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Sharing the Vision - Torah Thoughts for Passover
Early in the Agada, we read of the gathering in B’nei B’rak of Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Yehoshua, Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah, Rabbi Akiva and...
Rabbi Marc D. Angel
Apr 13 min read


A Great Mind of Sephardic Torah - Don Isaac Abravanael
An artistic rendering of Don Isaac Abravanel Don Isaac Abravanel (b. 1437; d. 1508) is remembered as a great rabbi and commentator among...
Rabbi David Gingold Altchek
Apr 14 min read


Apyo - Turkish Celery Root and Carrot
Sephardic recipes call this dish apyo which is the Ladino word for the main ingredient, celeriac, also known as celery root or celery...
Susan Barocas
Apr 13 min read


Passover 2025 - Message from the President
Keridos Ermanos i Ermanas, As we approach Passover, a time when we reflect on our freedom and the journey of our ancestors, I am reminded...
Sedat Behar
Mar 312 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


Cooking for Pesah: Almodorte de Kalabaza - Zucchini Casserole
As those of us familiar with Sephardic cuisine know, there are often different names and spellings for similar dishes. When it comes to...
Susan Barocas
Mar 1, 20223 min read


Spring 2022 - Message from the President
1492 – The Exodus from Spain. In 1992, my wife and I vacationed in Turkey during Passover. Prior to leaving I connected with the...
Irving Barocas z"L
Mar 1, 20222 min read


Pésah para mí - halís sefaradí!
Purim purinado, Pésah a la mano! dizía mi madre, asperando muestra grande Fiesta de libertá. Anyos después deskuvrí la version "djusta":...
Dr. Gloria Ascher
Mar 1, 20223 min read
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