The History of the Jews of Spain and Portugal

Discover the History of the Jews of Spain and Portugal through a series of lectures given to a live audience … More

Christianity and Forced Conversions Part 1

This video continues our study on the rise of the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions by reviewing the idea of forced … More

The Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions that began in the late 15th and 16th centuries and lasted well into the 19th … More

This is the second lecture of a series of discussions on the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisition. These videos are short … More

This is the first lecture of a series of discussions on the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisition. These videos are short … More

The eminent Rabbi Jose Faur passed away last week. He was a unique Sephardic scholar and rabbi from the Syrian … More

Most Jews in the 21st century see hell as a Christian concept. The reality is much different. Competing views on … More

I had the pleasure of working with Dolores Sloan on the board of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies from 2011- … More

In 1391, a new period in the history of the Jews of Spain began. Jewish communities throughout the Peninsula except … More

Anyone even remotely familiar with the Talmud will note the routine exchange or dialogue that takes place between rabbis. The … More