top of page


Save the Date! Sephardic Scholars Program Award Ceremony Sunday June 8
Celebrating its 81st year, the Scholarship and Education Committee will be holding its annual award ceremony to honor this year’s...
Marvin Marcus
Mar 311 min read


Bivas—Ladino High School Club of America, hosts third national Shabbat in Seattle
Bivas — the Ladino High School Club of America, held its second National High School Shabbaton from November 7-11 in Seattle, WA. More...
Magazine Staff
Jan 73 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...
Elyssa Marcus
Sep 30, 20243 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


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...
Eitan Basseri
Sep 26, 20242 min read


Bivas – the Ladino High School Club of America hosts first National Shabbaton in Orlando
Bivas – the Ladino High School Club of America, held its first National High School Shabbaton from April 4-7 in Orlando, Florida. More...
Ethan Marcus
Mar 15, 20244 min read


Ramping Up Sephardic Education
“Kayikçi, Balata, peshkadikos de la mar, choop, choop, a la mar!” This Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) nursery rhyme (“Oarsmen, take me to Balat,...
Magazine Staff
Mar 15, 20247 min read


Bivas: Grupo de Ladino para Djovenos
Unos mezes atras tomi haber de un grupo ke se formo para djovenos kon el buto de ambezarles de la kultura serfardi. Se yamava Bivas.org ...
Aaron Shapiro
Jan 15, 20243 min read


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


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


The True Meaning of Being Sephardic
From the time I was little, being Sephardic is something in which I’ve taken great pride in. It was exciting to be part of such a vibrant...
Gabi Hassan
Jan 15, 20241 min read


Sephardic Adventure Camp 2023 Recap
This year’s session of Sephardic Adventure Camp was better than ever before! For three weeks, nearly 100 kids between the ages of 8 and...
Rabbi Kenny Pollak
Sep 5, 20234 min read


Young Professionals Tour of Jewish Turkey
Our first ever Young Professionals Tour of Jewish Turkey took place in July and it was an incredible experience! Twenty young community...
Andrew Marcus
Sep 5, 20233 min read


The Power of Brotherhood Connections
One of the reasons my grandfather, Sol Niego, loved the Brotherhood was because of the people. Throughout his life, he created strong...
Ariella Levy
Apr 18, 20232 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


Summer Recap - Finding Good Fortune Right Here at Sephardic Adventure Camp
The theme for summer 2022 at Sephardic Adventure Camp (SAC) was “de tu patada veremos hayre,” meaning “through your step, you will find...
Beth Jacoby
Sep 15, 20223 min read


Young Professionals Tour of Jewish Greece 2022
Our 2022 Young Professionals Tour of Jewish Greece was the trip of a lifetime! 24 members of our community, most with Romaniote or...
Andrew Marcus
Sep 15, 20222 min read


Sephardic Birthright Trip to Israel 2022
Our Sephardic Birthright Trip to Israel has wrapped up another amazing summer! We arrived in Israel on June 27, and traveled all...
Ethan Marcus
Sep 15, 20222 min read


Our Sephardic Adventure Camp is back and is in full swing!
This year at SAC, we’re bringing Sephardic Education, Language, and Culture to the forefront of our camper and staffer experience! The...
Magazine Staff
Jul 1, 20222 min read


Sephardic Birthright Trip takes 20 young Sepharadim to Israel for free!
Our annual Sephardic Birthright Trip to Israel is back in action after a brief COVID-19 hiatus. Our group this year is having a blast...
Ethan Marcus
Jul 1, 20221 min read
bottom of page