simmons | July 19, 2017
Trip 1: May 18-29, 2017 11 nights/12 days 12 nights/13 days 12 nights/13 days Save $100: Register for Trip 3 by June 1, 2017 In 1943, Bulgaria complied with German demands and deported nearly 11,400 Jews from occupied territories in northern Greece and Yugoslavia (Macedonia). At the same time, Bulgaria resisted German pressures to deport the 50,000 Jews living in Bulgaria
richards | July 18, 2017
Dynamic and diverse performances by world-class artists will be heard at the first American Sephardi Music Festival. Hosted by the American Sephardi Federation and directed by David Serero, the Festival will take place on three days: August 24th, 27th and 28th 2017 at The Center for the Jewish History (15 W 16th Street, New York City)
simmons | July 18, 2017
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Mexicos former UNESCO ambassador who was fired last year for walking out of a vote on an anti-Israel resolution effectively denying Jewish ties to Jerusalem. Andres Roemer, who is Jewish, met with Netanyahu in Parison Monday, just before the prime minister left for Hungary
admin | July 17, 2017
LONDON Those close to the Rabbi Joseph Dweck affair have described is as a behemoth of an issue. Its a suitably biblical term for what might seem, on the face of it, an arcane spat between British religious scholars over the permissibility or not of homosexuality. But, in fact, the repercussions of a lecture which seemingly condoned homosexual relationships that Dweck delivered in London this past May go far beyond that
simmons | July 17, 2017
by Rabbi Daniel Bouskila | Dec 16, 2016 | Featured | 0 Comments What is the larger purpose of a rabbi in society? Are rabbis only concerned with the kashrut of pots and pans, or does the kashrut of business practices also matter? Must a rabbi tend to a broken heart and soul as much as he tends to a broken Eruv before Shabbat
richards | July 16, 2017
Oral Literature of the Sephardic Jews Samuel G. Armistead, University of California, Davis The edict by which all Jews were exiled from Castile and Aragon was signed by the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabel, on March 31, 1492 (Baer 1961-1966: II, 433). But we should not think of this banishment, radical and catastrophic as it surely was, as an altogether sudden, definitive occurrence.
admin | July 7, 2017
Throughout their vibrant history, Sephardic Jews have had the strength and fortitude to hold the communitys diverse perspectives together. That is, until May 8.
richards | July 6, 2017
Koreen Johannessen, 70, had some difficulty retiring.
richards | July 2, 2017
Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz Recreation of chocolate making at Colonial Williamsburg. Chocolate was a Jewish immigrant food to the American Colonies, so you can build on those chocolatey Jewish roots when planning your 4th of July menu starting with the Colonial Jewish-American Chocolate Cake recipe below.
admin | July 2, 2017
A group of rabbis in London have called for the countrys top Sephardic rabbi to be fired over his comments welcoming growing acceptances of homosexuality. Rabbi Joseph Dweck, who serves as senior rabbi at Londons S&P Sephardi Community, came under fire after saying at a lecture last month that societal acceptance of homosexuality is a fantastic development because it opens the door to a more loving society
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