Jewish Journal

Sephardic Torah | Women’s Prayer Groups: Rabbi Yosef Messas

It is commonly believed that halakhically-based women’s prayer groups originated in contemporary circles of the progressive wing of Modern Orthodoxy. Think again. In his book Nahalat Avot, Rabbi Yosef ...
Jewish Journal

Sephardic Torah from the Holy Land | Shavuot Diary, Israel 2025

Erev Shavuot shopping. The streets are buzzing with excitement. Finally, something to celebrate. The aroma from the bakeries fills the air and the line in the cheese store extends to the street. Our ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

A pioneering 18th-century Sephardic silversmith’s Torah decorations to be displayed in US museums for first time

Only 11 pairs of finials by Abraham de Oliveyra are known. The Jewish Museum in New York and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston jointly bought one of them. BOSTON (JTA) — In 1725, Abraham Lopes de ...
Arutz Sheva

The commandment to write a Torah Scroll

A question signed by a married couple: “Thank God, we find ourselves today in a good financial situation that allows us to invest for our future, as well as for our children. We are careful, as much ...
Sun Sentinel

18th-century Sephardic silversmith’s Torah decorations to be displayed in US museums

(JTA) In 1725, Abraham Lopes de Oliveyra was officially registered as a silversmith in London — the first Jew known to be given a license to practice the trade in the city. Jews had been let back into ...