The Responsa of Rabbi Benjamin Ze’ev and the Question of Circumcision

The matter of uncircumcised Conversos and their eligibility for marriage was also discussed in the responsum of Rabbi Benjamin Ben … More

The Challenge of Modern Day Conversos

The challenge of present day descendants of Conversos may not seem comparable to the those faced by Conversos in the 14th, … More

The Crypto-Jewish Experience: Where It Began, Where It Is Now

I sincerely apologize for this last minute posting. Its been a busy week. The Southwest Jewish Congress will be hosting … More

Against the Greeks:Understanding the Classical Jewish Worldview

I recently published a small work on Jewish Thinking on Kindle. It is not directly related to the Converso experience, … More

Song From a Withered Limb: Las Posadas and the Converso Crisis of the 16th Century

The following article was originally presented  at the national conference of the Society for Crypto Jewish Studies in Dallas, Texas … More

Hasdai Crescas and the Violence of 1391

Hasdai Crescas was a brilliant Talmudist of the 14th century in Spain. Crescas is of particular note to those interested … More

The Sabbatean Prophets

B”H Traveling on business can be difficult but one benefit is that it gives me the opportunity to read. I … More

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 … More

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 … More

Meet with other Crypto Jews

Meet with other Crypto Jews Dallas Crypto-Jews is a meet for anyone interested in the subject of Crypto-Jews and Crypto-Judaism. … More