This is a pretty big thing


1st time: Entire 'Lost tribe of Israel' allowed 'home'

"Indian group believes its lineage includes biblical patriarch Joseph"

There was an African group that I read about some time ago that was allowed into Israel for the same reason, and they claimed lineage to another Old Testament figure. This always amazes me - small groups of isolated people that continued to keep the Law after the diaspora, and then became separated from any contact with other Jews. The beauty of following the Law is that it allows them to remain quite true to the tradition...