About 6,000 more are waiting to join them.
Hailing from northeast India, the Bnei Menashe community is said to be descended from the biblical Lost Tribes of Israel.
Jewish Agency says 2019 is decade’s record-breaking year for aliyah, with arrival of nearly 34,000 immigrants.