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Buyrun a la Djente - Welcome to the People
La Djente is the national magazine of the Sephardic Community in America dedicated to representing the voices, ideas, activities, and interest of Sepharadim.
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For Sale: A Piece of Sephardic and Romaniote History in Crete
Exterior of the outer courtyard wall of the Etz Hayyim Synagogue of Chania, Crete (Courtesy David Ben Ivgi) Tucked down one of Chania’s...
Kayla Kurin
Jul 223 min read
Bivas - the Ladino High School Club of America, organizes 4th Sephardic Student Shabbaton in Orlando, Florida
Students and staff at the Spring 2025 Bivas Youth Shabbaton in Orlando, Florida Bivas – the Ladino High School Club of America, held its...
Ethan Marcus
Jul 202 min read
Jewish Community of Athens dedicates new memorial “Wall of Names” Monument, identifies 1,029 victims of the Shoah from Athens
New memorial plaques at the Beth Shalom Synagogue of Athens, Greece listing the names of the Jews of Athens who were deported by the Nazi...
Magazine Staff
Jul 201 min read
Uno De Los Muestros - Highlighting One of Our Own: 105 Years Young, Dr. Henry Nahoum - Felisitasiones!
Dr. Henry Nahoum Born in September 1919, Dr. Henry I. Nahoum has been a member of the Sephardic Brotherhood since birth and is today the...
Magazine Staff
Jul 203 min read
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Summer 2025
Read up on all our articles, essays, Ladino comics, and more from our Most Recent Magazine Issue.
What Unifies the Jewish People? Thoughts for Tisha BeAv
Elias Canetti, a Sephardic Jew who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1981, offers some interesting observations about Jews in his...
Rabbi Marc D. Angel
Jul 183 min read
Sharing the Vision - Torah Thoughts for Passover
Early in the Agada, we read of the gathering in B’nei B’rak of Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Yehoshua, Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah, Rabbi Akiva and...
Rabbi Marc D. Angel
Apr 13 min read
A Great Mind of Sephardic Torah - Don Isaac Abravanael
An artistic rendering of Don Isaac Abravanel Don Isaac Abravanel (b. 1437; d. 1508) is remembered as a great rabbi and commentator among...
Rabbi David Gingold Altchek
Apr 14 min read
Passover 2025 - Message from the President
Keridos Ermanos i Ermanas, As we approach Passover, a time when we reflect on our freedom and the journey of our ancestors, I am reminded...
Sedat Behar
Mar 312 min read
El Otobus i la Vieja
Está konseja la sentí por primera vez en una konferensia del istoriador Henry Abramson ke uza meter shakás en sus diskorsos. Se puede...
Aaron Shapiro
Jul 202 min read
La dolor después de la liberasión
Un anyo ya pasó Kuando en Yom Hashoah La Komunita Sefaradi Aki en Cape Town Tuvo el honor en komemorar Los ochenta anyos de la...
Isaac Habib
Jul 202 min read
Rekuerdo de un enverano
Kuando la persona entra en edad, su espirito se bola verso evenimyentos pasados komo un filmo de nostaljia en kolor ke mos akodra oras de...
Filiba De Silva
Jul 203 min read
La Novia del Muerto - Romanso Sensasional
Author Elia R. Karmona Kompuesto por Elia R. Karmona Direktor del Djugetón Ideado por Yitshak Rafael Mizrahi Trezladado a letras Latinas...
Miriam Sherman
Jul 202 min read
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The Jews of Edirne: The End of Ottoman Europe and the Arrival of Borders
Next month, Stanford University Press will publish The Jews of Edirne: The End of Ottoman Europe and the Arrival of Borders . Written by...
Jacob Daniels
Jul 203 min read
Marinated Feta Spices Up an Ancient Favorite
We Sepharadim – and many other people around the world – love our feta. But few people know the long, fascinating history of feta. The...
Susan Barocas
Jul 203 min read
The Rediscovery of Izmir’s Rabbinic Library: A Testament to Sephardic Legacy
Newly catalogued archives of the Jewish Community of Izmir, Turkey On December 17, 2024, an invaluable treasure of Jewish heritage was...
Dina Eliezer
Jul 204 min read
The Jewish Community of Rhodes after World War II: From Destruction to Revival
Interior of the Kahal Shalom Synagogue of Rhodes The story of the Jewish community in Rhodes is a powerful testament to faith, loss, and...
Carmen Cohen
Jul 203 min read
Link in Bio! Our Summer 2025 edition is now out! La Djente - The People is the magazine of the Sephardic Community in America. As the only print and digital publication featuring original Ladino language content in North America, the quarterly magazine features articles in both English and Ladino on Sephardic culture, identity and food, Torah insights, current events, and community essays.
La Djente, meaning The People in Ladino, celebrates the diverse perspectives of Sephardic thought leaders around the world, from New York to Seattle, Istanbul to Salonika, Mexico City to Cape Town, Jerusalem to London, and beyond.
