I hope everyone’s Passover Seder was moving and inspiring. Our family was joined by approximately 35 people on the first…
Secret Jews Podcast Interview
Late last week, I was interviewed by the Mystic-Skeptic Podcast on the topic of Crypto-Jews. The book touched on my…
Orchestra of New Spain: La Convivencia: The Triangle of Al-Andalus
The Latino Cultural Center will be presenting the Orchestra of New Spain. The event will be held on Thursday, April…
To the End of the Earth: A History of the Crypto-Jews of New Mexico
In many ways, Dr. Stanley Hordes is the pioneer of modern day research into the world of Crypto-Judaism. I have…
The Hidden Jews of Spain, Portugal and Latin America
The Mystic-Skeptic Podcast recently interviewed independent researcher David Ramirez on the topic of Crypto-Judaism. The Mystic-Skeptic Podcast covers a variety…
A Review of The Perils of Living the Good and True Law
Oliver Cromwell became the Lord Protector of England following the Parlimentarian victory over the Royalist forces during the English Civil…
The Challenge of Modern Day Conversos
The challenge of present day descendants of Conversos may not seem comparable to the those faced by Conversos in the 14th,…
Rabbi to Present Lecture about Hispanic Sefardim
The Jewish News of Greater Phoenix reports that Rabbi Yosef Garcia will be giving a lecture titled “Crypto Jews/Hispanic Sefardi:…
Hodu L’Adonai Ki Tov from the Pesach Haggadah
My voice is not as great as it used, not that it ever was, but the following a recording of…
Los Conversos en la Nueva España – by Alicia Gojman Backal
I was searching for material in Spanish on Conversos and came a book titled Los Conversos en la Nueva España by Dr.…