admin | August 3, 2017
Over the course of just a few days, the tiny Jewish community in Nicaragua more than doubled when 114 people converted to Judaism. Last month, community members answered questions before a beit din, or religious court, of three Orthodox rabbis from Israel and the United States and immersed in a newly built mikvah in Managua, the Central American countrys capital
richards | August 3, 2017
Spread the word! Rav Shlomo Amar is coming for Shabbat to Congregation Shaarei Orah in Teaneck. We are incredibly excited to host one of the great chachamim of our generation and eagerly look forward to hearing his divrei Torah and words of inspiration. Rav Amar currently serves as the rav roshi of Jerusalem and is the prior Rishon LeTzion (Sephardic chief rabbi).
simmons | August 2, 2017
A manhole cover in a Jewish district of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Photograph: Danita Delimont/Alamy More than five centuries after King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella expelled Spains Jewish population, the still-spoken language of the exiles is to be formally honoured by the countrys leading linguistic authority
richards | August 2, 2017
getty images Uneasy Balance : A Jewish man prays near an entrance to the Temple Mount. Right-wing Israelis are demanding access to the holy site, which could tip an uneasy balance between faiths. JERUSALEM (JTA) Israels Sephardi chief rabbi and Jordans foreign minister criticized the record number of Jews who visited the Temple Mount on Tisha BAv.
admin | July 30, 2017
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it was the dominant language of trade in the Balkans. Carried around the world by Jews expelled from Spain, Sephardic Spanish is quickly disappearing as the number of people able to speak it declines
simmons | July 27, 2017
Jewish Chronicle Don't forget our heroes Jewish Chronicle Sephardic history is not properly taught in Jewish schools. It is given little respect in our yeshivas. Even in Israel, when designs for new banknotes were proposed in 2013, they omitted any Sephardic heroes even though Jews whose roots lie in North ..
richards | July 26, 2017
Rabat Sephardic musics unique, age-old sound is coming to the United states in a rare showcase. New Yorks Sephardic Music Festival will take place from August 24 28, featuring world-renowned artists in the ancient music genre. The ancient music of the Sephardi Jews, who originated from medieval Spain and Portugal, is gaining prominence with music-lovers across the world as evidenced by Sephardic music festivals around the world.
richards | July 24, 2017
(JTA) A prominent Spanish organization that is dedicated to preserving the countrys Jewish heritage awarded a prize to a local politician who had accused Israel of massacring Palestinian children. The Centro Sefarad-Israel, which was created with government funding in 2006 and based in Madrid, awarded its Crown of Esther prize on Thursday to Maite Pagazaurtundua, a Spanish lawmaker serving at the European Parliament, Europa Press reported. She received the award for her defense of justice and freedom, the report said.
simmons | July 23, 2017
(JTA) A prominent Spanish organization that is dedicated to preserving the countrys Jewish heritage awarded a prize to a local politician who had accused Israel of massacring Palestinian children.
admin | July 23, 2017
Rabbi Joseph Dweck, Britains top Sephardi rabbi, will continue to serve as the spiritual leader of London's S&P Sephardic Jewish community, but will no longer serve as a religious court judge, it was decided Wednesday. Rabbi Dweck came under fire last month when he praised the acceptance of homosexuality by western society as a fantastic development
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