Thanks to Shavei Israel???s efforts, Israel???s Chief Rabbinate officially recognized the Bnei Menashe in 2005 as being ???descendants of Israel.??? The organization has also helped publish a translation of the Book of Shemot (Exodus) into Mizo, one of the main languages spoken by the Bnei Menashe, in order to enable them to reconnect with their heritage and with the basic texts of the Jewish peop