Greetings from Rav Amadeo Spagnoletto, Chief Rabbi of Florence
In this and future issues, we hope to include a greeting from one of the S&P communities. This issue's greeting comes from Florence. ...
The Western Sephardi Talit
Jews in Western Sephardi synagogues have long worn a certain style of talit which is made of silk and drapes around the arms. This...
Keftes de Prasa (Leek Fritters with Dill Sauce)
This issue's recipe, in honor of Hanukkah, comes from Valerie Stern of Miami. She writes," I am the keeper of the family traditions and...
Date and Walnut Cake with Caramel
The Sephardic Jews of Rhodes greet the New Year with sweet tasting food, auguring a joyful year. The Rosh Hashanah festive table is laden...
Alexander Vega: Bringing New Life to the Amsterdam Tefillot
Synagogue and cemetery have been the two principle symbols of the Spanish-Portuguese community of the Netherlands since the Second World...
More Pesah Melodies - Haggadah, Prayer for Dew
Ha Lahma Anya (This is the Bread of Affliction) is one of the introductory paragraphs of the Haggadah, discussing the matzah and...
Shalom Says Hello from Curacao
Among the very oldest of the diaspora S&P communities, established by Jews who fled Spain , is the island of Curacao in the Caribbean....
Shirat Ha-Yam, Az Yashir
Two Torah readings -- Parashat Beshallah and Parashat Yitro -- contain some of the most dramatic scenes in the early national life of the...
Bimuelos (with honey, orange and blossom water)
This issue’s recipe, in honor of Hanukkah, comes from Ph.D. candidate Hélène Jawhara Piñer of the European Institute for the History and...