Have you ever met a Sephardic Jew? Ever met one? I am not talking about a political Sephardi or a “wanna be,” I am talking about an authentic ethnic Sephardi that proudly identifies and lives a ...
Attempting to pin down the essence of the Sephardic spirit is akin to trying to nail Jell-O to a wall. Is it a religious outlook? A political viewpoint? An embracing of cultural traditions and mores?
For the past four years, Robert Carlson has participated in the interfaith program NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change, traveled to Israel as part of the selective Bronfman Fellowship, ...
MADRID — Spain’s government said Thursday it will extend the deadline for descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled from the country more than 500 years ago, who have launched the process of acquiring ...
My Jewish identity can never truly be questioned, even if others don’t think I look the part, a college student writes. My freshman year in college, I met a woman who identified as a Mizrahi Jew. When ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- May is Jewish American Heritage Month, a yearly celebration that recognizes the contributions and achievements of Jews in the United States. With the Jewish community facing a ...
Reporting from Jerusalem — Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protested Thursday against a Supreme Court decision to jail parents who have refused to comply with its order to desegregate a ...
B’nai Jeshurun’s new service offers progressive touch with its ‘Sefarad-Yerushalayim’ approach. Liberal and egalitarian prayer services have for years taken their cues from Ashkenazi liturgy and ...