Namaste and Shalom: A Virtual Tour of Jewish India

Take a trip to Jewish India! India's Jewish heritage is a rich cultural and historical saga that stretches from biblical times until today. Explore each of India's Jewish communities as we visit sites and synagogues in Bombay, Calcutta and Cochin, led by Rahel Musleah, who was born in Calcutta, the seventh-generation of a Calcutta Jewish family that traces its roots to 17th-century Baghdad. Today, Rahel is a New York-based award-winning journalist, author, singer, speaker and educator. She loves taking audiences on virtual Jewish heritage tours of India, and is looking forward to being back on the road for in-person tours, the first of which is scheduled for Nov. 3-16, 2022. Please sign up for her newsletter so you can stay up-to-date on her programs, tours, articles and other events. www.explorejewishindia.com

Rahel Musleah/Bio

Through the vivid prism of her family's story, Rahel Musleah introduces audiences to the distinctive heritage of the Jews of India and Iraq. The seventh generation of a Calcutta family, she traces her roots to 17th-century Baghdad. Her multi-faceted visual, song and story presentations offer a rare and intimate view of a rich culture little-known to most.

Rahel is an award-winning journalist, author, singer, storyteller and educator. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, Hadassah magazine, and numerous other publications. Her publications include Apples and Pomegranates: A Family Seder for Rosh Hashanah; and a a CD of Shabbat and holiday melodies, Hodu: Jewish Rhythms from Baghdad to India.

Until the pandemic, Rahel was leading Jewish heritage tours to India twice a year, in November and February. She would love for you to join her now that we anticipate being back on the road, November 3-16, 2022!! She infuses each tour with her personal, spiritual and musical insights as well as her knowledge of India's Jewish history.

When she is not traveling, Rahel lives in Roslyn Heights, NY. She is passing down the legacy of her community to her two children, Shira and Shoshana. Please visit her website and sign up for her newsletter, www.explorejewishindia.com