An Introduction to Crypto-Judaism

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The phenomena of Crypto Judaism and Crypto-Jews has spurred a tremendous of interest in recent decades. Prominent scholars such as Benzion Netanyahu, the father of Benjamin Netanyahu, the current Prime Minister of Israel is one such examples.

Other scholars such as Haim Beinart, Seymour Leibman, Stanley Hordes, Dora Zsom, among others have written extensively on this topic. The goal of this first video is to review the basic terms, Conversos, Marranos, and Anus/Anusim that are used in discussions regarding this fascinating subject.

Posted by Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez, the director of the B’nei Anusim Center for Education, and author of What is Kosher

Published by rambam442013

Rabbi Juan Marcos Bejarano-Gutierrez is a graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas where he earned a bachelor of science in electrical engineering. He studied at the Siegal College of Judaic Studies in Cleveland and received a Master of Arts Degree with Distinction in Judaic Studies. He completed his doctoral studies at the Spertus Institute of Jewish Learning and Leadership in Chicago in 2015. His doctoral dissertation is titled “Complex Identities: Christian and Jewish Attitudes Towards Conversos” and was accepted in September 2015. He also studied at the American Seminary for Contemporary Judaism and received rabbinic ordination in 2011 from Yeshivat Mesilat Yesharim.

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