The following is my recording of Psalm 23 (Mizmor L’David) which is sung as part of the Shabbat liturgy, as … More
Tag: Turkish Jews
For the Moment, a Celebration of Coexistence in Turkey
In aftermath of the First World War, the once mighty Ottoman Empire was no more. In its place a Turkish state … More
A Fading Shavuot Tradition from Salonika
The Spanish and Portuguese exiles from the Iberian Peninsula in the 15th and 16th centuries found rest in what might … 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
A Treasury of Sephardic Laws and Customs
Anyone interested in learning about the minhagim/customs of the four groups that historically lie within the framework of Sephardic Judaism … More