This Summer edition is dedicated in memory of the Jews of Rhodes and Kos who perished in July 1944 in the Holocaust, and features special stories on the Jews of Rhodes, their history, survival, and rebuilding of a community.
La Djente, meaning The People in Ladino, celebrates the diverse perspectives of Sephardic thought leaders around the world, from New York to Seattle, Istanbul to Salonika, Mexico City to Cape Town, Jerusalem to London, and beyond.
This Summer edition is dedicated in memory of the Jews of Rhodes and Kos who perished in July 1944 in the Holocaust, and features special stories on the Jews of Rhodes, their history, survival, and rebuilding of a community.
#ThisWeekinSephardicHistory: On July 23, 1944, over 1,600 Jews were deported by the Nazis from the islands of Rhodes and Kos. The Jewish community was arrested and deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where 1,522 were slaughtered. In what became known as “the longest journey,” the Jews of Rhodes spent nine days on a cargo boat to Athens, followed by 13 days in cattle wagons to Auschwitz.
Of the more than 1,600 members of this once vibrant community, only 151 survived the horrors of Auschwitz. Today, we stop and remember the men, women, and children, families, synagogues, schools, rabbis, and Sephardic life that once defined this vibrant community.
Ke Sus Almas Repozen en Gan Eden - May their Souls Rest in the Garden of Eden
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#Rhodes #JewsofRhodes #Rhodeslis #IslandofRhodes #Sephardic #Sepharadi #Sephardi #Sepharadim #Holocaust #HolocaustinGreece #GreekJews #JewsofGreece
Of the more than 1,600 members of this once vibrant community, only 151 survived the horrors of Auschwitz. Today, we stop and remember the men, women, and children, families, synagogues, schools, rabbis, and Sephardic life that once defined this vibrant community.
Ke Sus Almas Repozen en Gan Eden - May their Souls Rest in the Garden of Eden
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#Rhodes #JewsofRhodes #Rhodeslis #IslandofRhodes #Sephardic #Sepharadi #Sephardi #Sepharadim #Holocaust #HolocaustinGreece #GreekJews #JewsofGreece
#ThisWeekinSephardicHistory: This week marks the birth of the famous American Sephardic Poet, author, and Jewish advocate Emma Lazarus. Born in New York to a large and historic Sephardic family in 1849, Lazarus ancestors originally emigrated from Portugal after the Inquisition, and were among the first 23 Jews to arrive in what was then New Amsterdam in 1654.
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#emmalazarus #thenewcolassus #givemeyourtiredyourpoor #givemeyourtired #sephardic #sephardi #sepharadi #sfardi #sefardi #sefardic #Sephardim #Sepharadim #Sfardim #Sefardim
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#emmalazarus #thenewcolassus #givemeyourtiredyourpoor #givemeyourtired #sephardic #sephardi #sepharadi #sfardi #sefardi #sefardic #Sephardim #Sepharadim #Sfardim #Sefardim
Our Young Professionals Tour of Jewish Italy is off to an amazing start! We kicked off the tour by visiting the gorgeous sites of Florence, including the Great Synagogue, the Duomo, and the Ponte Vecchio, and we savored delicious Florentine Jewish food. Yesterday we visited Pisa and Livorno and learned about the storied Jewish presence of these historic communities. We even prayed at the grave of the famous Rabbi Eliyahu Benamozegh in the Livorno Jewish cemetery! We have a great group of participants and soon we’ll be off to our next stop in Rome!
#ThisWeekinSephardicHistory: This week marks 82 years since the Black Sabbath, where 9,000 Jewish men in #Salonika were forced to assemble in a public square and were humiliated in the hot sun and publicly dehumanized in 1942. Some 2,000 Jewish men were arrested that day and were sent to forced labor camps against their will. Today, we take a moment to remember them and La Madre de Yisrael, Salonika, once a Sephardic metropolis of 50,000 strong. Swipe to learn more.
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#Sephardic #Salonika #Salonica #Thessaloniki #Sephardi #Sfardi #Sefardi #Holocaust #Shoah #Greece #Sepharadim #Sephardim
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#Sephardic #Salonika #Salonica #Thessaloniki #Sephardi #Sfardi #Sefardi #Holocaust #Shoah #Greece #Sepharadim #Sephardim
Mazel bueno and endless bendisyon to the 35 incredible Sephardic Brotherhood Scholars!
On June 8th in New York, we gathered for the 81st annual Irving Barocas z”l Memorial Scholarship Awards.
Each student was recognized for their academic excellence—from Stanford, University of Chicago, Brandeis and more—and for their deep commitment to community and heritage.
After the ceremony, we celebrated the Sephardic way—with a delicious breakfast of burekas, biscochos, and huevos haminados, plus live music by two of this year’s scholars..
