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  • Israeli Government Allows 7,000 Bnei Menashe to Make Aliyah

    06/24/2011 2:11:32 AM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 9 replies
    Arutz Sheva ^ | 24/6/11 | Elad Benari
    More than 7,000 members of the Bnei Menashe will soon arrive in Israel, CBN reported on Thursday. The Bnei Menashe claim descent from one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, which were exiled by the Assyrian Empire more than 27 centuries ago. They reside primarily in the two Indian states of Mizoram and Manipur, along the border with Burma and Bangladesh. Throughout their exile, and even after their one copy of the written Torah was lost, the Bnei Menashe have continued to observe Jewish traditions, including the Sabbath, keeping kosher, celebrating the festivals, following family purity laws, and remembering...