The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/michael-freund/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:33:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Michael Freund | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/michael-freund/ 32 32 10 Indian-Jewish ‘lost tribe’ couples remarried in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/10-indian-jewish-lost-tribe-couples-remarried-in-israel/ Tue, 04 Apr 2017 22:20:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1594766 Group ceremony is part of formal conversion to Judaism for members of Bnei Menashe, believed descended from biblical Manasseh

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]]> ‘After 27 centuries of exile,’ 102 Indian Bnei Menashe head to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-27-centuries-of-exile-102-indian-bnei-menashe-head-to-israel/ Tue, 14 Feb 2017 03:35:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1561295 Members of 'lost tribe,' to arrive Tuesday and Thursday, will join community in Nazareth Illit

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]]> Bnei Menashe Indians celebrate far-flung Hanukkah https://www.timesofisrael.com/bnei-menashe-indians-celebrate-far-flung-hanukkah/ Fri, 30 Dec 2016 04:06:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1530701 Members of 'lost' community in northeastern state of Manipur gather to make sufganiyot, light candles

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]]> Chinese authorities crack down on tiny Jewish community https://www.timesofisrael.com/chinese-authorities-crack-down-on-tiny-jewish-community/ Sun, 25 Sep 2016 05:25:42 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1468820 Study center serving Kaifeng's 1,000 Jews closed by authorities, public events canceled, report says

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]]> 5 Chinese women immigrate to Israel, plan conversion https://www.timesofisrael.com/5-chinese-women-immigrate-to-israel-plan-conversion/ Mon, 29 Feb 2016 18:21:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1349044 Members of Kaifeng community, believed to be founded by 8th- or 9th-century Jewish traders, to undertake formal process to become Jews

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]]> Indian quake rattles ‘lost tribe’ of Bnei Menashe Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/indian-quake-rattles-lost-tribe-of-bnei-menashe-jews/ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 01:11:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1315190 Tremor of 6.7 magnitude that killed nine also causes damage to homes, property of Jewish community in Manipur

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]]> 3,000th Bnei Menashe touches down in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/3000th-bnei-menashe-touches-down-in-israel/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 22:55:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1200599 78 new arrivals to live in the Golan, part of the land allocated to tribe of Menashe in the Bible

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]]> Bnei Menashe Seder in India reflects hopes of aliya https://www.timesofisrael.com/bnei-menashe-seder-in-india-reflects-hopes-of-aliya/ Thu, 02 Apr 2015 03:46:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1161407 Community that claims descent from ancient Israelite tribe already has thousands of members in Israel

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]]> Is new contentious Krakow chief rabbi the result of power struggle? https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-new-contentious-krakow-chief-rabbi-the-result-of-power-struggle/ Thu, 26 Jun 2014 02:22:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1016699 Amid allegations of real estate interests and exclusive membership policies, the community's ruling family remains silent

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]]> Iberia’s former Jewish towns jostle for afiko-money https://www.timesofisrael.com/iberias-former-jewish-towns-jostle-for-afiko-money/ Sun, 13 Apr 2014 03:29:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=948860 Passover-themed celebrations are proving tourist draws in Iberian locales with no Jewish populations

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]]> Chinese descendants of Jews return to roots with seder https://www.timesofisrael.com/chinese-descendants-of-jews-return-to-roots-with-seder/ Tue, 08 Apr 2014 10:19:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=944248 Kaifeng, a once thriving outpost of Jewish trading families, to hold communal Passover meal

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]]> ‘Lost’ Indian Jews come to Israel despite doubts https://www.timesofisrael.com/lost-indian-jews-come-to-israel-despite-doubts/ Sun, 20 Oct 2013 03:10:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=718056 The Bnei Menashe community, whose rituals have only glancing similarity to Judaism, has been permitted to make aliya en masse

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]]> Portuguese town receives Torah scroll, Jewish learning center https://www.timesofisrael.com/portuguese-town-receives-torah-scroll-jewish-learning-center/ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 10:40:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=606074 None of Trancoso’s 5,000 residents is Jewish; before the expulsion, half the town's population was

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]]> Portugal becomes 2nd country, after Israel, with a Jewish law of return https://www.timesofisrael.com/portugal-becomes-2nd-country-after-israel-with-a-jewish-law-of-return/ Fri, 12 Jul 2013 17:16:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=593298 500 years after the expulsion of its community, Lisbon's new legislation corrects a moral wrong, albeit with some 'economic considerations as well'

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]]> ‘Lost’ Polish Jew, 64, marks bar mitzvah at Western Wall https://www.timesofisrael.com/lost-polish-jew-64-marks-bar-mitzvah-at-western-wall/ Thu, 30 May 2013 14:58:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=529380 Mariusz Aoflko, who grew up Catholic, discovered his heritage from his dying mother 13 years ago

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