#Sephardic #JudeoSpanish #jewish #jewishlife #jewishcommunity #jewishculture #ladino
On June 8th in New York, we gathered for the 81st annual Irving Barocas z”l Memorial Scholarship Awards.
Each student was recognized for their academic excellence—from Stanford, University of Chicago, Brandeis and more—and for their deep commitment to community and heritage.
After the ceremony, we celebrated the Sephardic way—with a delicious breakfast of burekas, biscochos, and huevos haminados, plus live music by two of this year’s scholars..
#Sephardic #JudeoSpanish #jewish #jewishlife #jewishcommunity #jewishculture #ladino
#ThisWeekinSephardicHistory: Happy 4th of July! In honor of American independence, we’re highlighting the important contributions made by Sepharadim in creating the United States and in the American Revolution. Swipe right to learn more!
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sfardi #sephardicjew #sephardiccommunity #americanrevolution #july4th #independenceday #JewishAmericans #AmericanJews
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sfardi #sephardicjew #sephardiccommunity #americanrevolution #july4th #independenceday #JewishAmericans #AmericanJews
#ThisWeekinSephardicHistory: On June 26, 1967, after 475 years, Spain granted Jews and Protestants the right of public worship for the first time since Ferdinand and Isabella proclaimed Catholicism as Spain’s only religion. Soon after, the first new synagogue of Madrid in nearly 600 years was dedicated, marking a new chapter in the Spanish capital’s Jewish history.
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sefardi #Sfardi #Ladino #SpanishExplusion #SpanishJews #SpanishJewry #Inquisition
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sefardi #Sfardi #Ladino #SpanishExplusion #SpanishJews #SpanishJewry #Inquisition
#ThisWeekinSephardicHistory: This week marks the birthday of the famed Sephardic Jewish philanthropist, community leader, politician, and intellectual Dona Grasia Nasi, who helped usher in a new golden age of Sephardic Judaism in the Ottoman Empire. Swipe to learn more!
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#Sephardic #Sfardi #Sefardi #Sephardi #converso #CryptoJews #inquisition #SpanishExpulsion #donagraça
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#Sephardic #Sfardi #Sefardi #Sephardi #converso #CryptoJews #inquisition #SpanishExpulsion #donagraça
Congratulations to the 35 recipients who were honored as Sephardic Brotherhood Scholars on Sunday June 8, 2025! Celebrating its 81th year, the Scholarship and Education Committee held our annual Irving Barocas z”L Memorial Scholarship Awards Ceremony in New York, bringing together parents, grandparents, and students from our membership throughout the United States. Each student’s achievements were highlighted and speeches were given by the top awardees. This year’s scholarship cohort was particularly impressive, with high levels of academic achievement representing a diverse set of undergraduate and graduate programs, including Stanford University, the University of Chicago, and Brandeis University.
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #Ladino #Sepharadi #Sefardi #Sfardi
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #Ladino #Sepharadi #Sefardi #Sfardi
#ThisWeekinSephardicHistory: On June 9, 1944, 81 years ago at 3:14am, two torpedoes hit and eventually sank the steamship Tánaïs, carrying the entirety of the Jewish Community of Crete. In a blink of an eye, this more than 2,000 year old Romaniote Community of the island swiftly came to an end.
May their memories forever be a blessing.
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#thisweekinsephardichistory #Romaniote #GreekJews #GreekJew #Holocaust #Crete #Shoah #Tanais
May their memories forever be a blessing.
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#thisweekinsephardichistory #Romaniote #GreekJews #GreekJew #Holocaust #Crete #Shoah #Tanais
#ThisWeekinSephardicHistory: Sepharadim have a long and proud history serving in America’s Armed Forces since the time of the American Revolution. On Memorial Day, we stop and thank them for all they have done and sacrificed in service to the United States.
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #Ladino #JudeoSpanish #memorialday #Veterans #Sepharadim #Jewishveterans #memorial #memorialdayusa
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #Ladino #JudeoSpanish #memorialday #Veterans #Sepharadim #Jewishveterans #memorial #memorialdayusa
Link in bio for more info! Congratulations to the 34 students who were selected as this year National Sephardic Scholars award recipients! Celebrating its 81th year, the Scholarship and Education Committee will be holding our annual Irving Barocas z”L Memorial Scholarship Awards Ceremony in New York, bringing together parents, grandparents, and students from our membership throughout the United States. Each student’s achievements will be highlighted and speeches will be given by the top awardees.
This year’s scholarship cohort was particularly impressive, with high levels of academic achievement representing a diverse set of undergraduate and graduate programs, including Stanford University, the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan, and Brandeis University.
This year’s scholarship cohort was particularly impressive, with high levels of academic achievement representing a diverse set of undergraduate and graduate programs, including Stanford University, the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan, and Brandeis University.
