This is the Shema V’Ahavta sung according to the Spanish-Portuguese tradition. The tune is sung at Congregation Shearith Israel in…
Psalm 92 from the Spanish Portuguese Kabbalat Shabbat Service
This is Psalm 92 from the Kabbalat Shabbat service. This Psalm is sung in the Spanish-Portuguese custom of the Bevis…
Psalm 95 -Kabbalat Shabbat in the Judeo Spanish Tradition
I have started a You Tube Channel where I will be posting Sephardic liturgy in the Spanish-Portuguese and Judeo-Spanish tradition.…
Converso Involvement in the Sabbatai Zevi Movement
By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez The rise of Sabbatai Zevi and his messianic movement greatly impacted communities comprised of former Conversos.…
Upcoming Lecture: The Crypto-Jews in New Spain
On April 26th, 2015 I will be giving another free lecture on the history of the Jews of the Iberian…
Upcoming Lecture: An Introduction to the History of the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula
On March 1st, 2015 I will be giving a free lecture on the history of the Jews of the Iberian…
Forced Conversions under the Visigoths Part 1
By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez As Norman Roth notes, perhaps one of the greatest oddities regarding the history of the Jews…
The Jewish Communities of the Iberian Peninsula
By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez The Edict of Expulsion issued by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella on March 31st, 1492 gave…
Religious Belief and Practice among Crypto-Jews
By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez In the context of Crypto Jewish individuals and communities, both in the Iberian Peninsula and in…
The Rise of Kabbalah on the Demise of Iberian Jewry
By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez The following is an excerpt of several passages from a large paper I am working on.…
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