Rabbinic CoupleNew rabbinic couple appointed to Sephardic Congregation of South ManchesterRabbi Yair and Rabbanit Ilana will now lead the UK’s second-largest Sephardi communityBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
By Avi GarsonSephardic rabbis unite at a perhaps historic conference to reclaim a classical traditionWhat made this gathering distinct was not only its geographic breadth, but the shared spirit: religious leaders grounded in tradition, intellectually open, proudly Zionist, and unafraid to engage with the complexities of the modern world3 min read
Sephardi JudaismMonth-long celebration of Sephardi culture debuts in NYCThe new Festival Sefarad will join the New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival in spotlighting diverse Sephardic cultureBy Eliana Jordan3 min read
TravelSpain’s Sephardi soundsThe International Sephardic Music Festival in Córdoba pays homage to the city’s Jewish legacy. Jules Stewart listens inBy Jules Stewart4 min read
Bevis MarksAngela Rayner steps in over plan to build skyscraper next to Bevis Marks shulThe deputy PM will assess the planning application ahead of committee meeting next monthBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
Sephardi JudaismAt 93, Sephardi charity head decides it’s time to retireIn his work for the Montefiore Endowment, Lucien Gubbay helped to restore Orthodox rabbinic ordination to the UKBy Simon Rocker1 min read
High Holy DaysHigh Holy Days attendance up a year after October 7Some reported a 100 per cent increase in attendanceBy Jane Prinsley3 min read
Sephardi community mourns Rabbi Israel EliaThe popular rabbi served the Lauderdale Road Synagogue for more than 40 yearsBy Simon Rocker1 min read||August 27, 2024 15:48
By Rabbi Joseph DweckWe are one nation, one family. All things pass and yet we remainOur sufferings have been unspeakable and innumerable, and again there are people who call for our destruction. But we must stand tall as members of our great nation. We are Israel3 min read||October 26, 2023 10:48
The Jewish composer whose music draws on his Sephardi rootsThomas Adès explains why his latest piece for the Royal Opera House speaks to his heritageBy Jessica Duchen4 min read||October 22, 2023 09:29
Rabbi of S&P Sephardi Community’s biggest synagogue in Maida Vale moves to Holland ParkDayan Daniel Kada, who has been at Lauderdale Road for two years, will take up new position towards the end of 2023By Simon Rocker2 min read||August 24, 2023 11:16
Exhuming remains of 7,000 Sephardi Jews was ‘contravention of Jewish law'Calls for a memorial to be built for those whose bodies were dug up from East End cemetery and reburied in unmarked mass gravesBy Rosa Doherty2 min read||August 17, 2023 10:40
Jobs slashed at S & P Sephardi Community head office in bid to make savings of £250,000A number of positions have already been made redundantBy Simon Rocker1 min read||July 26, 2023 10:18
The coronation smalltalk? It was in Aramaic, reveals rabbi DweckThe Senior Rabbi of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews’ Congregation, Britain’s oldest Jewish community, described the mood as 'buoyant and joyful'By Jonathan Sacerdoti1 min read||May 11, 2023 14:14
Change at the top as Sephardi community pick new leaderDaniel Sacerdoti chosen as parnas presidente after Alan Mendoza voted outBy JC Reporter1 min read||May 10, 2023 16:48
Yasmin Levy on the sadness behind her musicThe Israeli singer, who plays a rare London concert this week, talks of the Sephardi roots that inspire her, and the sorrow that underpins her songwritingBy Elisa Bray6 min read||April 27, 2023 11:52