Posts Tagged: Sephardic Jews
Gomez Mill House, Oldest Jewish Site in North America, Approaches 300th Anniversary
JNS.org - MARLBOBO, N.Y.—The oldest Jewish site in North America is not Newport's famed Touro Synagogue, or any other synagogue. Rather, it is a...
Influential Sephardi Leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, 93, Dies
Despite the prayers of tens of thousands for his recovery, the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Haim Ovadia Yosef, 93, passed away on...
Greek Jewish Community Calls for Implementation of Anti-Racism Bill
JTA - The World Jewish Congress joined the Greek Jewish community in urging the Greek government to implement an anti-racism bill in the face...
Spain to Speed up Naturalization Process for Sephardic Jews Whose Ancestors Fled Inquisition
Spain said Thursday it would be taking measures to speed up the naturalization of Jews of Sephardic descent whose ancestors fled the country more than...
Jewish Jamaica, Then and Now
The many Cohens and Levys in the Jamaican phone books may not be practicing Jews, though they most likely recognize that they may be descendants...
Why the Rabbis Taught Dream Manipulation
When I was little, I was fascinated by the priestly blessing that is recited in many synagogues across the globe on main Jewish holidays and...
Sephardic Rabbi Endorses Concubine Scenario Under Jewish Law
A Sephardic Rabbi in Israel has ruled that the taking of a concubine is an act that in certain instances is permissible by halacha, the code...
The Spanish Inquisition and the Spread of Conversos in the Americas
A road trip down to the Mexican-American border would yield much of what you would expect -- miles of endless and vacant deserts, a compelling...
Race, Religion and DNA
The Wandering Gene and the Indian Princess: Race, Religion, and DNA By Jeff Wheelwright W.W. Norton and Company, 260 pages, $26.95 "From breast cancer to secret Jewish rituals,...
