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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…

Conversos, Crypto-Judaism, Gretchen Starr-LeBeau, Holy Office of the Inquisition, In the Shadow of the Virgin

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…

Parashah Beshalach

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…

Conversos, Cripto Judios, Cripto-Judaismo

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…

Carvajal–Santa María Family, Conversos, Roger Martinez

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…

Anusim, Brit Milah, Conversos, Diogo Pires, Rabbinic Responsa, Shlomo Molcho

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…

Parashah Bo, Sephardic Torah Reading, Spanish and Portuguese Jews, Spanish Torah Reading, Spanish-Portuguese Jewish Liturgy

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…

Anusim, Conversos, Inquisition, Secret Jews

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…

Anusim, Conversos, Rashbatz, Simeon ben Zemach Duran, Tashbetz

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…

Forced Conversion, Mercedes Garcia-Arenal, orced Conversion in Christianity

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…

Anusim, Conversos, Rabbi Simeon ben Zemach Duran, Ribash

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