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Highlighting Los Muestros - Our Own: Howard Behar, founding President & CEO of Starbucks North America
Howard Behar is a renowned business leader, author, speaker, and mentor who has influenced the lives of numerous men and women. Shaped by...

Magazine Staff
Apr 18, 20239 min read


The Sephardic Brotherhood rallies national support for Turkish Earthquake Relief Fund; Raises $100,000 for needy Turkish Jews
As many of you know, a horrific earthquake rocked southern Turkey and northern Syria in early February, killing more than 30,000 so far...

Magazine Staff
Mar 1, 20231 min read


Winter 2023 - Seattle
The Seattle Sephardic Community is back in action like never before! We’ve been having a wonderful winter of new programs, youth...

Rabbi Benjamin Hassan
Mar 1, 20232 min read


Winter 2023 - Indianapolis
As we are finally emerging out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Etz Chaim Sephardic Congregation is reemerging with new exciting programming in...

Alan Cohen
Mar 1, 20231 min read


Three New Sephardic Holiday Booklets, Available to the Entire Community!
We were thrilled to announce three new Sephardic Holiday Booklets for Rosh ‘Ashana, Hanukkah, and Frutikas - Tu Bishevat this Fall and...

Magazine Staff
Mar 1, 20231 min read


"A Privilege That Cannot Be Bought" - Jews of Turkey and Citizenship Restitutions from Portugal and Spain
In the 2000s, the rumor was floating around Turkey’s Jewish community that Spain could give citizenship to us Sephardic Jews. After...

Nesi Altaras
Mar 1, 20234 min read


Arrivals - A Sephardic-Ashkenazi Love Story, New Sephardic Off-Broadway show produced by Brotherhood, a Hit in NYC!
What an amazing show! Thank you to everyone who joined us in partnership with the American Sephardi Federation and the Seattle Jewish...

Magazine Staff
Mar 1, 20231 min read


Sephardic Scholars Program - Applications Due March 10!
Applications for this year's 2023 Sephardic Scholars Program are now open. Our future rests with the youth of our communities. To support...

Marvin Marcus
Jan 9, 20231 min read


Fall 2022 - South Florida
Did you know that there is a vibrant Sephardic community in Palm Beach, Florida? The Sephardi Federation of Palm Beach County was founded...

Jake Kohanek
Sep 15, 20222 min read


Seattle gets a new Rabbi for our Sephardic communities!
Congratulations to one of our affiliate synagogues in the Pacific Northwest, Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, the Rhodesli Sephardic...

Magazine Staff
Sep 15, 20221 min read


An Interview with de Los Muestros (Our Own): Why I’m learning Ladino: Saving a dying Judeo-Spanish language
(Republished with permission from Unpacked) During the height of coronavirus lockdowns, some people learned to make sourdough, others...

Alexandra Fellus
Sep 15, 20224 min read


High Holiday Message from the President: Good Jews, Good People?
There are many people in our society that we revere as important members of the community. As we approach the High Holidays, we must...

Irving Barocas z"L
Sep 15, 20223 min read


Fall 2022 - New York Metropolitan Area
A lot has been happening in our NYC-area community! This month, we had not one but two in-person Sephardic Selihot programs to connect...

Ethan Marcus
Sep 15, 20222 min read


A Sephardic Servicemen in World War II
Throughout American history, numerous Sepharadim have proudly served in the American Armed Forces to defend the United States. In the...

Jared Sarfaty
Jul 1, 20224 min read


Spotlight on Los Muestros (our own): Lily Henley
The Sephardic Brother: Tell us a little about yourself? Where did you grow up and what’s your Sephardic background? Lily Henley: Before I...

Magazine Staff
Jul 1, 20228 min read


Summer 2022 - Letter from the New Editor
As Sephardic Jewish communities geographically dispersed around the world, El Ermanado Sefaradi, the Sephardic Brother, brings us...

Alexandra Fellus
Jul 1, 20222 min read


Spring 2022 - Philadelphia
The Sephardic community in Philadelphia is reviving like never before. Our synagogue, Congregation Mikveh Israel, "The Hope of Israel,"...

Eli Gabay
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Spring 2022 - Message from the President
1492 – The Exodus from Spain. In 1992, my wife and I vacationed in Turkey during Passover. Prior to leaving I connected with the...

Irving Barocas z"L
Mar 1, 20222 min read


Spring 2022 - Seattle
With the pandemic winding down, Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, the Rhodesli synagogue of Seattle, has been leading the return to in-person...

Jeff Solam
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Spring 2022 - NYC Metropolitan Area
We have a busy roster of community programs this Spring in the NYC-Metropolitan area! First Up, we are proudly co-sponsoring Hymns from...

Ethan Marcus
Mar 1, 20222 min read
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