Rabbinic Responsa on Benei Anusim

The following series of posts were written by David Ben Abraham. I appreciate his contribution. For clarity sake, I will … More

Conversos, Marranos, and Crypto-Jews: Which Term is Correct?

By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez The term Marrano has often been used to designate Conversos who converted to Christianity for survival … More

Conversos, Music, and the Spanish Inquisition

By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez The Spanish Inquisition was focused on a wide array of markers which may have indicated Judaizing … More

Converso Dualities in the First Generation

By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez Many of the he popular Spanish poems of the 15th century known as Cancioneros were written … More

The Religious Instruction of the Conversos

A key claim of some critics of Crypto-Judaism is the idea that the lack of Christian education among Conversos is … More

Growing Number Of Hispanics Turning to Judaism

The following article highlights the growing attraction of Judaism for Hispanics in many Latin American countries. Some of these individuals … More

Did Cervantes’s family have Jewish roots?

The following article by Marion Fischel examines the age old question regarding Miguel Cervantes family background. http://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-News/Did-Cervantess-family-have-Jewish-roots-319468 His masterpiece, Don … More

Secret Files of the Spanish Inquisition

This post continues my posting of the series titled “Secret Files of the Inquisition” which begins with the Papal Inquisitions … More

The Responsa of the Ribash and the Jewish Status of Anusim

By Rabbi Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez The practice of a Jewish community writing for guidance to a recognized rabbinic authority … More

History of the Conversos in Spain

This video is part of a Sephardic history series produced by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Dr. Benjamin Gampel … More