While he recognized the continuing theoretical validity of a Converso. i.e., a coerced Jewish convert to Christianity, to function as…
Shacharit Services
The B’nei Anusim Center for Education offers two monthly Shacharit Services on Shabbat at 10:30am in Grand Prairie at my…
Doña Gracia de Mendes
Doña Gracia was probably introduced to many interested in the history of Spanish Jewry and Conversos by the work of Cecil…
Remembering Nona
B”H My mother passed away on Shabbat HaGadol last week. It was a tremendous loss. I was very close to my…
Elohai Neshama-Bircat Shelomo Siddur
The Elohai Neshama, My G-d, the Soul… is chanted in the following video from the Bircat Shelomo Siddur. It is…
Model Ani in a Sephardic Melody
The Modeh Ani Lefanecha is the first “prayer” recited upon awakening. This version is sung in a Moroccan Melody and…
Vayikra-First-Aliyah-Spanish-Portuguese Tradition
This is the first aliyah of Parashat Vayikra chanted in the Spanish-Portuguese tradition. This is Leviticus 1:1-13. Posted by Rabbi…
What is Kosher?
While this site is dedicated to the Crypto-Jewish Experience in all its forms, Jewish education is also a key concern.…
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…
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…
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