While he recognized the continuing theoretical validity of a Converso. i.e., a coerced Jewish convert to Christianity, to function as … More
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Shacharit Services
The B’nei Anusim Center for Education offers two monthly Shacharit Services on Shabbat at 10:30am in Grand Prairie at my … More
Doña Gracia de Mendes
Doña Gracia was probably introduced to many interested in the history of Spanish Jewry and Conversos by the work of Cecil … More
Remembering Nona
B”H My mother passed away on Shabbat HaGadol last week. It was a tremendous loss. I was very close to my … More
Elohai Neshama-Bircat Shelomo Siddur
The Elohai Neshama, My G-d, the Soul… is chanted in the following video from the Bircat Shelomo Siddur. It is … More
Model Ani in a Sephardic Melody
The Modeh Ani Lefanecha is the first “prayer” recited upon awakening. This version is sung in a Moroccan Melody and … More
Vayikra-First-Aliyah-Spanish-Portuguese Tradition
This is the first aliyah of Parashat Vayikra chanted in the Spanish-Portuguese tradition. This is Leviticus 1:1-13. Posted by Rabbi … More
What is Kosher?
While this site is dedicated to the Crypto-Jewish Experience in all its forms, Jewish education is also a key concern. … More
Early Inquisitional Cases in New Spain
Amidst the momentous events of 1492, the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon were looking to the future. Christopher Columbus’ adventure … More
David Reubeni and the Ten Lost Tribes
An excerpt from Conversos and the Sabbatean Movement The prominence of the idea of the Ten Lost Tribes in Jewish … More