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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...
Rabbi Mark Greenspan
Sep 26, 20244 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...
Magazine Staff
Sep 26, 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...
Dr. Gloria Ascher
Sep 26, 20243 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...
Mark Aboulafia
Sep 26, 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 26, 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 26, 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 26, 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 26, 20242 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,...
Dan Maslia
Sep 26, 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 15, 20247 min read


Spring 2024 - Indianapolis
Etz Chaim Sephardic Congregation is re-emerging with new, exciting programming in addition to our daily morning services as well as...
Alan Cohen
Mar 15, 20241 min read


Save the Date! Sephardic Scholars Program Award Ceremony Sunday June 9
Celebrating its 80th year, the Scholarship and Education Committee will be holding its annual award ceremony to honor this year’s...
Marvin Marcus
Mar 15, 20241 min read


Magen David Congregation, the Sephardic synagogue of the nation’s capital, celebrates 25th Anniversary and installation of new Rabbi
Felisitationes - Mazal Tov to Magen David Sephardic Congregation in Maryland on a fantastic 25th Anniversary Gala and Installation of...
Magazine Staff
Mar 15, 20241 min read


Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel of Los Angeles Dedicates new Sefer Torah
Felisitationes - Mazal Tov to the Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel in Los Angeles on the dedication of a new Sefer Torah! The community...
Magazine Staff
Mar 15, 20241 min read


The Jewish Community of Istanbul
The Jewish Community of Istanbul is still an active and vibrant Sephardic Jewish Community, one that has a long history dating back...
Rabbi Naftali Haleva
Mar 15, 20242 min read

Sephardic Brotherhood names Scholarship Ceremony in memory of past President Irving Barocas z”L
Thanks to a generous gift from the extended Barocas Family and Friends, we are proud to announce the establishment of the Irving Barocas...
Magazine Staff
Mar 15, 20241 min read


Spring 2024 - Philadelphia
Our Sephardic Community in Philadelphia has been busy as ever, with a number of exciting programs for our Kahal Kadosh! This spring, we...
Rabbi Yosef Zarneghian
Mar 15, 20241 min read


Spring 2024 - New York City Metro Area
We have a packed spring of activities coming up in the NYC area. To kick it off, on March 24th, we had a wonderful Sephardic Young...
Ethan Marcus
Mar 15, 20242 min read


Message from the President - Pesah 2024
Pujados ke no amenguados - may we be always growing and never diminishing, a sentiment I proudly shared with our entire community this...
Sedat Behar
Mar 15, 20243 min read

American Ladino League Announced
With vibrant Sephardic communities around the United States and a recent resurgence of interest related to Judeo-Spanish, the American...
Magazine Staff
Mar 15, 20241 min read
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