As I stirred together sugar, water, lemon, oil, and henna powder, the scent bloomed—fragrant herbal bouquets weaving through the banquet...

An artistic rendering of Don Isaac Abravanel Don Isaac Abravanel (b. 1437; d. 1508) is remembered as a great rabbi and commentator among...

La Djente - The People. I am honored to introduce you to the new name of our beloved magazine. There is a Jewish idea that a person’s...

Sunday was my father’s day to get into the kitchen and relax by cooking wonderful dishes, including Sephardic favorites from his family...

Rabbi Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel, the first Sephardic Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel, learning with young students in Jerusalem A quick...

Yaakov Hagoel, the Chairman of the World Zionist Organization, is the first Sephardic Jew to head up the global Jewish organization With...

Sephardic Federation of Palm Beach County members at a recent event The Sephardi Federation of Palm Beach County (FL) started its season...

Rabbi Dr. David de Sola Pool z"L Rabbi Dr. David de Sola Pool was the pre-eminent Sephardic Rabbi in America during the mid-twentieth...

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...

A Turkish Rosh Hashanah: A Delightful Tale of Sephardic Tradition and Family Bonds Step into the enchanting world of the 19th- century...

Sephardic and other non-Ashkenazi traditions should be better represented in Jewish Day Schools and high schools. Through forced diaspora...

Some years ago, I served as scholar-in-residence on a trip to Spain and Israel sponsored by the American Friends of the Technion. The...

Before I began writ­ing my new nov­el, Across So Many Seas , all I knew was that I want­ed to write a sto­ry about four Sephardic Jew­ish...

The Jewish Community of Istanbul is still an active and vibrant Sephardic Jewish Community, one that has a long history dating back...

Bivas – the Ladino High School Club of America, held its first National High School Shabbaton from April 4-7 in Orlando, Florida. More...

“Kayikçi, Balata, peshkadikos de la mar, choop, choop, a la mar!” This Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) nursery rhyme (“Oarsmen, take me to Balat,...

We’ve had a busy fall and winter in NYC. For Hanukkah, we had three Sephardic Hanuka Celebrations. Our Greek Jewish & Sephardic Young...

Upon the expulsion of Jews from Spain  in 1492, the Bensignor family, along with thousands of other Spanish Jews, traveled across the...

Bivas! Kreskas! Engradeskas! "May you live, grow up, and be brought up for good!" Many happy sneezes have been blessed with this Ladino...

Our Seattle Sephardic Community has been very busy this fall and winter, with dozens of classes, Shabbat Dinners, scholars-in-residence,...