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…
Rabbi Simeon ben Zemach Duran and the Status of Anusim
The following video is a continuation of our series on rabbinic responsa and the topic of anusim. This video focuses…