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Sephardi Judaism

Avi Garson

Sephardic rabbis unite at a perhaps historic conference to reclaim a classical tradition

What 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 world

By Avi Garson

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Participants of the inaugural Sephardic Rabbinic Conference in New York (Image: Avi Garson)
Recognition: Israeli actress Reymond Amsalem wins a Pomegranate Award at last year's New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival. (Photo: American Sephardi Federation)
Sephardi Judaism

Month-long celebration of Sephardi culture debuts in NYC

By Eliana Jordan

3 min read
Cordoba Spain
Travel

Spain’s Sephardi sounds

By Jules Stewart

4 min read
Labour's Angela Rayner speaks at a campaign event in London, June 29, 2024 (Credit: Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)
Bevis Marks

Angela Rayner steps in over plan to build skyscraper next to Bevis Marks shul

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read
Lucien Gubbay
Sephardi Judaism

At 93, Sephardi charity head decides it’s time to retire

By Simon Rocker

1 min read
Wimbledon Synagogue marks Sukkot
High Holy Days

High Holy Days attendance up a year after October 7

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read
Rabbi Elia (left) and René Trabelsi, Tunisia’s minister for tourism at the time, in Maida Vale in 2019
Sephardi Judaism

Sephardi community mourns Rabbi Israel Elia

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

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Rabbi Joseph Dweck

By Rabbi Joseph Dweck

We are one nation, one family. All things pass and yet we remain

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October 26, 2023 10:48
Close up image depicting the Jewish religious symbol of the star of David inside a synagogue. The star is in silhouette, while in the background stained glass windows are blurred out of focus. Horizontal colour image with copy space.

The Jewish composer whose music draws on his Sephardi roots

By Jessica Duchen

4 min read

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October 22, 2023 09:29
The Jewish composer whose music draws on his Sephardi roots

Rabbi of S&P Sephardi Community’s biggest synagogue in Maida Vale moves to Holland Park

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

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August 24, 2023 11:16
Rabbi of S&P Sephardi Community’s biggest synagogue in Maida Vale moves to Holland Park

Exhuming remains of 7,000 Sephardi Jews was ‘contravention of Jewish law'

By Rosa Doherty

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August 17, 2023 10:40
Exhuming remains of 7,000 Sephardi Jews was ‘contravention of Jewish law'

Jobs slashed at S & P Sephardi Community head office in bid to make savings of £250,000

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

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July 26, 2023 10:18
Jobs slashed at S & P Sephardi Community head office in bid to make savings of £250,000

The coronation smalltalk? It was in Aramaic, reveals rabbi Dweck

By Jonathan Sacerdoti

1 min read

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May 11, 2023 14:14
The coronation smalltalk? It was in Aramaic, reveals rabbi Dweck

Change at the top as Sephardi community pick new leader

By JC Reporter

1 min read

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May 10, 2023 16:48
Change at the top as Sephardi community pick new leader

Yasmin Levy on the sadness behind her music

By Elisa Bray

6 min read

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April 27, 2023 11:52
Yasmin Levy on the sadness behind her music

Sephardi Kashrut Authority publishes list of products that don't require Pesach certification

By Jenni Frazer

1 min read

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March 23, 2023 14:30
YARDLEY, PA - APRIL 2: A box of egg matzos with the kosher symbol are seen at McCaffrey's Passover Store April 2, 2004 in Yardley, Pennsylvania. The family owned McCaffrey's Supermarket was recently destroyed by fire, so to provide a service to their Jewish customers for Passover, the family created a Passover store at a local farmers market. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)
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