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Elyssa Marcus
Sep 30, 20243 min read
Sacred Connection Through Place: My Experience in Veria, Greece
Author Elyssa Marcus reviewing names of Holocaust victims at the Holocaust Center for the Jews of North Macedonia in Skopje Reflecting...


David Behar
Sep 30, 20245 min read
Reflections on a Summer in Rhodes—Joining the Brotherhood’s Tour of Jewish Rhodes
Author David Behar with Rabbi David Benchlouch praying during Shaharit morning services at the Kahal Kadosh Shalom Synagogue of Rhodes In...


Ina Romano
Sep 26, 20243 min read
The Sephardic Community of Sofia, Bulgaria
Interior of the Great Synagogue of Sofia, Bulgaria While there are historical facts proving there has been Jewish life in Bulgaria dating...


Eitan Danon
Sep 26, 20241 min read
Fall 2024—Greater DC Metro Area Report
On May 5th, Sepharadim of all ages from across the Metro Washington DC Area got together at the DCJCC for a celebration of “Borekas i...


Ethan Marcus
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Fall 2024 - NYC Report
Community Members participanting in the Brotherhood's Sephardic Community Float at the Celebrate Israel Parade in New York City We’ve had...


Rabbi Mark Greenspan
Sep 26, 20244 min read
The Wonder of Sephardic Life—Sephardic Jewish Identity: Beyond Nostalgia
Growing up in a typical American Jewish family, I received a Jewish education that could only be described as “Eurocentric.” First in an...


Magazine Staff
Sep 25, 20243 min read
Sephardic Adventure Camp: Meet Our International Campers—Special Q&A with our CITs from Istanbul and Madrid
Counselors in Training (CITs) from Istanbul's Jewish Community Serena and Reyna Every year, Sephardic Adventure Camp is lucky to host...


Dr. Gloria Ascher
Sep 25, 20243 min read
En Memoria de Mi Amiga, la Reina: Matilda Koén-Sarano (1939–2024)
Matilda Koén-Sarano (1939 – 2024) El 4 de Djunio el mundo sefaradí pedrió a su “Reyna del Ladino”, Matilda Koén-Sarano, de bindicha...


Mark Aboulafia
Sep 25, 20241 min read
Fall 2024 - Portland Report
Congregation Ahavath Achim, Portland, Oregon's Sephardic synagogue is proud to be celebrating our 109th year serving the greater Portland...


Sedat Behar
Sep 25, 20242 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,...


Elliot Totah
Sep 25, 20241 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...


Sarah Aroeste
Sep 25, 20242 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...

Marvin Marcus
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...


Nuia Menda Malki
Sep 25, 20248 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...


Dan Maslia
Sep 25, 20243 min read
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,...


Eitan Basseri
Sep 25, 20242 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...


Rabbi Marc D. Angel
Sep 25, 20243 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...
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