“If you want to, tell me about [your dreams]” (Gen. 40:8). Of no other figure in Tanach is this said so clearly, consistently, and repeatedly. Joseph seems decisive, organized, and ...

Israel's Sephardic Chief Rabbi David Yosef said that as part of a deal to free the hostages from Hamas captivity, Israel should release terrorists who murdered Jews. "My father (the late Chief ...

This week I wrote a prayer, a special version of the “Al Hanisim” for Hanukkah 2024. I will recite this prayer every night. I will light the traditional Hanukkah candles, and I will add a ...

Rabbi Chaim Jachter is a prominent rabbi who serves as the rabbi at Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation ... from contemporary Halacha, Tanach, Aggada, and Jewish Thought all ...

Born in Meknes, Morocco, Rabbi Messas was one of the 20 th century’s outstanding Sephardic halakhic authorities. He served as the Chief Rabbi of Tlemcen, Algeria, and the Chief Rabbinic Judge ...

The culture and traditions of Turkish Jewish community, the fading Judeo-Espanyol (Ladino) language spoken by Sephardic Jews and the Sephardic cuisine were introduced to visitors through concerts, ...

Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef on Sunday night expressed to the Gerrer Rebbe his concerns about the fates of the Sephardic-haredi youth in Israel's periphery. "I am especially ...

A year of being a contestant on “Chopped”? Many Sephardic Jews practice a custom at Rosh Hashanah dinner called “yehi ratzones” — “may it be God’s will” — which calls for a kind ...

But this year I became curious about Sephardic customs. Perusing cookbooks, I discovered a treasure trove of break-fast recipes whose variety astounded me. Sephardim often partake in dairy foods ...