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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.

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Who is a Jew?

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Song From a Withered Limb: Las Posadas and the Converso Crisis of the 16th Century

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A 300 Year Old Siddur in England

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The Portuguese town of Monsaraz is looking to make  amends for one aspect of its history by opening a Jewish cultural … More

Monsaraz, Portuguese Conversos, Portuguese Inquisition, Portuguese Jews, Spanish Inquisition

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B”H The following two sites are dedicated to the melodies of the Spanish-Portuguese tradition in London. The Spanish-Portuguese Jewish community … More

Bevis Marks Synagogue, Conversos, London Sephardic Congregation, Oliver Cromwell, Rabbi Manasseh ben Israel, Shaare HaShamayim, Spanish-Portuguese Liturgy

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It would be logical to believe that the Conversos of the 17th century who were able to escape or journey … More

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Jewish Identity and Ethnicity

In a previous post How Can you Be Jewish and Hispanic? I discussed common assumptions made by many individuals, both … More

Hasdai Crescas and the Violence of 1391

Hasdai Crescas was a brilliant Talmudist of the 14th century in Spain. Crescas is of particular note to those interested … More

Christianity, Conversos, Hasdai Crescas, Rabbi Nissim Gerondi

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