Sephardic Royalty: Rav and Rabbanit Amar Visit Teaneck’s Shaarei Orah – Jewish Link of New Jersey
simmons | August 11, 2017
Rabbi Jachter (right) and Rabbi Amar. Rabbi Jachter and his son Hillel with Rav Amar.
World Music Star GERARD EDERY to perform at the American Sephardi Music Festival in New York on August 24th … – Digital Journal
admin | August 11, 2017
Gerard Edery is one of the greatest names in World Music but for sure the greatest name in the Sephardi music genre.
Alan Grabinsky – Tablet Magazine
admin | August 11, 2017
As a child, Haim Casas would walk the streets of the Jewish Quarter in Cordoba with his grandfather, talking about the citys past. He planted a seed in me, Casas told me via Skype from San Roque, a Spanish town close to Gibraltar
When Did ‘Mizmor Shir Chanukat HaBayit’ Enter Daily Shacharit? – Jewish Link of New Jersey
simmons | August 10, 2017
We are all used to reciting this prayer (Psalm 30) around the time of Baruch Sheamar. The recital of Baruch Sheamar in daily Shacharit is a long-established practice. But when did Psalm 30 enter the daily Shacharit?
Newport congregation seeks rehearing in fight over Touro Synagogue ornaments – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
richards | August 10, 2017
A view inside the Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island. (Wikimedia Commons) (JTA) The congregation that worships in Americas oldest synagogue building will ask for a rehearing of the case that gave control of its pricey artifacts to the buildings historic trustees.
Who owns America’s oldest shul? – The Jewish Star
richards | August 10, 2017
By Ben Sales, JTA The story of Americas oldest synagogue, as told by retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter, is the story of American Jewish history. Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, Souter wrote, was built in the 1700s by Sephardic merchants whose community then declined
Genadeen Caterers | Catering & Events
simmons | August 9, 2017
As the exclusive caterer to The Sephardic Temple in Cedarhurst, New York, we are creative professionals always prepared to satisfy all your needs whether your affair is on location at The Sephardic Temple or at any hotel, country club, synagogue, or your residence. From the very beginning, The Sephardic Temple has adhered to the point of view that we are not in the business of making parties. Were here to work with you in your tough role as planners.
What’s Going On In NYC This Week – Jewish Week
admin | August 9, 2017
The top music, film, theater and food events in New York City this week, curated by arts and culture editors: THE TOP THREE TRAVELING IN PAIRS Israeli-American jazz pianist Alon Nechustan and polymath Samuel Torjman Thomas join forces in Traveling in Pairs, a musical project that gives a jazz-inflicted treatment to a wide range of Jewish music. Thomas, a multi-instrumentalist, composer, bandleader and singer, is also a professor of ethnomusicology and Jewish studies; hes best known as the leader of the New York Andalus Ensemble, a multi-ethnic outfit performing the traditional music of North Africa and Spain in Hebrew, Arabic and Spanish. Nechushtan has worked with Frank London, Baye Kouyates Afro Beat ensemble and Alicia Svigals Klezmer Quartet; hes forged a name for himself as a genre-buster who remains strongly rooted in jazz.
A language academy to save Judeo-Spanish – ANSAmed
simmons | August 5, 2017
(by Paola Del Vecchio) MADRID - Over five centuries after Queen Isabel the Catholic in 1492 expelled Spain's Jews and Moors, the Judeo-Spanish language, which has been passed from generation to generation and is still spoken in some countries will be honored by the country's top linguistic authority, the Spanish Royal Academy. The Academy has announced that it will set up in 2018 a Judeo-Spanish branch in Israel
Seattle’s Sephardic synagogues bake very unique Jewish treats – MyNorthwest.com
admin | August 4, 2017
Sephardic Bikur Holim congregation members Regina Barkey Amira and Al, holding a tray of pastelles.
