The American Sephardi Music Festival – NY Blueprint
admin | August 17, 2017
The 1st Edition of theAMERICAN SEPHARDI MUSIC FESTIVALAugust 24, 27 & 28, 2017at the Center for Jewish History, New York.
Who owns America’s oldest synagogue? It’s a 350-year-old argument – jewishpresspinellas
admin | August 16, 2017
By Ben Sales JTA news service Touro Synagogue, nestled in historic Newport, R.I., is the oldest synagogue still in existence in the United States. John Nordell/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images NEW YORK The story of Americas oldest synagogue, as told by retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter, is the story of American Jewish history
The Secret Jewish History Of Rum – Forward
simmons | August 16, 2017
bhofack2/istockphoto a rum and Cola Cuba Libre cocktail. Today is National Rum Day
Gabriela Geselowitz – Tablet Magazine
richards | August 11, 2017
This summer were bringing you daily posts from our sister site,Jewcy.com, edited by Gabriela Geselowitz.
Sephardic Royalty: Rav and Rabbanit Amar Visit Teaneck’s Shaarei Orah – Jewish Link of New Jersey
simmons | August 11, 2017
Rabbi Jachter (right) and Rabbi Amar. Rabbi Jachter and his son Hillel with Rav Amar.
World Music Star GERARD EDERY to perform at the American Sephardi Music Festival in New York on August 24th … – Digital Journal
admin | August 11, 2017
Gerard Edery is one of the greatest names in World Music but for sure the greatest name in the Sephardi music genre.
Alan Grabinsky – Tablet Magazine
admin | August 11, 2017
As a child, Haim Casas would walk the streets of the Jewish Quarter in Cordoba with his grandfather, talking about the citys past. He planted a seed in me, Casas told me via Skype from San Roque, a Spanish town close to Gibraltar
When Did ‘Mizmor Shir Chanukat HaBayit’ Enter Daily Shacharit? – Jewish Link of New Jersey
simmons | August 10, 2017
We are all used to reciting this prayer (Psalm 30) around the time of Baruch Sheamar. The recital of Baruch Sheamar in daily Shacharit is a long-established practice. But when did Psalm 30 enter the daily Shacharit?
Newport congregation seeks rehearing in fight over Touro Synagogue ornaments – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
richards | August 10, 2017
A view inside the Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island. (Wikimedia Commons) (JTA) The congregation that worships in Americas oldest synagogue building will ask for a rehearing of the case that gave control of its pricey artifacts to the buildings historic trustees.
Who owns America’s oldest shul? – The Jewish Star
richards | August 10, 2017
By Ben Sales, JTA The story of Americas oldest synagogue, as told by retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter, is the story of American Jewish history. Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, Souter wrote, was built in the 1700s by Sephardic merchants whose community then declined