We are horrified by the murder of two Israeli Embassy staffers @israelinusa, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, in Washington, D.C. This despicable act, driven by antisemitic hatred, took the lives of two dedicated public servants and a young couple full of promise.
This attack is a painful reminder of the growing threat of antisemitism, something that cannot be tolerated in American society under any circumstances.
Min HaShamayim Tenuhamu - may their families only know comfort at this extraordinarily difficult time, and may their memories forever be a blessing.
This attack is a painful reminder of the growing threat of antisemitism, something that cannot be tolerated in American society under any circumstances.
Min HaShamayim Tenuhamu - may their families only know comfort at this extraordinarily difficult time, and may their memories forever be a blessing.
Thank you to everyone who joined for our incredible march in the Israel Day Parade of Fifth Avenue! We proudly marched on our own community float representing our Romaniote & Sephardic community’s support for Israel, and even danced to live Greek and Israeli music! Am Yisrael Hai! עם ישראל חי 🇮🇱 🇺🇸
Thank you also to all our partners: @kkjnyc @americansephardifed @congregationmikvehisrael @jcrcny_israeldayonfifth @jcrcny @ujafedny
Thank you also to all our partners: @kkjnyc @americansephardifed @congregationmikvehisrael @jcrcny_israeldayonfifth @jcrcny @ujafedny
#thisweekinsephardichistory: Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel bension Uziel zt”L is born! Rabbi Bension Mair Hai Uziel was born in Jerusalem to a storied long line of Sephardic Hahamim dating back centuries. His father Rabbi Joseph Raphael served as Chief Judge and President of the Sephardic Community of Jerusalem, a community that originally immigrated to the city in the 15th century after the Spanish Expulsion. Rabbi Uziel himself was a native Ladino speaker, in addition to Hebrew, Arabic, and French.
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #Sepharadim #Sfardi #Sefardi #Sefardim #Sfardim #Ladino #Jerusalem #OldCity #Yishuv #OldYishuv #Salonika
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“overdressed? What’s that?” - Sephardim
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #Ladino #Jewishmemes #Sephardicmemes #Sephardimemes #MetGala #Gala
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #Ladino #Jewishmemes #Sephardicmemes #Sephardimemes #MetGala #Gala
Yom HaZikaron - Israeli Memorial Day, and Yom Haazmaut - Israeli Independence Day, both have particularly deep salience this year. We want to stop and look at the long history and impact Sephardic Jews have had on the State of Israel, including making the ultimate sacrifice for the Jewish State.
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #Ladino #Sefardi #sefaradi #sfardi #Israel #SephardicIsrael #yomhazikaron #yomhaatsmaout #israelindependenceday
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #Ladino #Sefardi #sefaradi #sfardi #Israel #SephardicIsrael #yomhazikaron #yomhaatsmaout #israelindependenceday
The Holocaust erased more than 6 million Jewish souls from the world. While most of these victims were Ashkenazi Jews, a significant percentage were Ladino-speaking Sepharadim, primarily in Greece, the Balkans, and the former Yugoslavia.
As we approach Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day this week, we stop and remember the more than 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, and particularly the over 66,000 Greek Jews and hundreds of thousands of Sepharadim of Europe. #WeRemember
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #Sefardi #Sfardi #Sepharadim #Sefardim #Ladino #GreekJews #SephardicHolocaust #Holocaust #HolocaustMemorial #Shoah
As we approach Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day this week, we stop and remember the more than 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, and particularly the over 66,000 Greek Jews and hundreds of thousands of Sepharadim of Europe. #WeRemember
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #Sefardi #Sfardi #Sepharadim #Sefardim #Ladino #GreekJews #SephardicHolocaust #Holocaust #HolocaustMemorial #Shoah
Perhaps the Seder story is about balancing two kinds of realities. One reality is what we see with our eyes. The other reality is what we dream with our minds.
Click the link in bio for more on Torah reflections for Passover with Rabbi Marc D. Angel.
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#Passover #Pesah #Pesach #Torah #Seder #PassoverSeder
Click the link in bio for more on Torah reflections for Passover with Rabbi Marc D. Angel.
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#Passover #Pesah #Pesach #Torah #Seder #PassoverSeder
Limited time offer. Use “NONA” for 10% off your purchase
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“This Mazal Bueno is a great memento, most likely used when your Papu Elie was born. And when you and Daniel were infants, we also placed blue beads near your bed,” I remembered. Rachelle added, “Mom and I did the same with my kids. We placed a safety pin with an oju on the crib’s bed skirt and car seat.”
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#Ladino #Sephardic #Rhodes #Rhodesli #Sephardi #Sephardim #Sepharadim #Sefardi #Sfardi
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Link in Bio! Our Spring 2025 edition is now out! La Djente - The People is the magazine of the Sephardic Community in America. As the only print and digital publication featuring original Ladino language content in North America, the quarterly magazine features articles in both English and Ladino on Sephardic culture, identity and food, Torah insights, current events, and community essays.
