 Those who wanted to immigrate were required to undergo a formal, full conversion as their people had been separated from Judaism for so long.In June 2005 the Bnei Menashe completed the construction of a mikvah in Mizoram under the supervision of Israeli rabbis to start the process of conversion to Judaism.Freund supported the resettlement of 218 Bnei Menashe in Upper Nazareth and Karmiel in November 2005.