This is a practice run of the first aliyah of Parashat Vaera sung in the Spanish and Portuguese melody. This…
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Secret Jews is on sale today! Checkout it out! For Jews, life in the Iberian Peninsula was never quite as…
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Este video discute una pregunta que se le hizo al rabino Simeon ben Zemach Duran acerca de Anusim (Judios forzados…
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I just received a library copy of the incredible new work on forced conversions, titled, Forced Conversion in Christianity, Judaism…
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The differences between the Sephardim and Ashkenazim are traced to the different social, religious, economic, political, geographic, and even ethnic…
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Dissident Rabbi: The Life of Jacob Sasportas
From Amazon: In 1665, Sabbetai Zevi, a self-proclaimed Messiah with a mass following throughout the Ottoman Empire and Europe, announced…
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This is a practice run of the first aliyah of Parashat Vaera sung in the Spanish and Portuguese melody. …
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Este video discute una pregurant que se le hizo al Rabbi Isaac bar Sheshet Pereft acerca de Anusim (Judios forzados…
