This is the Shema V’Ahavta sung according to the Spanish-Portuguese tradition. The tune is sung at Congregation Shearith Israel in … More
Author: rambam442013
Psalm 92 from the Spanish Portuguese Kabbalat Shabbat Service
This is Psalm 92 from the Kabbalat Shabbat service. This Psalm is sung in the Spanish-Portuguese custom of the Bevis … More
Psalm 95 -Kabbalat Shabbat in the Judeo Spanish Tradition
I have started a You Tube Channel where I will be posting Sephardic liturgy in the Spanish-Portuguese and Judeo-Spanish tradition. … More
Converso Involvement in the Sabbatai Zevi Movement
By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez The rise of Sabbatai Zevi and his messianic movement greatly impacted communities comprised of former Conversos. … More
Upcoming Lecture: The Crypto-Jews in New Spain
On April 26th, 2015 I will be giving another free lecture on the history of the Jews of the Iberian … More
Upcoming Lecture: An Introduction to the History of the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula
On March 1st, 2015 I will be giving a free lecture on the history of the Jews of the Iberian … More
Forced Conversions under the Visigoths Part 1
By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez As Norman Roth notes, perhaps one of the greatest oddities regarding the history of the Jews … More
The Jewish Communities of the Iberian Peninsula
By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez The Edict of Expulsion issued by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella on March 31st, 1492 gave … More
Religious Belief and Practice among Crypto-Jews
By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez In the context of Crypto Jewish individuals and communities, both in the Iberian Peninsula and in … More
The Rise of Kabbalah on the Demise of Iberian Jewry
By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez The following is an excerpt of several passages from a large paper I am working on. … More