Sephardic Jews

Purim Recipe: Arab-Style Tortellini (Shishbarak)

On Purim it is traditional to eat food with fillings hidden inside to symbolize the hidden nature of the Purim miracle, ...

Purim is right around the corner! Among the traditions of the holiday is the exchanging of gifts of food with ...

Esther, the star of the Purim story, is one of the bravest heroines for so many reasons–she not only strategized ...

It was not until she was already on her way to adulthood, that singer Sarah Aroeste discovered the connection between ...

How to give your Hanukkah a multicultural Greek flavor

“It was the day before Passover, and our Division Chaplain, of the 42nd Rainbow Division sent out a notice that we were ...

I have been thinking a lot again recently about the correspondence between one of the great Orthodox luminaries of the ...

Since I released my latest music video, “Boee Kala,” many friends, fellow musicians, and community members have asked me questions ...

When I was in Israel this fall, I ended up going to a Sephardic synagogue one Shabbat morning, and served ...

I never thought of the traditional Southern dishes eaten for luck at the New Year as particularly Jewish– certainly not ...

As a Jew with North African roots, I have always felt that my culture’s rich and diverse traditions set me apart ...

When I think of home, I imagine the physical space I return to at night, the one with the white-washed ...