(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 ...

And the other guy said ‘I will donate the bima.’” This kind of instant generosity and the respect for tradition of Sephardic Jews –spurred by Rabbi Bittan’s own talents – have ...

So as an Israeli who is also a rabbi and works in the public sphere of Jewish life in this country ... Israel’s first Sephardic Chief Rabbi – Rav Benzion Meir Hai Uziel.

When it comes to Passover services, Newman says they have gotten upwards of 80 people. The Hannukah party is smaller scale, but still attracts a good portion of the local Jewish community.

As with any health condition, one way of eating won’t necessarily work for everyone who has ulcerative colitis. However, if you can identify the foods and beverages that are more (or less) likely to ...

At the time of the Declaration of Independence (1776), there were already 1,500 to 2,500 Jews in the British colonies that would become the United States, mostly descendants of Sephardic immigrants ...

Passover is a celebration of the story of Exodus. During Passover, Jews remember how their ancestors left slavery behind them when they were led out of Egypt by Moses. Passover is celebrated with ...

Syria was home to well established Jewish communities for more than 2,000 years, dating back to the Roman period, including Sephardic Jews expelled from Spain in 1492 and European Jewish merchants.

Malverne, L.I.: To all my Donald Trump-hating Voicer friends: Every morning I read the Voice of the People, and for the last nine or so years, there is never a day where your rhetoric is not in ...