Long time friend, David Daniel Gonzalez also presented at the 40th Annual Texas Hispanic Genealogical Conference last year. His lecture…
In the Shadow of the Virgin (Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World)
I read In the Shadow of the Virgin as part of my research during my doctoral dissertation and it is an…
Parashah Beshalach First Aliyah- Spanish and Portuguese Melody
This is a practice (with an emphasis on practice) run of the first aliyah of Parashah Beshalach in a rendition…
Los Anusim y La Circumcision
Este video examina el tema de ls Anusim y la circumcision (brit mila) y incluye una discusion de Diogo Pires…
Creating Conversos: The Carvajal–Santa María Family in Early Modern Spain
I had the pleasure of speaking at Texas A&M Crypto-Jewish Symposium in 2010. I met Dr. with Martínez-Dávila there and…
Anusim and Brit Milah(Circumcision
In this video, we will be looking at a section from Simcha Asaf’s work on the Anusim. This section deals…
Parashah Bo First Aliyah- Spanish and Portuguese Melody
This is a practice run of the first aliyah of Parashat Vaera sung in the Spanish and Portuguese melody. This…
Secret Jews: The Complex Identity of Crypto-Jews and Crypto-Judaism
Secret Jews is on sale today! Checkout it out! For Jews, life in the Iberian Peninsula was never quite as…
Rabino Simeon ben Zemach Duran y Los Anusim
Este video discute una pregunta que se le hizo al rabino Simeon ben Zemach Duran acerca de Anusim (Judios forzados…
Forced Conversion in Christianity, Judaism and Islam
I just received a library copy of the incredible new work on forced conversions, titled, Forced Conversion in Christianity, Judaism…
