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Bringing Together and Educating Descendants of Sephardic Conversos

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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.

Portuguese Jewish Heritage Exists Beyond Lisbon

Much of Crypto-Jewish history often focuses on Spain, but Portugal, of course, was a key site of Crypto-Jewish activity. The … More

Crypto Jews, portuguese Crypto-Jews, Portuguese Inquisition

Genetic Research: 25% of Hispanics Have Jewish DNA

The growing proliferation of DNA and genealogical services have led to increased cataloging of DNA markers. Many Hispanics have taken … More

Crypto Jew, Crypto Jews, Hispanics Jews, Jewish DNA, Latino Jews, Sephardic Jews

Conflicted Identities

In 2006, I was attending several week-long classes at the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership in Chicago. One … More

Benei Anusim, Cardinal Jean-Lustinger, Conversos, Jewish Cardinal, Rabbi Byron Sherwin

The Portuguese Conspiracy

In 1640, the Duque de Braganca (King Joao IV) succeeded in throwing off Spanish rule in Portugal. Portuguese settlers were … More

Inquisition in Lima, Mexican Inquisition, Peruvian Conversos, Portuguese Conversos, Portuguese Inquisition, Portuguese Jews

¿Qué es la Oración Judía?

Cada tradición religiosa incluye una forma de oración ó meditación. Siendo este el caso. ¿Qué es exactamente lo que caracteriza … More

¿Qué es la Oración Judía?, Jewish Prayer

Crypto Jewish Practices in New Spain

It’s difficult to provide a complete list of Crypto-Jewish observances that Judaizing Conversos in the New World maintained, but the … More

Conversos, Conversos in Mexico, Conversos in the New World, Crypto-Jewish Practices

Conversos in New Mexico

The earliest exploration of New Mexico occurred in 1540 under Francisco Vazquez de Coronado. The first Converso adventurer was Gaspar … More

Conversos in New Mexico, Conversos in New Spain, Conversos in Nuevo Leon

Conversos Trades in New Spain

Conversos in New Spain were active in all types of trades. Of those arrested for Judaizing in the mid-seventeenth century, … More

Converso Trades, Conversos in Mexico, Conversos in New Spain, Conversos in Trade

Portuguese Crypto-Jews in New Spain

Crypto-Jewish activity in New Spain is often characterized as a Portuguese Crypto-Jewish phenomenon. I Mexican Inquisitional documents note the following: … More

Conversos in Mexico, Conversos in New Spain, Mexican Inquisition, Portuguese Conversos

Simon Vaez de Sevilla

This is the third of what I refer to as mini-posts that will focus on facts related to Crypto-Jews/Conversos in … More

Conversos, Conversos in Mexico, Conversos in New Spain, Conversos in the Philippines, Mexican Inquisition

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