First Prayer Book in Kuki and Mizo Languages Published in Israel
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
A prayer book in the Kuki and Mizo languages has been published for the Bene Menashe community in Nof HaGalil, Israel. The initiative was spurred by a request from community members to Mayor Ronen Plot for prayer books in their native tongues. The publication aims to help the immigrants better follow and understand synagogue services. The Bene Menashe are descendants of the Tribe of Manasseh, exiled from Israel millennia ago.
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- A prayer book in Kuki and Mizo languages was published for the Bene Menashe community in Nof HaGalil.
- The initiative was launched after Mayor Ronen Plot met with Bene Menashe community members.
- The community requested prayer books in their native languages to better understand synagogue services.
- The Bene Menashe are descendants of the Tribe of Manasseh, exiled from Israel over 3,000 years ago.
- The publication aims to aid the integration of the immigrants into Israeli religious life.
A prayer book has been published in the Kuki and Mizo languages, serving the Bene Menashe community in the Israeli city of Nof HaGalil. The initiative began when Mayor Ronen Plot met with members of the Bene Menashe community before Rosh Hashanah. The community members expressed a need for prayer books in their native languages to better follow services in Israeli synagogues and understand the prayers.
They explained that while the Indian prayer tradition had been passed down orally, they had never had a prayer book in their mother tongue. Mayor Plot immediately decided to support the request and tasked the Chairman of the Religious Council, Rabbi Amnon Cohen, and the city's Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Nachshon, with facilitating the translation and publication.
The newly published prayer book is the first of its kind in Kuki and Mizo. A celebratory event was held in the mayor's office, where the books were distributed to community representatives. The Bene Menashe are descendants of the Tribe of Manasseh, one of the ten lost tribes exiled from Israel over 3,000 years ago. The Kuki language and its dialects are spoken in Northeast India, where most of the Bene Menashe community resides.
Rabbi Amnon Cohen noted that the new immigrants are diligent in attending synagogues and integrating into the local religious community.
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