Eleanor Roosevelt once noted: “Do not hesitate to do what you think you cannot do. Dare to reach beyond your perceived limits. Do not let...

New York, NY – AUGUST 10-11, 2025  – A historic milestone for Sephardic Jewry is set to unfold this summer as over 50 leading Sephardic...

Elias Canetti, a Sephardic Jew who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1981, offers some interesting observations about Jews in his...

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...

An artistic rendering of Don Isaac Abravanel Don Isaac Abravanel (b. 1437; d. 1508) is remembered as a great rabbi and commentator among...

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...

Rabbi Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel, the first Sephardic Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel, learning with young students in Jerusalem A quick...

Rabbi Dr. David de Sola Pool z"L Rabbi Dr. David de Sola Pool was the pre-eminent Sephardic Rabbi in America during the mid-twentieth...

Hatanu lefanekha rakhem 'allenu - We have sinned before you, have mercy on us. This is the chorus line of one of the classic Selihot,...

Paul Gaugin, the famous 19th century French artist, commented: “When I want to see clearly, I shut my eyes.” He was referring to two...

Some years ago, I served as scholar-in-residence on a trip to Spain and Israel sponsored by the American Friends of the Technion. The...

One of the great rabbinic lights of the twentieth century was Rabbi Benzion Meir Hai Uziel (1880–1953). Born in Jerusalem, he served as...

Esther the Jewess marries King Ahashverosh. Her Uncle Mordecai tells her not to reveal that she is Jewish. The Jews throughout the 127...

As Jews, we are very proud of our history. History connects us to our illustrious past and gives us guidelines on how to live our lives....

One of the great rabbinic lights of the twentieth century was Rabbi Benzion Meir Hai Uziel (1880–1953). Born in Jerusalem, he served as...

We were thrilled to announce three new Sephardic Holiday Booklets for Rosh ‘Ashana, Hanukkah, and Frutikas - Tu Bishevat this Fall and...

The root of deepest human sadness is embodied in the word "separation." We feel this sadness especially at moments of transition: when we...

This Rosh Ashana, we’ll once again read the story of the Binding of Isaac, one of the most impactful stories in all of Tanakh (Hebrew...

Our ancient Temples in Jerusalem were destroyed in 586 BCE and 70 CE, and we are still fasting and crying! If this made sense during our...

​​Among the many beautiful Sephardic traditions, we practice is the recitation of the Yehi Rasones on Rosh Ha-Shana. What is the meaning...