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Growing Up in Atlanta’s Congregation Or VeShalom
During the early 1900s when Sephardics left Turkey and the island of Rhodes for the United States, many of them immigrated to Atlanta,...

Dan Maslia
Sep 25, 20243 min read


New Sephardic Children’s Book - A Turkish Rosh Hashanah
A Turkish Rosh Hashanah: A Delightful Tale of Sephardic Tradition and Family Bonds Step into the enchanting world of the 19th- century...

Eitan Basseri
Sep 25, 20242 min read


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

Rabbi Marc D. Angel
Sep 25, 20243 min read


Reflections on Sephardic Education
Sephardic and other non-Ashkenazi traditions should be better represented in Jewish Day Schools and high schools. Through forced diaspora...

Marc Ben-Ezra
Mar 14, 20247 min read


Sephardic Torah Thoughts for Pesah
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...

Rabbi Marc D. Angel
Mar 14, 20243 min read


El Diario de Alfred Ascher
El Diario de Alfred se puede meldar en The Diario: The Daring Escape of Two Sephardic Jews from Turkey to America During World War I...

Dr. Gloria Ascher
Mar 14, 20245 min read
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