Saturday, Shabbat morning, 2016 INDIA, MY SECOND HOME participants went to Kenesset Eliyahoo for services, after which there was a communal lunch with fellow worshipers. Reciting the Birkat HaMazon (Grace After Meals) and singing ‘Oseh Shalom’ together with Indian and visiting Jews from around the globe was special and […]
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During its walking tour of Mumbai, INDIA: MY SECOND HOME includes a visit to Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat, one of the city’s large open-air “laundromats” where washers, known as dhobis, take care of the laundry for households, hotels and hospitals in countless rows of open-air concrete wash pens, […]
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Once numbering around 30,000, today Mumbai has a Jewish population of approximately 4,000, and still boasts about 10 synagogues. The 2016 INDIA: MY SECOND HOME participants toured two Indian Jewish congregations: Magen David and Tiphaereth Israel. Built in 1864, Magen David was constructed by David Sassoon in Victorian style […]
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Big cities are a study of contrasts, and you could say Mumbai is that on steroids. One of the most populous cities in India with more than 20 million people (as of 2011), Mumbai – Bombay until 1995 – is a financial powerhouse and home to […]
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Although it is not widely known, India has a long history as one of the most hospitable nations to Jews in the Jewish diaspora. For centuries, Jews found a haven in which their traditions flourished, said Nathan Katz, an authority and an award-winning author on Indian Jewish […]
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Like to save money…and who doesn’t? Reserve your space today for INDIA: My Second Home! Take advantage of our special discount for early-birds and Florida International University alumni and students. Make your reservations by Sept. 16, and deduct $180 per person off the tour cost. Call […]
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