Nepal has never had a Jewish population, however, in 1986, the Israeli embassy in Kathmandu organized a Passover celebration as a service to the 7,000 Israelis who visit Nepal annually. By 2006, the annual Passover seder sponsored by Chabad hosted 1,500 participants and by 2014 the event drew 1,700 attendees.

Israel has been involved in humanitarian aid to Nepal. Tevel b’Tzedek, brings young Israeli volunteers to Nepalese villages to support long-term change. Headed by a Nepali agronomist from Ben-Gurion University, they teach farmers how to create irrigation systems and market their produce, and empower women to become village leaders. Israeli and Jewish volunteers work together with the local staff.

Tevel has created 25 teaching farms to introduce bee farming and new crops such as ginger, winter vegetables and off-season tomatoes as well as irrigation and organic farming methods with the goal of forming commercial cooperatives. The agricultural initiatives increase income and good nutrition, which help reduce the 50 percent rate of malnourishment among Nepali children.