Due to the war, the couple had to tied the knot in a neighborhood synagogue, but now the wife claims the ceremony is invalid based on Ashkenazi customs.
The film shows how the community was shaken by the news that there were descendants of Jews in Portuguese villages who still practiced Jewish rituals mixed with Catholicism, known as Marranos.
Rabbi Abraham Levy showed Jews ways to unite when our challenge is not a genocidal adversary but our own internal discord.
As you plan your Rosh Hashanah meals, consider the traditions of your family, and new ones as well.
While the Sephardic communal standard follows the norms of Jewish law, individual practice is varied but accepted.
One of the historic synagogues damaged by the quake was built by Sephardic Jews in 1492
The pair of ornaments are known as finials, or “rimonim” in Hebrew, and sit on top of the two wooden staves of a Torah scroll when it is not being read.
The book arrives at a time of renewed interest in Sephardic culture, giving a fresh story to American Jewish readers who may be more familiar with the Ashkenazi experience.
From medicine to math and music, from science to commerce and so many other aspects of shared life, Jews and Muslims proved their ability to thrive in partnership.
David Agmon, born in Casablanca, Morocco, has spoken repeatedly against the government and the Shas Party in recent months.
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