Diario Judio Mentions the Jewish Conquistadors in the New World

I was happy to come across this after a friend mentioned it! For more information on the book, see below: … More

The Karaites and Conversos

Most people familiar with my work know that my area of primary expertise is Sephardic history, more specifically the Crypto-Jewish … More

Anusim and Brit Milah Circumcision Part 2

In this video, we continue looking at a section from Simcha Asaf’s work on the Anusim. This section deals with … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

Rabbi Isaac bar Sheshet Perfet y Los Anusim

Este video discute una pregurant que se le hizo al Rabbi Isaac bar Sheshet Pereft acerca de Anusim (Judios forzados … More

Anusim: Responding to Erroneous Views

I just released my latest Kindle book titled the Jewish Conquistadors in the New World. I posted it in various … More

Rabbi Isaac bar Sheshet Perfet- Divorced Anusim and Abandoning Children for the sake of heaven.

This is an overview of the entire responsum we started to discuss sometime ago where the Ribash (Rabbi Isaac bar … More