La Djente, meaning The People in Ladino, celebrates the diverse perspectives of Sephardic thought leaders around the world, from New York to Seattle, Istanbul to Salonika, Mexico City to Cape Town, Jerusalem to London, and beyond.
La Djente, meaning The People in Ladino, celebrates the diverse perspectives of Sephardic thought leaders around the world, from New York to Seattle, Istanbul to Salonika, Mexico City to Cape Town, Jerusalem to London, and beyond.
Buyrun a la Bivas - join the movement of young Sephardic leaders at bivas.org
#Sephardic #JudeoSpanish #jewish #jewishlife #jewishcommunity #jewishculture #ladino #youthmovement
#Sephardic #JudeoSpanish #jewish #jewishlife #jewishcommunity #jewishculture #ladino #youthmovement
Having now seen the leadership devoted to the Juderia and the global Rhodesli diaspora, I am confident they will continue to be faithful stewards of the Jewish quarter and advocates for our beautiful tradition; a unique Jewish tradition that will, Si Kere EL Dio, be perpetuated for generations to come.
In the face of a tragedy that might simply have brought an end to the history of the Jewish community of Rhodes 80 years ago, we will instead strengthen our connection to the holy remnant of the Juderia, to our brothers and sisters around the world, and our commitment to our sacred tradition, as a community.
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#Rhodes #IslandofRhodss #Rhodesli #Sephardic #Sephardim #Sepharadim #Ladino #Greece #JewishGreece
In the face of a tragedy that might simply have brought an end to the history of the Jewish community of Rhodes 80 years ago, we will instead strengthen our connection to the holy remnant of the Juderia, to our brothers and sisters around the world, and our commitment to our sacred tradition, as a community.
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#Rhodes #IslandofRhodss #Rhodesli #Sephardic #Sephardim #Sepharadim #Ladino #Greece #JewishGreece
Link in bio!
Pesah Alegre! We’re thrilled to announce this year’s Sephardic Passover Guide, filled with resources and guidance on how our Sephardic community practices #Passover, including seder recordings in #Ladino and Hebrew, and even a printable Sephardic Agada!
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#Pesah #Passover2025 #Matza #Matsa #Hametz #Hamets #Chametz #Kashrut #Kosher #Ladino #Sephardi #Sephardim #Matza #hametz #Ladino
Pesah Alegre! We’re thrilled to announce this year’s Sephardic Passover Guide, filled with resources and guidance on how our Sephardic community practices #Passover, including seder recordings in #Ladino and Hebrew, and even a printable Sephardic Agada!
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#Pesah #Passover2025 #Matza #Matsa #Hametz #Hamets #Chametz #Kashrut #Kosher #Ladino #Sephardi #Sephardim #Matza #hametz #Ladino
What an extraordinary Sephardic High School Shabbaton weekend! Bivas - the Ladino High School Club of America (our new national Sephardic Youth Movement) held its 4th National Shabbaton in Orlando with 25 Sephardic students from across the United States. Students spent a fantastic 4 days together learning how to pray according to our Sephardic tefillah and hazzanut, baking Biscochos and stuffed grape leaves, learning Ladino words and phrases, Ladino refranes (proverbs) and their deeper meaning, Sephardic history and Torah values, and having a ton of fun.
Students got to spend a whole day at Disney Springs and Universal Studios in Orlando, explore what it means to be Sephardic today, and why it matters. We had a beautiful Shabbat of student led services and delicious food, sports, and more. Fantastic educators like Singer/Songwriter Sarah Aroeste taught our students fun Ladino phrases like Ke Haber (What’s up), bavajadas (nonsense), and es sulu bamya (he’s a wet okra)! Rabbi Yosef Kassorla and Avi Garson led sessions on great Sephardic figures in our history like Rabbi Bension Uziel and Orobio de Castro, and explored beautiful Sephardic synagogues throughout our history. We wrapped up the Shabbaton with a special Sephardic Avdalah and fun night out with the students.
A special thank you and Hazak uBarukh to Brotherhood Member and Bivas Coordiantor Miriam Raphael Klein, Rabbi Fred Klein, Sarah Aroeste, Rabbi Yosef and Shoshana Kassorla, and Avi Garson for making the Shabbaton such a wonderful success!
Students got to spend a whole day at Disney Springs and Universal Studios in Orlando, explore what it means to be Sephardic today, and why it matters. We had a beautiful Shabbat of student led services and delicious food, sports, and more. Fantastic educators like Singer/Songwriter Sarah Aroeste taught our students fun Ladino phrases like Ke Haber (What’s up), bavajadas (nonsense), and es sulu bamya (he’s a wet okra)! Rabbi Yosef Kassorla and Avi Garson led sessions on great Sephardic figures in our history like Rabbi Bension Uziel and Orobio de Castro, and explored beautiful Sephardic synagogues throughout our history. We wrapped up the Shabbaton with a special Sephardic Avdalah and fun night out with the students.
