I knew that about a quarter of my Jewish roots were Sephardic and the rest Ashkenazi — and that’s about all I knew. I didn’t know how to celebrate the festive Jewish holidays and ...

Members of the Jewish priesthood (Cohanim) are an unusual group in that the men of this ancient priestly ... About 50 percent of Cohanim in both Sephardic and Ashkenazic populations have an ...