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Bringing Together and Educating Descendants of Sephardic Conversos

Author: 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.

Conversos Who Supported Columbus

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

Alonso de Cabrera, Alonso de la Caballeria, Christopher Columbus., Fray Diego de Deza-, Gabriel Sanchez, Luis de Santangel

Conversos with Columbus

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

Alonso de la Calle, Christopher Columbus., Conversos, Luis de Torres, Marco the Surgeon, Mestre Bernal, Rodrigo Sanchez de Segovia

Creating Conversos: The Carvajal–Santa María Family in Early Modern Spain

I had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Roger Louis Martínez-Dávila ‘s lectures in person. I also had the honor … More

Carvajal–Santa María Family, Luis Carvajal, Roger Martinez

Conversos and the Sabbatean Movement: The Unlikely Supporters of Sabbatai Zevi

In 1665-1666 the messianic movement of Sabbatai Zevi (also written as Shabbetai Zevi, Shabbetai Tzvi, Shabtai Sevi, etc.) spread like … More

Conversos, Sabbatai Zevi, Sabbatean Movement, The Sabbatean Prophets

The Jewish Diaspora and the Perez Family Case in China, Japan, the Philippines, and the Americas

The Converso diaspora extended far beyond Europe and the New World. The journey of Conversos extended to the Far East. … More

Conversos, Conversos in China, Conversos in India, Conversos in Japan, Conversos in the Philippines

Reimagining the Sagrada Familia: Family and Faith in the life of Luis de Carvajal

Ronnie Perlis from Yeshiva University just uploaded a paper which should prove interesting to anyone fascinated by the legendary Carvajal … More

Anusim, Conversos, Jews in New Spain, Luis de Carvajal El Mozo, Sagrada Familia

Sabbateanism and the Converso Experience

By David Gonzalez Guajardo             In the events leading up to the outbreak of Sabbateanism, conversos came to the forefront … More

David Gonzalez Guajardo, Galut, Sabbatai Zevi, Sabbatean Movement, Spanish Expulsion

The Tribulations of Israel: Samuel Usque and His Consolations

The 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries saw the systematic dismantling of Jewish life in the Iberian Peninsula that had existed … More

Crypto-Jewish History, Samuel Usque, The Consolations for the Tribulations of Israel

Congregation Beth Shalom-The History of Spanish and Portuguese Jews

Congregation Beth Shalom, a Conservative/Reform Synagogue in Arlington, Texas is hosting the following event. ADULT EDUCATION SPEAKER SERIES Sunday, January … More

Crypto-Judaism, Jewish HIstory, Sephardic History

Petrus Alfonsi Vir Illustris et Ex Iudeo: Reading the Dialogue Against the Jews as a Conversion Text

The Converso phenomena was not limited to the late 14th-16th centuries in Iberia. There were earlier occurrences of forced conversions … More

Conversos, Petros Alfonso, Petrus Alfonsi

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