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Why We Started Bivas
It’s March 2023. I’m a sophomore in a Jewish high school busy with both a Jewish Studies and General Studies curriculum, my friends, and...

Judah Roberts
Jan 15, 20242 min read


Sephardic Jews Make Global Connections
Upon the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492, the Bensignor family, along with thousands of other Spanish Jews, traveled across the...

Magazine Staff
Jan 15, 20248 min read


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

Rabbi Marc D. Angel
Jan 15, 20244 min read


Message from the Editor
In 2024, we need to lean in. Lean in to our Jewish values. Lean in to our Sephardic traditions. Lean into seeing the “good.” While our...

Alexandra Fellus
Jan 15, 20241 min read


The Wise Rat Who Composed Romansas
There once was a female rat who lived in a library, and having read all the books at her disposal, decided to start composing romansas....

Rachel Amado Bortnick
Jan 15, 20242 min read


Bivas - the Ladino High School Club of America
Bivas! Kreskas! Engradeskas! "May you live, grow up, and be brought up for good!" Many happy sneezes have been blessed with this Ladino...

Miriam Raphael Klein
Jan 15, 20244 min read
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