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Sephardim

An Idiosyncratic Rabbi Who Learned from the Best and Dismissed the Worst of Postmodernism

Meet José Faur.

Mijal Bitton
Oct. 30 2020 12:01AM

Spinoza, the Great Jewish Heretic, Can Only Be Properly Understood in His Jewish Context

“A dialogue with Maimonides.”

Steven Nadler
Oct. 22 2020 12:01AM

The Jewish Families Who Helped Shape Modern China

Crazy rich Sephardim.

Sarah Abrevaya Stein
Oct. 1 2020 12:01AM

A Rediscovered Prayer by a Medieval Rabbinic Giant

Naḥmanides and the Catalonian liturgy.

Zack Rothbart
Sept. 22 2020 12:01AM

Why Sephardi and Mizrahi Approaches to Jewish Law Were Friendlier to the Zoom Seder

Lenient rulings in response to new situations are not necessary if unfortunate accommodations, they are instead a testament to the strength and durability of Judaism.

Daniel Bouskila
May 18 2020 12:01AM

A Snapshot of Jewish Salonica before Its Destruction

A city where Jews were once the majority.

Sarah Abrevaya Stein
May 13 2020 12:01AM

Louisa May Alcott’s Jewish Portuguese Ancestors

A matter of family pride.

Eve LaPlante
Jan. 17 2020 12:01AM

Bringing the Lost Prayer Book of Catalonian Jewry Back to Life

Using six medieval manuscripts.

Chen Malul
Dec. 4 2019 12:01AM

The Story of a Sephardi Family, and the Transformation of the Middle East

Now the spirit of Salonika rests in Israel.

Matti Friedman
Nov. 20 2019 12:00AM

Prayer and Voting in an Ultra-Orthodox Campaign Video

Vote Shas and get a good verdict from Heaven?

Shaul Seidler-Feller
Sept. 18 2019 12:01AM

Ladino Advertisements from Old Istanbul

For kosher salami and pastrami, naturally.

Izak Baron
Sept. 3 2019 12:01AM

How Spain’s Assault on Its Jews Made Them Rethink the Relationship between Religion and Peoplehood

Mass conversion, purity of blood, and good Jewish families.

David Graizbord
Aug. 27 2019 12:01AM

The Failure of Spain’s Offer of Citizenship to Sephardi Jews

Expensive and burdensome red tape has discouraged applicants.

Soeren Kern
Aug. 21 2019 12:01AM

A Scholar of Jewish History Recounts Spending Tisha b’Av in Spain, the Scene of Centuries of Jewish Hopes and Catastrophes

Tisha b’Av in Catalonia, and a torrent of emotion.

Frank Talmage
Aug. 9 2019 12:01AM
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