A special thank you and Hazak uBarukh to Brotherhood Member and Bivas Coordiantor Miriam Raphael Klein, Rabbi Fred Klein, Sarah Aroeste, Rabbi Yosef and Shoshana Kassorla, and Avi Garson for making the Shabbaton such a wonderful success!
“And I began to wonder: Am I really a Sephardic Jew? After all, mom’s parents may have come from Turkey but Dad’s parents were from Ukraine. Who am I?” Dive into this Essay on #Sephardic identity at the link in bio!
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#Sephardi #Sephardim #Ladino #TurkishJews #Judaism #Jewishidentity #Sefardi #Sfardi #Sefardic
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#Sephardi #Sephardim #Ladino #TurkishJews #Judaism #Jewishidentity #Sefardi #Sfardi #Sefardic
Join us as we explore the history of Sephardic Jews in Washington DC! The Program will feature a self-guided tour of the Museum highlighting specific Sephardic collections and narratives, followed by a special conversation with Museum Collections Curator Jonathan Edelman and a reception of delicious #Sephardic treats! Link in bio to register
#ThisWeekinSephardicHistory: Rabbi Haim Nahoum becomes the Chief Rabbi of the Ottoman Empire, and later the first one of the Turkish Republic!
Swipe to learn more about this fascinating leader in our Sephardic history, including how he became a significant political and diplomatic operative in Turkish, Egyptian, and Jewish affairs.
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #ChiefRabbi #SephardicChiefRabbi #SephardiChiefRabbi #TurkishRabbi #TurkishJewish #TurkishJews #Ottoman #Ottomanempire
Swipe to learn more about this fascinating leader in our Sephardic history, including how he became a significant political and diplomatic operative in Turkish, Egyptian, and Jewish affairs.
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #ChiefRabbi #SephardicChiefRabbi #SephardiChiefRabbi #TurkishRabbi #TurkishJewish #TurkishJews #Ottoman #Ottomanempire
#ThisWeekinSephardicHistory: This week, 82 years to the date of the beginning of the deportations, we stop and remember the tens of thousands of Sepharadim of Salonika who suffered dehumanization, expulsion, and eventually mass murder and erasure.
This Sephardic metropolis, where Ladino was the Lingua Franca, the port closed on Shabbat, and which David Ben Gurion called a model for a Jewish state, will forever be with us.
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #Sepharadim #Sfardi #Sefaradi #Sefardi #Ladino #Salonika #Thessaloniki #Salonica #Saloniki #Selanik #Holocaust #Shoah
This Sephardic metropolis, where Ladino was the Lingua Franca, the port closed on Shabbat, and which David Ben Gurion called a model for a Jewish state, will forever be with us.
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #Sepharadim #Sfardi #Sefaradi #Sefardi #Ladino #Salonika #Thessaloniki #Salonica #Saloniki #Selanik #Holocaust #Shoah
Purim, Purim Lanu - Purim, Purim is at hand! Want to learn more about our #Sephardic customs, songs, Torah insights, and recipes for #Purim? Check out our helpful Sephardic Purim Guide that outlines all the important laws and fun traditions in our community! Link in bio.
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #Ladino #purim🎭 #purim2025 #Sepharadim #Sefardi #sfardi #sefaradi #sfaradi
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #Ladino #purim🎭 #purim2025 #Sepharadim #Sefardi #sfardi #sefaradi #sfaradi
Today, are hearts are in Israel, with the Bibas family and the entirety of the Jewish people. 🎗️🧡
And the award for best Baklava goes to…NONA!
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#thisweekinsephardichistory: In February of 1943, the Nazi occupation authorities in Salonika, Greece order more than 2,500 Jews to leave their homes and move into the cramped, low quality homes in the Baron Hirsch District of the city. Swipe to learn more about this difficult moment in Sephardic history.
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#Sephardic #Salonika #Holocaust #Shoah #Ladino #GreekJews #SephardicJews #Sephardi #Sfardi #Sefardi #Thessaloniki
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Our ancestors created the Frutikas Seder, a ritual meal celebrating seven biblical fruits. With every blessing, every bite, we remember: Israel is still our home.
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#Sephardic #JudeoSpanish #jewish #jewishlife #jewishcommunity #jewishculture #ladino #jewishholidays
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#Sephardic #JudeoSpanish #jewish #jewishlife #jewishcommunity #jewishculture #ladino #jewishholidays
#thisweekinsephardichistory: The first Jews in North America, Sepharadim from Amsterdam via Recife, Brazil, are formally admitted to the Colony of New Amsterdam (today’s New York). Swipe to learn more about why these Jews came to the New World, what they were escaping, and how they are still around today!
