In 1497 and in 1498, the Kingdom of Portugal and the Kingdom of Navarre followed the Castilian and Aragonese examples…
The Primary Reason for the Expulsion of Jews from Spain
According to the Spanish Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, the Conversos were the primary reason for their fateful decision to eventually…
Expulsion and Conversion: Patterns Before 1492
The forced conversions perpetrated against the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula did not occur in a vacuum. The theological foundations in medieval Christianity had been laid centuries before.
Was Miguel de Cervantes a Crypto-Jew?
The debate regarding whether the great writer Miguel de Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote, had a Converso background and…
The Expulsion of Jews in Spain and Portugal
The expulsion of Jews from Castile and Aragon in 1492 and from Portugal in 1497 was the culmination of a…
Did Crypto-Jews Reach Ireland?
The migration of Crypto-Jews from Spain and Portugal to France, England, Germany, and the overseas Spanish and Portuguese empires has…
Sephardic Passover: Hodu L’Adonai Ki Tov
In the following recording, Rabbi Abraham Lopes Cardozo records Hodu L’Adonai Ki Tov (Give Thanks to the L-RD for He…
What is Kosher? An Introduction to the Laws of Kashrut
By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez I am very excited to announce the release of What is Kosher? An Introduction to the…
Conversos in Bayonne: Circumcision, Mitzvot, and Dissimulation
Declining knowledge of Jewish practices increased the importance of circumcision among Conversos. Conversos attributed the same special role to circumcision…
Sephardic Passover Song: Mah Nishtana
The following version of the famous Passover song, Mah Nishtana was sung by Rabbi Abraham Lopes Cardoso. This version is…
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