top of page


Appointment of new Northwest Yeshiva High School Head of School will make 2nd Sephardic Head of School for Jewish Day Schools in the Seattle Community!
On March 9th, the Northwest Yeshiva High School (NYHS) board announced their unanimous election of Rabbi Yehuda Gabay as the new Head of...
Beth Jacoby
Apr 18, 20233 min read


Spring 2023 - NYC Metro Report
We’ve had a packed Spring of activities in NYC. The 8th annual Greek Jewish Festival on the Lower East Side was spectacular as always,...
Ethan Marcus
Apr 18, 20232 min read


Stella Levi, Sephardic Holocaust Survivor from the island of Rhodes, turns 100, awarded special honor from the Italian Republic
Mazal Tov to our Sephardic Community member & Auschwitz Holocaust survivor Stella Levi on receiving one of the highest honors of the...
Magazine Staff
Apr 18, 20231 min read


Rabbi Albert Gabbai, spiritual leader of Congregation Mikveh Israel for 30+ years, retires, honored with Community Gala
Rabbi Albert Gabbai, the Senior Rabbi of Congregation Mikveh Israel - the Synagogue of the American Revolution, in Philadelphia, has...
Magazine Staff
Apr 18, 20232 min read


Prime Minister of North Macedonia visits Kehila Kedosha Janina in New York, meets with Sephardic & Greek Jewish Community leadership
In a first for any of our Sephardic Communities in the United States, one of our affiliate congregations was paid a special visit by a...
Magazine Staff
Apr 18, 20231 min read


Save the Date! Sephardic Scholars Program Award Ceremony Sunday June 11
Celebrating its 79th year, the Scholarship and Education Committee will be holding its annual award ceremony to honor this year’s...
Marvin Marcus
Apr 18, 20231 min read


Highlighting Los Muestros - Our Own: Howard Behar, founding President & CEO of Starbucks North America
Howard Behar is a renowned business leader, author, speaker, and mentor who has influenced the lives of numerous men and women. Shaped by...
Magazine Staff
Apr 18, 20239 min read


The Sephardic Brotherhood rallies national support for Turkish Earthquake Relief Fund; Raises $100,000 for needy Turkish Jews
As many of you know, a horrific earthquake rocked southern Turkey and northern Syria in early February, killing more than 30,000 so far...
Magazine Staff
Mar 1, 20231 min read

Winter 2023 - Seattle
The Seattle Sephardic Community is back in action like never before! We’ve been having a wonderful winter of new programs, youth...
Rabbi Benjamin Hassan
Mar 1, 20232 min read


Winter 2023 - Indianapolis
As we are finally emerging out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Etz Chaim Sephardic Congregation is reemerging with new exciting programming in...
Alan Cohen
Mar 1, 20231 min read

Three New Sephardic Holiday Booklets, Available to the Entire Community!
We were thrilled to announce three new Sephardic Holiday Booklets for Rosh ‘Ashana, Hanukkah, and Frutikas - Tu Bishevat this Fall and...
Magazine Staff
Mar 1, 20231 min read


"A Privilege That Cannot Be Bought" - Jews of Turkey and Citizenship Restitutions from Portugal and Spain
In the 2000s, the rumor was floating around Turkey’s Jewish community that Spain could give citizenship to us Sephardic Jews. After...
Nesi Altaras
Mar 1, 20234 min read


Arrivals - A Sephardic-Ashkenazi Love Story, New Sephardic Off-Broadway show produced by Brotherhood, a Hit in NYC!
What an amazing show! Thank you to everyone who joined us in partnership with the American Sephardi Federation and the Seattle Jewish...
Magazine Staff
Mar 1, 20231 min read


Sephardic Scholars Program - Applications Due March 10!
Applications for this year's 2023 Sephardic Scholars Program are now open. Our future rests with the youth of our communities. To support...
Marvin Marcus
Jan 9, 20231 min read


Fall 2022 - South Florida
Did you know that there is a vibrant Sephardic community in Palm Beach, Florida? The Sephardi Federation of Palm Beach County was founded...
Jake Kohanek
Sep 15, 20222 min read


Seattle gets a new Rabbi for our Sephardic communities!
Congratulations to one of our affiliate synagogues in the Pacific Northwest, Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, the Rhodesli Sephardic...
Magazine Staff
Sep 15, 20221 min read


An Interview with de Los Muestros (Our Own): Why I’m learning Ladino: Saving a dying Judeo-Spanish language
(Republished with permission from Unpacked) During the height of coronavirus lockdowns, some people learned to make sourdough, others...
Alexandra Fellus
Sep 15, 20224 min read


High Holiday Message from the President: Good Jews, Good People?
There are many people in our society that we revere as important members of the community. As we approach the High Holidays, we must...
Irving Barocas z"L
Sep 15, 20223 min read


Fall 2022 - New York Metropolitan Area
A lot has been happening in our NYC-area community! This month, we had not one but two in-person Sephardic Selihot programs to connect...
Ethan Marcus
Sep 15, 20222 min read


A Sephardic Servicemen in World War II
Throughout American history, numerous Sepharadim have proudly served in the American Armed Forces to defend the United States. In the...
Jared Sarfaty
Jul 1, 20224 min read
bottom of page