Bnei menashe

Entire Bnei Menashe community to immigrate to Israel within five years, gov't promises

The government approved a proposal to bring the entire 6,000-person community from northern India to Israel, with 1,200 members expected to arrive by the end of this year.

|ByARIELLA ROITMAN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets new immigrants from the Bnei Menashe community, June 11, 2026.
PEOPLE AWAIT their Bnei Menashe relatives making aliyah, at Ben-Gurion Airport, 2006.

Manasseh’s children come home to Zion - and fulfill a 2,700-year promise - opinion

The aliyah of hundreds of members of the Bnei Menashe community from northeastern India, completes a long and meandering journey that began nearly 2,700 years ago.

|ByMICHAEL FREUND
Bnei Menashe olim arriving in Israel, April 23, 2026.

First Bnei Menashe flight lands as Israel launches operation to complete community’s Aliyah

240 immigrants from northeastern India arrive under the “Wings of Dawn” initiative, with thousands more expected by 2030.

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
THE KHONGSAI family in front of their sukkah, one of the families in Kibbutz Maoz Tzur. The kibbutz is home to more than 100 people across 21 families and is largely self-sustaining through basic farming, with residents maintaining Jewish traditions while awaiting their journey to Israel.

Israel launches gov't initiative to bring home, reunite Bnei Menashe community

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Under the government-led effort, Bnei Menashe families receive comprehensive support to facilitate their integration, with guidance from social workers and community mentors.

|ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN

Members of Indian ‘lost tribe’ finally reunited with families

Shavei Israel leader calls on gov’t to bring remaining 7,000 Bnei Menashe as soon as possible.

NOVEMBER 16, 2017ByTAMARA ZIEVE
Members of India’s Bnei Menashe Jewish community