Practicing Parashah Naso 1st Aliyah Spanish-Portuguese Style. Posted by Rabbi Dr. Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez the director of the…
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…
Council of the Sephardic Communities of Jerusalem-Transatlantic Sefarad.
Center Isaac Campantón is known for studying, preserving, and communicating the Jewish legacy of the City and Province of Zamora, Spain.…
The Lack of Christian Education among Conversos
There was a failure to instruct Conversos in the basic tenets of Christianity. This left them ignorant of anything more…
Jews as a Religious Category in the Siete Partidas
In the middle ages, Jews had largely been regarded as adherents to the Law of Moses in contrast to a…
Glossary of Frequently Used Terms in Studying Anusim/Conversos
For those who are interested in the historical and religious study of Conversos or Anusim, defining the following terms may…
The Claim of Priestly Lineage among Conversos
Rabbi David Solomon ibn Avi Zimra received an inquiry regarding an individual who claimed his Converso grandfather was a Cohen.…
The Responsa of Rabbi Benjamin Ze’ev and the Question of Circumcision
The matter of uncircumcised Conversos and their eligibility for marriage was also discussed in the responsum of Rabbi Benjamin Ben…
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The Uncircumcised Converso
The following rabbinic responsum further reveals how complicated the matter of circumcision could be among Conversos who had fled the…
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