Sephardim
'Melodies of Hope': Days of Jewish Music festival dives into Jewish music’s diversity
Bar-Ilan’s Days of Jewish Music festival explores global Jewish sounds under the theme “Melodies of Hope.”
'The Restoration of Israel': Recovering a forgotten Sephardi Zionist voice - review
Did this tiny island’s Jewish community help win the Revolutionary War?
'Inspirational Reflections for the Seder Night': A Haggadah for empty chairs at the table - review
Hinenu at 10 million: 100 lives that tell Israel’s real story
As Israel reaches 10 million citizens amid war, one photographer captures 100 lives that reveal a quieter, more human story.
Tamara Cohen's ancestors were expelled from Spain, now she’s bringing bagels to Madrid
Mazál owner Tamara Cohen, a Philadelphian who became Spanish through a law granting citizenship to Sephardic Jews whose ancestors were expelled during the 1492 Inquisition.
This week in Jewish history: Nobel prize winners, biochemists, and the Baba Sali
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Maduro has claimed Jewish ancestry, here is what is known - explainer
Maduro has cited Sephardic Jewish roots, but his own statements and the public record leave his Jewish status unconfirmed.
Ex-Sephardi chief rabbi slams Tel Aviv rabbi as 'heretic' after he calls for haredi IDF enlistment
Rabbi Tamir Granot's son, Capt. Amitay Zvi Granot, was killed shortly after Hamas's October 7 attack in an incident on the Lebanon border while fighting Hezbollah.
Two-thirds of a 15th-century Portuguese High Holiday prayer book were lost to history. Until now.
The Lisbon Mahzor is now complete after the National Library of Israel reclaims its missing parts, preserving a key piece of Jewish history.
Gafni urges Shas to open Sephardi schools, party responds amid renewed discrimination debate
Shas put out a letter thanking Gafni, thanking him for stressing the need for Shas to remain strong and independent, as no other party properly represents the Sephardic public.
International Sephardi Congress in Zamora deepens knowledge about the Spain-Portugal border
The congress has become a July highlight on Zamora’s calendar of events, attracting locals and visitors to the city.
Fraudsters sold fake Sephardic citizenship for cash, say Spanish police
The immigration scheme allegedly exploited a 2015 law, dubbed the “Law of Return,” that allows the descendants of Jews expelled in the 1492 Spanish Inquisition to obtain Spanish nationality.
Hacham Zvi Ashkenazi: Anomaly of a religious scholar
The combination of his highly developed scruples, stubbornness, and independence contributed to the difficulty that he had in holding down official rabbinic positions.
