The Times of Israel

Group of over 250 Bnei Menashe immigrants from India lands in Israel

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:26:21 +0000

Newcomers are first members of the community to immigrate since government decision last year to bring around 4,600 of them to the country

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Bnei Menashe community disputes Israeli reports of 7 killed in India violence

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 20:10:05 +0000

Crossed wires during a Knesset committee meeting may have led to a misunderstanding, say community leaders, stressing that their situation is dire enough without exaggerating it

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7 members of Jewish Indian tribe said killed in rocket strike on Manipur synagogue

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:55:10 +0000

Attack compounds case for quick resettlement in Israel of Bnei Menashe following inter-ethnic strife; Knesset members demand government address community's concerns

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Since Hamas atrocities, Bnei Menashe Jews face enemies on two fronts

Sat, 09 Dec 2023 13:44:16 +0000

Many of the Jewish immigrants from Manipur and Mizoram live in areas hardest hit in the Oct. 7 massacre; while they serve in the IDF, others in India suffer from sectarian violence

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

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 07:11:53 +0000

As conflict in the northeastern state of Manipur enters its sixth month, a Jewish community fleeing decimated homes and burned synagogues is starting to see its exile as permanent

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Why are Asian Jews importing etrogs on Sukkot even though their countries grow them?

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 23:51:28 +0000

With the discovery of the Chinese 'Buddha’s hand' citron, debates over the kashrut of local fruit have caused some Jewish residents to order etrogs from Israel or elsewhere online

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In Ramle, copper art and a canoe ride reveal a complicated past and present

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 09:10:32 +0000

From market to mosque to underground melodies, a rich history mingles with the complexities of the modern mixed Jewish-Arab city

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Stone pillar in southern India may shed new light on region’s oldest synagogue

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:58:12 +0000

Jewish groups have history in India dating back to antiquity; pillar found not far from Chennai, where Sephardic Jews who fled the Spanish Inquisition formed a community

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Amid pandemic misery, India’s Jews try to stay safe while helping neighbors

Fri, 07 May 2021 00:47:32 +0000

Local Jewish groups are working to funnel assistance coming from international Jewish organizations, but also dealing with increased requests for assistance from within community

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Jewish Indian women elders spearhead revival of Purim musical tradition

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 04:06:45 +0000

COVID-19 restrictions prevent holiday synagogue performance in Mumbai, but members of India's largest Jewish community Bene Israel are still passing on the Hindu-inspired art form

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This 118-year-old Jewish bakery in India is a hit at Christmas time

Fri, 25 Dec 2020 14:35:35 +0000

Nahoum & Sons' fruit cakes and Middle Eastern pastries are known far and wide. The only thing that's changed since 1902 is the clientele

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India’s Jew Town only has a few Jews left, but traditions and landmarks remain

Sun, 20 Dec 2020 05:14:45 +0000

Once a vibrant community of 3,000 at its peak in the 1950s, only a handful of elderly Jews still live in the city of Kochi - but a rich history of coexistence has left its mark

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Indian kickboxing champ moving to Israel, plans to represent his new home

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:18:44 +0000

Obed Hrangchal, 26, who won national martial arts medals in India, is a religiously observant member of the Bnei Menashe Jewish community

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India says Israeli, Jewish targets under immediate terror threat — reports

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 19:32:11 +0000

Cells with links to Al-Qaeda, Islamic State said possibly planning attacks on synagogues, groups of Israelis; could try to kidnap backpacker

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India issues terror alert for Jewish, Israeli targets on Yom Kippur

Fri, 04 Oct 2019 19:04:22 +0000

Jerusalem said to be working with Indian counterparts to thwart any potential attack; security increased at embassy, synagogues and other sites

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