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Place your vote now in our exclusive Bnei Menashe photo contest!
 | | Bnei Mirna Khaute and her son Ronen outside their sukka in Kangpokpi |
One of the highlights of the holiday of Sukkot in India is the annual sukka competition, which Shavei Israel has sponsored since 2010. Bnei Menashe communities from all over India, as well as Myanmar, participated.
Now it's your turn. Which sukkot do you think should be awarded the top prizes?
We have pictures of sukkot from 11 different Bnei Menashe communities. Please take a look at them on our Facebook page and make your "virtual" vote via the Internet.
We'll be sending the results back to India. Knowing that the wider Facebook world is participating "virtually" in the sukka competition this year will be immensely gratifying to the Bnei Menashe.
Click here to vote and be a part of election fever in India!
You can see even more pictures here on our website.
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A new synagogue opens in Manipur
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For 25 years, the Bnei Menashe in the Beith Shalom community of Churachandpur, India, prayed in a dilapidated synagogue built out of bamboo and wood, supported by walls made of mud and covered with a fraying thatched roof. It was no match for the monsoon rains and blazing temperatures of an Indian summer.
But material discomforts didn't stop the Bnei Menashe in this bustling town in the Indian state of Manipur from thriving spiritually and culturally, growing both in numbers and commitment to the Jewish people and tradition. And now, the Bnei Menashe have a new reason to rejoice: earlier this month, Beith Shalom dedicated a brand new synagogue.
Click here to see pictures from the dedication and to read more about all the hard work that led up to this inspiring addition to Bnei Menashe life in northeastern India.
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 | | Michael Freund with Bnei Menashe boy in India |
Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund to speak in UK and Ireland
Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund is heading to Ireland and the UK to speak about the organization and, in particular, plans being made to facilitate the coming aliyah of the Bnei Menashe from India.
If you'll be in Ireland, mark your calendars:
On Sunday, November 4 at 8:00 PM, Michael will be speaking at the synagogue in Dublin.
On Monday, November 5, Nov 7.45 PM, Michael will be speaking at the synagogue in Belfast.
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Roots #70 - Oct. 23, 2012
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