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sefardi #Sfardi #Sepharadi #Sefardic #Sfardi #Sfardic #Sefardic #NewAmsterdam #peterstuyvesant
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sefardi #Sfardi #Sepharadi #Sefardic #Sfardi #Sfardic #Sefardic #NewAmsterdam #peterstuyvesant
Check out our Frutikas Seder Booklet at our Link in Bio to learn more!
Frutikas Alegre! Did you know there’s more than just one Seder in the #Sephardic tradition? #Ladino-speaking Sepharadim celebrate Frutikas (aka Las Frutas), Tu BiShevat - the New Year for the Trees, with a special Seder in Hebrew and Ladino. The Seder features symbolic foods of the season along with a rendition of psalms, Ladino songs, and more.
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#Sefardi #Sephardi #Sephardim #sfardi #Ladino #tubishevat #tubshvat #frutikas #lasfrutas #jewishnewyear
Frutikas Alegre! Did you know there’s more than just one Seder in the #Sephardic tradition? #Ladino-speaking Sepharadim celebrate Frutikas (aka Las Frutas), Tu BiShevat - the New Year for the Trees, with a special Seder in Hebrew and Ladino. The Seder features symbolic foods of the season along with a rendition of psalms, Ladino songs, and more.
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#Sefardi #Sephardi #Sephardim #sfardi #Ladino #tubishevat #tubshvat #frutikas #lasfrutas #jewishnewyear
“Squabble Up” - me to anyone who tries to steal my Bureka.
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#sephardic #Sephardi #Sepharadi #Ladino #Sephardim #Sepharadim #superbowl #halftimeshow #kendricklamar
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#sephardic #Sephardi #Sepharadi #Ladino #Sephardim #Sepharadim #superbowl #halftimeshow #kendricklamar
Everyone’s a winner in Nona’s Eyes.
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#sephardic #sephardi #Sefardi #Sfardi #Sefardic #Ladino #grammys #thegrammys
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#sephardic #sephardi #Sefardi #Sfardi #Sefardic #Ladino #grammys #thegrammys
It’s time for our #Ladino Quote of the Week!
Every week, we share a quote or phrase in Ladino related to the theme of a weekly Torah portion, upcoming holiday, or seasonal theme - take a look!
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#Sephardi #Sefardi #Sefaradi #Sfardi #JudeoSpanish #JewishSpanish #Yiddish
Every week, we share a quote or phrase in Ladino related to the theme of a weekly Torah portion, upcoming holiday, or seasonal theme - take a look!
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#Sephardi #Sefardi #Sefaradi #Sfardi #JudeoSpanish #JewishSpanish #Yiddish
The Holocaust erased more than 6 million Jewish souls from the world. While most of these victims were Ashkenazi Jews, a significant percentage were Ladino-speaking Sepharadim, primarily in Greece, the Balkans, and the former Yugoslavia.
Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we stop and remember the more than 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, and particularly the over 66,000 Greek Jews and hundreds of thousands of Sepharadim of Europe. #WeRemember
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #Sefardi #Sfardi #Sepharadim #Sefardim #Ladino #GreekJews #SephardicHolocaust #Holocaust #HolocaustMemorial #Shoah
Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we stop and remember the more than 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, and particularly the over 66,000 Greek Jews and hundreds of thousands of Sepharadim of Europe. #WeRemember
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #Sefardi #Sfardi #Sepharadim #Sefardim #Ladino #GreekJews #SephardicHolocaust #Holocaust #HolocaustMemorial #Shoah
It’s time for our #Ladino Quote of the Week!
Every week, we share a quote or phrase in Ladino related to the theme of a weekly Torah portion, upcoming holiday, or seasonal theme - take a look!
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#Sephardi #Sefardi #Sefaradi #Sfardi #JudeoSpanish #JewishSpanish #Yiddish
Every week, we share a quote or phrase in Ladino related to the theme of a weekly Torah portion, upcoming holiday, or seasonal theme - take a look!
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#Sephardi #Sefardi #Sefaradi #Sfardi #JudeoSpanish #JewishSpanish #Yiddish
It is with deep sadness that we learned of the passing of Haham Bashi Isak Haleva, the Chief Rabbi of the Republic of Turkey - tyahuditoplumu.
Haham Haleva was born in Istanbul in 1940 and served as the Chief Rabbi of Turkey since 2002. He dedicated more than 50 years of his life in service to the Jewish Community of Turkey as a teacher, communal leader, and spiritual guide. A speaker of six languages, including Ladino as his mother tongue, he excelled in interfaith dialogue and representing the voice of Sephardic Jewry.
Haham Haleva was the model for what a Sephardic Haham can and should be; his kind heart, deep knowledge of our Sephardic tradition, commitment to Torah, and lightheaded demeanor epitomized the classic Sephardic tradition of rabbinical leadership. He held a deep sense of responsibility for his fellow Turkish and Sephardic Jews around the world, and taught generations of students during his rabbinic tenure that even today serve in our Sephardic Brotherhood leadership in the United States.
