It would be logical to believe that the Conversos of the 17th century who were able to escape or journey … More
Tag: Crypto-Judaism
Mizmor L’David: Psalm 23 in the Judeo-Spanish Tradition
The following is my recording of Psalm 23 (Mizmor L’David) which is sung as part of the Shabbat liturgy, as … More
Crypto-Jewish Sabbateans: The Donmeh
The story of Crypto-Judaism usually revolves around Spanish and Portuguese Jews who converted to Catholicisim between the 14th and 16th … More
Benjamin Netanyahu and his Sephardic Roots
B”H The current Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu is known for his right of center policies and tough stance … More
The Concept of Taqiyya and its Impact on Iberian Jewry
The Islam conquest of Spain began in 711 CE and would extend over parts of the Iberian Peninsula through the … More
Was Miguel de Cervantes a Crypto-Jew?
The debate regarding whether the great writer Miguel de Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote, had a Converso background and … More
Conversos in Bayonne: Circumcision, Mitzvot, and Dissimulation
Declining knowledge of Jewish practices increased the importance of circumcision among Conversos. Conversos attributed the same special role to circumcision … More
Conversos and Circumcision
The problem of Conversos and circumcision arose even after Conversos had left the Iberian Peninsula. The following translation of a … More
On Marranos and Sabbateans
Ezer Kahanoff wrote an interesting article on the relationship of the Sabbatean movement and former Conversos throughout Europe. Kahanoff discusses … More
Crypto-Judaism: Rabbi Isaac bar Sheshet
The following video tells the story of a little known Converso from Valencia. The individual in question is the famous … More
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