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  • Before he went to fight in Gaza, Gary's sister Tiferet placed a coin in his boot, intending for him to return safely and give the coin to charity
    Before he went to fight in Gaza, Gary's sister Tiferet placed a coin in his boot, intending for him to return safely and give the coin to charity
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    The Fallen Soldier and the Fallen Coin

    Sharing stories of generosity and bowls of traditional foods, members of the Indian Jewish Bnei Menashe community gather in northern Israel to remember Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat, an IDF staff sergeant who was killed in Gaza

    byHillel Kuttler
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    Becoming Moses

    Michael Freund is on a mission to lead millions of self-declared Jews home to Israel. What happens if he succeeds?

    byMatthew Fishbane
  • Ruth Haokip, 26, from the Bnei Menashe community in Northeast India.(Michael Freund)
    Ruth Haokip, 26, from the Bnei Menashe community in Northeast India.(Michael Freund)
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    Two Women from ‘Lost’ Tribes Find a Home

    They tell the story of their journeys from China and Northeast India to Israel

    byRachel Silberstein
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    ‘Lost’ Indian Jews Come Home

    Shut out for years, this week Bnei Menashe Jews moved to Israel. Why did the government change its policy?

    byEetta Prince-Gibson
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    Sweet Devotion

    Religious origins make for some tantalizing tunes

    byMatthue Roth
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