His loss is felt throughout the global Sephardic Jewry, and our American Sephardic Community has lost both a teacher and a spiritual leader today.
On behalf of the entire National Executive Committee, we extend our collective condolences to the Haleva Family and the Jewish Community of Turkey. Ke Su Alma Repoze en Ganeden - May the Haham Bashi's Soul Rest in the Garden of Eden.
Haham Haleva was born in Istanbul in 1940 and served as the Chief Rabbi of Turkey since 2002. He dedicated more than 50 years of his life in service to the Jewish Community of Turkey as a teacher, communal leader, and spiritual guide. A speaker of six languages, including Ladino as his mother tongue, he excelled in interfaith dialogue and representing the voice of Sephardic Jewry.
Haham Haleva was the model for what a Sephardic Haham can and should be; his kind heart, deep knowledge of our Sephardic tradition, commitment to Torah, and lightheaded demeanor epitomized the classic Sephardic tradition of rabbinical leadership. He held a deep sense of responsibility for his fellow Turkish and Sephardic Jews around the world, and taught generations of students during his rabbinic tenure that even today serve in our Sephardic Brotherhood leadership in the United States.
His loss is felt throughout the global Sephardic Jewry, and our American Sephardic Community has lost both a teacher and a spiritual leader today.
On behalf of the entire National Executive Committee, we extend our collective condolences to the Haleva Family and the Jewish Community of Turkey. Ke Su Alma Repoze en Ganeden - May the Haham Bashi's Soul Rest in the Garden of Eden.
Holding space for Sepharadim everywhere!
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#Sephardic #Sephardim #Sepharadim #Sefaradim #Sefardim #Sfardim #Sephardi #Sepharadi #Sfardi #sefaradi #Ladino #Jewishmemes #Goldenglobes
With a Sefaradi it’s always a party 🧿 Highlights from our Young Professionals Hanuka Party in NYC 🗽
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sefardi #Sfardi #Sepharadi #Sefaradi #Sefardic #Sfardic #JudeoSpanish #Chanuka #Hanukkah #חנוכה
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sefardi #Sfardi #Sepharadi #Sefaradi #Sefardic #Sfardic #JudeoSpanish #Chanuka #Hanukkah #חנוכה
#ThisWeekinSephardicHistory: This week marks the meldado (memorial) of the passing of Chief Rabbi Dr. Isaac Alcalay zt”L, the former Haham Bashi - Sephardic Chief Rabbi of the United States. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria to a long lineage of rabbis, Rabbi Dr. Alcalay dedicated his life to the service of the Sephardic Community.
Swipe to learn more about this important leader for the American Sephardic Community.
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Swipe to learn more about this important leader for the American Sephardic Community.
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sephardim #Ladino #ChiefRabbi #Sefardi #Sfardi
It’s time for our #Ladino Quote of the Week!
Every week, we share a quote or phrase in Ladino related to the theme of a weekly Torah portion, upcoming holiday, or seasonal theme - take a look!
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#Sephardi #Sefardi #Sefaradi #Sfardi #JudeoSpanish #JewishSpanish #Yiddish
Every week, we share a quote or phrase in Ladino related to the theme of a weekly Torah portion, upcoming holiday, or seasonal theme - take a look!
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#Sephardi #Sefardi #Sefaradi #Sfardi #JudeoSpanish #JewishSpanish #Yiddish
Need some new dishes to serve at your #Hanukkah party? Take a look at these delicious #Sephardic foods and sweets for the Festival of Lights!
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sepharadi #Sephardim #Sephardicfood #Ladino #Hanuka #Hanukka #chanukah #chanukkah #hanukkahdecor #hanukkahfood
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#Sephardic #Sephardi #Sepharadi #Sephardim #Sephardicfood #Ladino #Hanuka #Hanukka #chanukah #chanukkah #hanukkahdecor #hanukkahfood
#ThisWeekinSephardicHistory: This week marks the Meldado (annual memorial) of Rabbeinu Avraham, also known as Abraham Maimonides or Avraham Maimuni, the son of the great Maimonides (Rambam). A great Torah scholar is his own right, Rabbeinu Avraham was born in Fustat, Egypt and learned under his father Maimonides. Even at a young age, Rabbeinu Avraham was known as a brilliant child scholar.
Swipe to learn more!
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#Sephardic #Sepharadi #Sephardi #Sefardi #Sfardi #Sephardim #Sepharadim #Sefardim #Sfardim #Ladino #Maimonides #Rambam #Meldado #Yartzheit #Torah #TorahSage
Swipe to learn more!
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#Sephardic #Sepharadi #Sephardi #Sefardi #Sfardi #Sephardim #Sepharadim #Sefardim #Sfardim #Ladino #Maimonides #Rambam #Meldado #Yartzheit #Torah #TorahSage
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