The phenomena of Crypto Judaism and Crypto-Jews has spurred a tremendous of interest in recent decades. Prominent scholars such as … More
Tag: Anusim
Upcoming Sephardic History Lecture
For this lecture, I will discuss the lives of several Conversos including Solomon Ha-Levi, Pedro de la Caballeria, Guillem Ramon … More
Bendigamos al Altisimo
Bendigamos al Altiisimo is a song sung by Spanish-Portuguese Jews (former Conversos) and Iberian Jews following the Judeo-Spanish tradition from … More
It is Not Possible to be Both a Jew and a Christian: Converso Religious Identity
Francis Soyer recently published an article discussing the Inquisitional trial of Custodio Nunes and discusses Converso Religious Identity in the early … More
Jewish Prayer-Tehillat Adonai-תְּהִלַּת יְהוָה,
The Shacharit service (morning service) in the Spanish-Portuguese tradition begins with the last line of the Ashrei, Psalm 145. The … More
A Prayer for Conversos
The following pray for Conversos was penned by Rabbi Shelomo Alkabetz in 1536. Alkabetz was a rabbi and kabbalist best remembered for … More
B’nei Anusim March in Support of Israel
Descendants of Conversos/Anusim are organizing in various cities in support of the State of Israel. Its a fascinating aspect of … More
Creating Conversos: Genealogy and Identity as Historiographical Problems
Mercedes Garcia-Arenal has written a number of articles related to Conversos (both Jewish and Muslim). The following article is a … More
The Priestly Blessing According to the Spanish-Portuguese Tradition
The following is the priestly blessing (Birkat Kohanim-Aaronic benediction) recited in the preliminary prayers of Shacharit. This is recorded in … More
Isaac Abarbanel and the Return of the Bnei Anusim
Don Isaac Abarbanel believed that most Jews who had converted had done so for the sake of survival. He states, “Because of … More
B'nei Anusim Center for Education 