Shabbat Shacharit services are held twice a month in Grand Prairie, Texas as part the B’nei Anusim Center for Education. … More
Month: February 2020
The Jews in the Caribbean (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)
I do not have The Jews in the Caribbean yet in my personal connection, but Jane S. Gerber’s previous major … More
The Karaites and Conversos
Most people familiar with my work know that my area of primary expertise is Sephardic history, more specifically the Crypto-Jewish … More
Anusim and Brit Milah Circumcision Part 2
In this video, we continue looking at a section from Simcha Asaf’s work on the Anusim. This section deals with … More
The Case for Crypto-Judaism at the 40th Annual Texas Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference
Long time friend, David Daniel Gonzalez also presented at the 40th Annual Texas Hispanic Genealogical Conference last year. His lecture … More
In the Shadow of the Virgin (Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World)
I read In the Shadow of the Virgin as part of my research during my doctoral dissertation and it is an … More
Parashah Beshalach First Aliyah- Spanish and Portuguese Melody
This is a practice (with an emphasis on practice) run of the first aliyah of Parashah Beshalach in a rendition … More
Los Anusim y La Circumcision
Este video examina el tema de ls Anusim y la circumcision (brit mila) y incluye una discusion de Diogo Pires … More
Creating Conversos: The Carvajal–Santa María Family in Early Modern Spain
I had the pleasure of speaking at Texas A&M Crypto-Jewish Symposium in 2010. I met Dr. with Martínez-Dávila there and … More
Anusim and Brit Milah(Circumcision
In this video, we will be looking at a section from Simcha Asaf’s work on the Anusim. This section deals … More
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