crypto-Jews relied on a body of religious poetry and prayers created within their communities. When Jews were expelled from Portugal, many moved East to form the Sephardic community we all know ...

Israeli Sephardic leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in his weekly Saturday night sermon said that non-Jews exist to serve Jews. JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Sephardic leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in his ...

An experiential weekend will enable Jewish Pittsburghers to explore Sephardic history through food and song. On Feb. 7 and 8, chef Susan Barocas and musician and author Sarah Aroeste will present ...

Starting your day with morning prayer is one of the most powerful ways to invite God’s peace, strength, and joy into your life. When we begin each morning in prayer, we shift our focus from the ...

O Jesus, our great High Priest, hear my humble prayers on behalf of your priests. Give them a deep faith, a bright and firm hope and a burning love which will ever increase in the course of their ...

whether this past year brought you success, fulfillment, and joy, or you faced grief, setbacks, and struggle, New Year prayers are a great way to give thanks for the past year, seek guidance for the ...

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

(JTA) — At least 90,000 descendants of Sephardic Jews have become citizens of Portugal or Spain since 2015, when those countries passed laws offering a naturalization process for such applicants ...

Our prayer as a global community is more important than ever. Let's stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters around the world as we pray together with them and for all people who are ...

Reflection with Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs a Christian arts charity.

In 2015, one group of returnees, the Recife-based Sephardic Association of Pernambuco, published its own Passover Haggadah — an 80-page book with prayers in Hebrew and Portuguese. Its cover features ...