Name: Anonymous 2010-03-15 4:33
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3793399,00.html
It would probably be difficult to tell the difference between the seven youngsters who arrived Tuesday at Ben Gurion airport, and the thousands of Chinese construction workers living in Israel. However, the young Chinese arrivals, aged 19 to 23, are descendants of an ancient Jewish community which originated from the city of Kaifeng.
Immediately following their arrival, the seven knelt down and kissed the soil of the Holy Land. "My dream is to complete the process of converting to Judaism and become a certified rabbi, after which I will return to my community and serve as its first rabbi since the dissolve of the Jewish community some 150 years ago," said 23-year-old Yaacob Wang. "I am excited to arrive to the holy land. It is a dream come true," he added.
The first destination on the new immigrants' list was the Western Wall, where they prayed "Shehecheyanu", a blessing recited upon a noteworthy achievement.
"I cannot believe after all these years I get to finally visit the Western Wall which I dreamt of for years and drew in many of my drawings," said Hang Shir, 24.
It would probably be difficult to tell the difference between the seven youngsters who arrived Tuesday at Ben Gurion airport, and the thousands of Chinese construction workers living in Israel. However, the young Chinese arrivals, aged 19 to 23, are descendants of an ancient Jewish community which originated from the city of Kaifeng.
Immediately following their arrival, the seven knelt down and kissed the soil of the Holy Land. "My dream is to complete the process of converting to Judaism and become a certified rabbi, after which I will return to my community and serve as its first rabbi since the dissolve of the Jewish community some 150 years ago," said 23-year-old Yaacob Wang. "I am excited to arrive to the holy land. It is a dream come true," he added.
The first destination on the new immigrants' list was the Western Wall, where they prayed "Shehecheyanu", a blessing recited upon a noteworthy achievement.
"I cannot believe after all these years I get to finally visit the Western Wall which I dreamt of for years and drew in many of my drawings," said Hang Shir, 24.