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Ashkenazim and Sephardim
The differences between the Sephardim and Ashkenazim are traced to the different social, religious, economic, political, geographic, and even ethnic … More
Dissident Rabbi: The Life of Jacob Sasportas
From Amazon: In 1665, Sabbetai Zevi, a self-proclaimed Messiah with a mass following throughout the Ottoman Empire and Europe, announced … More
Secret Jews Video Series: Part 1
This is the first video that will discuss my work on Crypto-Judaism. The first book in a four-volume series is … More
May a Catholic Priest wear Tefillin?
Yes. You read the title correctly! Yeshiva World printed an article recently over Rabbi Shraga Brand’s decision to don tefillin … More
Remembering Nona
B”H My mother passed away on Shabbat HaGadol last week. It was a tremendous loss. I was very close to my … More
Early Inquisitional Cases in New Spain
Amidst the momentous events of 1492, the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon were looking to the future. Christopher Columbus’ adventure … More
David Reubeni and the Ten Lost Tribes
An excerpt from Conversos and the Sabbatean Movement The prominence of the idea of the Ten Lost Tribes in Jewish … More
Ancient Israelite Identity: Religion, Ethnicity, and the Land of Israel
While this is not related to Crypto-Jewish or Sephardic Jewish studies, a broader goal of this website is to provide … More
Ocasio-Cortez claims Jewish ancestry
Whatever your opinions regarding newly elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, her recent claim to a Crypto-Jewish heritage is fascinating. The full … More
