Jewish Rabbis Screen Bnei Menashe in Mizoram for Israel Migration

A group of nine Jewish rabbis visited Mizoram, India, to meet and choose people from the Bnei Menashe community who want to move to Israel.

The Bnei Menashe are a tribal group who believe they are descendants of an ancient Israelite tribe.

Over 1,600 people applied, but only 600 will be chosen to move to Israel in February 2024.

The Israeli government will help them settle in the Galilee region by providing money, language classes, jobs, and temporary homes.

The plan is to move nearly 6,000 Bnei Menashe members to Israel by 2030.

Many in the community, like leader Jeremiah L Hnamte, hope to join their families already living in Israel.