Welcome to Sephardim Hope's Newsletter! It is a New Year to strengthen our returning families to Israel and to share our amazing Jewish holidays! Last week we shared on Facebook, the wonderful "Tu B'shevat! (see our picture below with our link) We hope you can join us at the Sephardim Hope Facebook site to keep in touch! We continue to pray for the Peace of Jerusalem.
We will be highlighting more Israel historical sites, pictures of the land, events and also the continuing Aliyah of the B'nai Anousim from the nations!
Our Quick Links will also lead you to more related topics of interest!
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| Torah Insights |  Exodus 21:1-24:18 Our Torah portion for this week is regarding the judgments [mishpatim]. Most of these laws are civil in nature and relate to our
relationship with our fellow man (as summarized by the phrase, "you shall love your neighbor as yourself,"
Lev 19:18). These instructions would correspond to the second half (the fifth through tenth) of the Ten Words or
Commandments of Exodus 20. . You will find the Torah portion each week for your reading and study on the side bar of our Newsletter! (we are using the Chabad site for study purposes) Enjoy! |
Families Reunited as Members of 'Lost Tribe' Arrive in Israel
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By Arutz Sheva Staff
A group of 40 Bnei Menashe arrived on Aliyah today from India, marking the second time in the last three weeks that a group from this Lost Tribe of Israel has moved here.
Click here for story...
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Check Out The Book...Anousim Awake!
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Anousim Awake! the Story of a Hidden Jewess.
An awakening giant is rising, after 500 years of identity slumber! We encourage you to order and read this story of return. It may sound a very familiar cord in your own family history!
Anousim Awake! is the personal account of the revealed family Jewish identity of Gracia Serrano Fenn, a hidden Jewess who found out a "family secret" in 1999 in Israel. It is the Serrano family story of being raised with "no family past", with no known true identity.
These lost Sephardim (Spanish Crypto-Jews) were thought to have disappeared, after their forced expulsion in the 1492 Spanish Inquisition. The full effect in the Iberian Peninsula (later Portugal) sent them scattering to the New World and elsewhere.
The prophet Obadiah, (Ovadia) expressed this Torah vision of return to Israel by their descendants, many centuries ago (Obadiah 10,21). His words in the Tanach (Jewish scriptures) continue to shed light to the very outskirts of the Diaspora to this select group of Hispanic-Jewish connection, now arising to their true identity and return... "Somos Judios - We are Jews".
Click here to order...
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| Like Us on Facebook | 
 Sephardim Hope International is reaching out to our Facebook audience who has a love for Israel, a love for Hashem's Jewish holidays and a desire to learn and share.
We thank you for joining us on this journey of hope and educational experience!
Here I am with our two great olive trees! Olives or Olive Tea anyone?
We hope to go to Israel this year, as Hashem directs us to begin a new project of "Prayers of our Fathers", with backgrounds and sounds of Israel. Thanks for all your kindness and support of the B'nai Anousim and our beloved Israel! |
| Anousim Names Project | 
We welcome you to share your story on our Anousim Names Project. Many are writing their B'nai Anousim roots that they are discovering...traditions that are now being discovered as being "Jewish customs", family secrets from the past, and desires to return to their Jewish community.
Our sincere thanks to the wonderful Rabbis who encourage us, uplift us, teach us and will help us in this process of return to the land! Baruch Hashem!
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Your donations to our educational work are tax deductible on our secure Donate Now link. Your donations, music and downloads, book purchases, keep us going and bringing you new information and support to our people
Loving Shalom,
Doņa Gracia Serrano Fenn, President
Sephardim Hope International
P.S. We enjoy hearing your comments! Thank you.
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Shalom Alecheim!
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Click on the "Study Torah With Us" box above to go to the current Chabad Torah Parsha page.
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Click on Anousim Awake book cover above for more info or to order the book.
And you can listen to Doņa Gracia's music by clicking the 2 CD covers below...
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