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Fall 2024 - Portland Report
Congregation Ahavath Achim, Portland, Oregon's Sephardic synagogue is proud to be celebrating our 109th year serving the greater Portland...

Mark Aboulafia
Sep 25, 20241 min read


Message from the President - Rosh 'Ashana 2024
Hatanu lefanekha rakhem 'allenu - We have sinned before you, have mercy on us. This is the chorus line of one of the classic Selihot,...

Sedat Behar
Sep 25, 20242 min read


Magen David of Rockville Becomes Affiliate Congregation of the Sephardic Brotherhood
Magen David Sephardic Congregation of Rockville, MD kicked off an active summer with its 50th Annual Hilula of Shimon Bar Yohai. This...

Elliot Totah
Sep 25, 20241 min read


La Boz: The Sephardic Voice
The littlest voices soared as they pretended to be candles while singing Flory Jagoda’s Ladino song, Ocho Kandelikas. The G1/G2 girls...

Sarah Aroeste
Sep 25, 20242 min read


Announcing Our 2024 National Sephardic Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to the 29 recipients who were honored as Sephardic Brotherhood Scholars on June 9, 2024! Celebrating its 80th year, the...

Marvin Marcus
Sep 25, 20242 min read


Si Kere El Dio - If God Wills It
Dedicated to my great-grandparents, Bulisu and Şapat Menda *A note to the reader:In Turkish, the letter “Ş” is pronounced “sh” and the...

Nuia Menda Malki
Sep 25, 20248 min read
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