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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.

Tudor England, Religious Transformation, and Parallels to the Sephardic Converso Experience

I have been listening to a series of audio cds from the Teaching Company on Tudor and Stuart England. I … More

Conversos, Protest Reformation, Tudor England

Parashah Vayetze First Aliyah in the Spanish and Portuguese Melody

A practice run of Parashah Vayetze in the Spanish and Portuguese Melody First Aliyah, i.e.,  Genesis 28:10-22. The pronunciation of … More

Sephardic Liturgy

Lecture at Congregation Beth Shalom

I am speaking at Congregation Beth Shalom this Sunday (October 27th) at 10:00am. The topic is “What is Jewish Thinking?” … More

Congregation Beth Shalom, What is Jewish Thinking

Yom Kippur Shacharit

B”H We are holding Shacharit Services for Yom Kippur tomorrow (Wednesday)10/09/19 in Grand Prairie at 10:30am If you are interested … More

Shacharit, Yom Kippur

Secret Jews-The Rise of the Inquisition-Persecution and Conversion

An incredible offer on 3 books focusing on the Sephardic experience at a special price of only $2.99 for a … More

Crypto Jews, Crypto-Judaism, Inquisition, Secret Jews

First Aliyah of Torah Reading for Ki Teitzei-Spanish and Portuguese Style

A practice run of the first aliyah of the Torah Reading for Ki Teitzei in my rendition of the Spanish … More

Jewish Liturgy, Sephardic Music, Spanish-Portuguese Jewish Liturgy

Parashat Re’eh First Aliyah Spanish-Portuguese Style

This is a practice run for the first aliyah of Parashat Re’eh in my rendition of the Spanish-Portuguese Style. Posted by … More

Sephardic Liturgy, Spanish and Portuguese Jews, Torah Portion, Torah Reading

Free KINDLE Download: Conversos and the Sabbatean Movement

The topic of Conversos (Spanish and Portuguese Jewish converts to Christianity) and the attraction to the enigmatic figure of Sabbatai … More

Conversos, Conversos and the Sabbatean Movement, Sabbatai Zevi, Sabbatean Movement

Parashat Va’etchanan 2nd Aliyah Spanish and Portuguese Style (Practice)

This is the second aliyah of Parashat Va’etchanan in my interpretation of the Spanish and Portuguese cantillation style. My voice … More

Parasha Va'etchanan, Parashat Va'etchanan, Sephardic Liturgy, Spanish and Portuguese Cantillation., Spanish and Portuguese Jews

Historias y Leyendas de Mexico 2

My family visited Mexico City in November 2018 to visit my wife’s family. During the trip, we visited two bookstores … More

Converso Families, Legends of Mexico, Mexican Inquisition

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