Ahot Ketanah sung in the Spanish-Portuguese tradition. The Ahot Ketanah (the Little Sister) describes the sufferings endured by Israel and … More
Tag: Spanish and Portuguese Jews
Sephardic Liturgical Learning Resources
I wanted to thank the Facebook group “Sephardic Judaism for Baalei Teshuva, Converts, and Bnei Anusim” for providing these useful … More
Pesach-Hag Hamazot
I hope everyone’s Passover Seder was moving and inspiring. Our family was joined by approximately 35 people on the first … More
Hodu L’Adonai Ki Tov from the Pesach Haggadah
My voice is not as great as it used, not that it ever was, but the following a recording of … 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
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
Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of Montreal
B”H Since I am traveling on business to Canada later this year, I decided to do some research on the … More
Sephardic Passover Song: Mah Nishtana
The following version of the famous Passover song, Mah Nishtana was sung by Rabbi Abraham Lopes Cardoso. This version is … More