The Converso Dilemma

My latest work titled, The Converso Dilemma: Halakhic Responsa and the Status of Forced Converts. This is a more technical … More

Atlantic Diasporas: Jews, Conversos, and Crypto-Jews in the Age of Mercantilism, 1500–1800

This wide-ranging narrative explores the role that Jews, Conversos, and Crypto-Jews played in settling and building the Atlantic world between … More

Secret Jews Video Series: Part 2

This is the second video that will discuss my work on Crypto-Judaism. The first book in a four-volume series is … More

Secret Jews Video Series: Part 1

This is the first video that will discuss my work on Crypto-Judaism. The first book in a four-volume series is … More

A Responsum of Rabbi Isaac bar Sheshet Perfet on Anusim (Forced Converts)

A Responsum of Rabbi Isaac bar Sheshet Perfet on Anusim (Forced Converts) which deals with the status of Anusim as … More

Secret Jews-The Rise of the Inquisition-Persecution and Conversion

An incredible offer on 3 books focusing on the Sephardic experience at a special price of only $2.99 for a … More

Glossary of Frequently Used Terms in Studying Anusim/Conversos

For those who are interested in the historical and religious study of Conversos or Anusim, defining the following terms may … More

The Claim of Priestly Lineage among Conversos

Rabbi David Solomon ibn Avi Zimra received an inquiry regarding an individual who claimed his Converso grandfather was a Cohen. … More

David Reubeni and the Ten Lost Tribes

An excerpt from Conversos and the Sabbatean Movement The prominence of the idea of the Ten Lost Tribes in Jewish … More

Portuguese Jewish Heritage Exists Beyond Lisbon

Much of Crypto-Jewish history often focuses on Spain, but Portugal, of course, was a key site of Crypto-Jewish activity. The … More