A Responsum of Rabbi Isaac bar Sheshet Perfet on Anusim (Forced Converts) which deals with the status of Anusim as … More
Tag: Marranos
Elohai Neshama-Bircat Shelomo Siddur
The Elohai Neshama, My G-d, the Soul… is chanted in the following video from the Bircat Shelomo Siddur. It is … More
Rabbi Peter Tarlow
Rabbi Peter Tarlow, Ph.D, the Director of the Center for Latino – Jewish Relations/Director del Centro para Relaciones latinas – judías, will … More
Rabbi to Present Lecture about Hispanic Sefardim
The Jewish News of Greater Phoenix reports that Rabbi Yosef Garcia will be giving a lecture titled “Crypto Jews/Hispanic Sefardi: … More
¿Qué es un Marrano?
Tengo la intención de traducir cada “post” en español para llegar a el número significativo de individuos de América Latina … More
Books on Conversos
A sample of the growing number of works on Conversos/Anusim/Marranos include the following titles: The Perils of Living the Good … More
Secret Jews: The Complex Identity of Crypto-Jews and Crypto-Judaism
I am extremely happy to announce the release of my book titled Secret Jews: The Complex Identity of Crypto-Jews and … 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
Samuel Usque’s Approach to Wavering Conversos
Once Conversos fled Spain and Portugal, returning to Judaism openly was not always an attractive option. Many Conversos wavered in … 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
