Who is a Jew?

The question, Who is a Jew?, is directly related to the over arching theme of this website. The plight of … 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

The Maharal of Prague and Conversos

While I have focused on developing CryptoJudaism.com, readers continue to find this site and so I will continue to post … More

Music of the London Spanish-Jewish Community

B”H The following two sites are dedicated to the melodies of the Spanish-Portuguese tradition in London. The Spanish-Portuguese Jewish community … More

Struggles of Faith: The Conversos of Amsterdam and Modern Jewry

It would be logical to believe that the Conversos of the 17th century who were able to escape or journey … 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

Who Owns the Touro Synagogue?

There is a joke about a Jew marooned on a desert island. He is stranded for years but is eventually … More

The Order of the Pesach Seder in the Judeo-Spanish Tradition

This is another belated video for Passover. The order of the Pesach Seder is chanted in the Judeo-Spanish tradition. The … More

The Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue in Curaçao

A few weeks ago I posted about my visit to the Touro Synagogue, the oldest synagogue building in the United … More

Jewish Wedding in a Turkish Synagogue

When faced with the edicts of Expulsion in Castile and Aragon and eventually in Portugal, one of the principal regions … More