This is the first part of a 5 part series on the history of Spanish and Portuguese Jews delivered a … More
Author: rambam442013
The Struggle of Dual Identities
The following letter was written as a response to an inquiry from a Crypto-Jew asking about the challenge of identity. … More
Why Many Hispanics Prefer Non-Hispanic Rabbis
Back in the 1970s, there was a TV show called Sanford and Son. The sitcom told the story of an … More
Addir Venaor-Yom Kippur
The Adir Venaor – mighty and illuminating one sung on Yom Kippur after the Vidui, the Confession. This version song … More
Torah Reading Rosh Hashanah 1st Day-2nd Aliyah
Torah Reading Rosh Hashanah 1st Day-2nd Aliyah sung in the Spanish-Portuguese Tradition. Posted by Rabbi Juan Bejarano Gutierrez the director of … More
Torah reading for the first day of Rosh Hashanah-first Aliyah sung in the Spanish-Portuguese Tradition
Torah reading for the first day of Rosh Hashanah-first Aliyah sung in the Spanish-Portuguese Tradition. Posted by Rabbi Juan … More
Did N.Y. State Senate hopeful Julia Salazar lie about being Jewish?
The following article Controversy regarding Julia Salazar was brought to my attention by a reader of this website. I read the article … More
Secret Jews- The Complex Identity of Crypto-Jews and Crypto-Judaism Part 1
The following is a reading of the introduction to Secret Jews- The Complex Identity of Crypto-Jews and Crypto-Judaism by Juan … More
Ahot Ketanah-Jewish Liturgy in the Spanish-Portuguese Tradition
Ahot Ketanah sung in the Spanish-Portuguese tradition. The Ahot Ketanah (the Little Sister) describes the sufferings endured by Israel and … More
The Institute for Sefardi and Anousim Studies
The Institute for Sefardi and Anousim Studies is pleased to announce two new academic projects. The summary is below or … More