Exploring Sephardic Customs And Traditions

Author : Marc Angel
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0881256757

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Exploring Sephardic Customs and Traditions by Marc Angel Pdf

Over the centuries, Jewish communities throughout the world adopted customs that enhanced and deepened their religious observances. These customs, or minhagim, became powerful elements in the religious consciousness of the Jewish people. It is important to recognize that minhagim are manifestations of a religious worldview, a philosophy of life. They are not merely quaint or picturesque practices, but expressions of a community's way of enhancing the religious experience. A valuable resource for Sephardim and Ashkenazim alike.

Author : Herbert C. Dobrinsky
Publisher : Yeshiva University Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015050028714

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A Treasury of Sephardic Laws and Customs by Herbert C. Dobrinsky Pdf

North America's growing Sephardic Jewry includes four major separate and distinct communities, Syrian, Moroccan, Judeo-Spanish, and Spanish and Portuguese, each with its own unique history and vibrant body of traditions. Although Sephardic Jewry on this continent is steadily increasing in numbers and importance, its practices and customs are still virtually unknown to most American Jews of Ashkenazic (European) background, including many of those who are charged with the responsibility for the religious education of both children and adults. This volume, the first of its kind in the history of Jewish publishing, provides a comprehensive compendium of the laws and customs of these four main communities of Sephardic Jewry in such areas as holiday observances, worship services, birth, Bar Mizvah, marriage and divorce, death and mourning, dietary laws, family relations, and many other vital areas of personal, family, and communal life. Based upon extensive research, including both written sources and thorough interviews of Sephardic scholars, it serves as a fascinating opportunity to experience the full variety and scope of Jewish life as it evolved in diverse historical periods and cultural regions. He lives in New York City.

Author : Michael Molho,Robert Bedford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Jews
ISBN : OCLC:866851791

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Traditions and Customs of the Sephardic Jews of Salonica by Michael Molho,Robert Bedford Pdf

Author : Joseph Isaac Lifshitz,Naomi Feuchtwanger-Sarig,Simha Goldin,Jean Baumgarten,Hasia Diner
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110357523

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Minhagim by Joseph Isaac Lifshitz,Naomi Feuchtwanger-Sarig,Simha Goldin,Jean Baumgarten,Hasia Diner Pdf

Parallel to the Halakhic laws, the minhagim (customs) are dependent on local practices and the regional schools of sages and rabbis. The minhagim played a decisive role in the history of the Jewish communities and in the formation of traditions of religious rulings. They gave stability, continuity, and authority to the local institutions. The impact of Jewish custom on daily life cannot be overestimated. Evolving spontaneously as an ascending process, it presents undercurrents that emanate from the folk, gradually bringing about changes that eventually become part of the legislative code. It further reflects influences of social, cultural, and mythological tendencies and local historical elements of every-day life of the period. The aim of this volume is to examine the concept of minhag in the broadest sense of the word. Focusing on the relationship between various types of customs and their impact on every aspect of Jewish life, the volume studies the historical, anthropological, religious, and cultural development and function of rites and rituals in establishing the Jewish self-definition and the identity of the local communities that adhered to them. The volume’s articles cover the subject of custom from three perspectives: an analysis of the theoretical and legal definition of custom, an analysis of the social and historical aspects of custom, and an anecdotal study of several particular customs. Customs are a wonderful historical prism by which to examine fluctuations and changes in Jewish life.

Author : Marcia Riman Selz
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781480852969

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At Vitoria by Marcia Riman Selz Pdf

How could a medieval Jewish cemetery cause so much debate? At Vitoria transports the reader from 1950s Bayonne, France back to medieval Spain and weaves a story of success, love, terror, tragedy, shame, and honor. The historical and cultural details make for an evocative narrative that draw the reader in and provide an engaging sense of realism. At Vitoria introduces the reader to the CREVAGOS, a Jewish family that copes with adversity and trauma in the midst of joy and daily needs, while living under the shadow of the Spanish Inquisition. Hard work, intelligence and clever spirit create a family of survivors. At Vitoria is also the story of how, in 1492 when Jews are expelled from Spain, the Christians of Vitoria, grateful to Jewish physicians for saving lives, take an oath to preserve the Jewish cemetery. Almost 500 years later, this promise draws raw emotions from both Christians and Jews. At Vitoria is a heart wrenching, but ultimately heart-warming read, with a life-affirming message. It is sure to cause smiles, tears, and renewed pride in humanity.

Author : Michael Molho
Publisher : Advancement of Sephardic Studies and Culture
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105128329823

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Traditions & Customs of the Sephardic Jews of Salonica by Michael Molho Pdf

"Traditions and Customs focuses on the rich cultural traditions and heritage of the largest Sephardic Jewish Community in the Balkans. These simple customs, though colorful and patriarchal, were the customs of the Sephardic Jews until the end of the nineteenth century. The coming of the Ottoman revolution and mainly the fire of 1917 U which destroyed most of the Jewish section and caused the Sephardic Jews of Salonica to be scattered throughout all the city U ended the old traditions which they had preserved with great fervor. At the moment almost nothing is left of that which before gave a special seal to the Jewish collectivity of Salonica ... Under the influence of assimilation, which advances very quickly, these customs are disappearing little by little. Michael Molho, 1940. The traditions, customs, rituals and beliefs, proverbs, ballads, songs and tales which author Michael Molho has preserved in these pages are conveyed with a genuine appreciation and passion for his culture, and will invoke in the eyes of its readers the ancient ties of the Sephardim to their Spanish and Iberian origins. Appearing for the first time in the English language, annotated and supplemented by 150 rare photographs and illustrations, Traditions and Customs of the Sephardic Jews of Saloncia depicts the colorful and picturesque life and Judeo-Spanish language of the Sephardic Jews in Salonica, as it existed for nearly five hundred years before its tragic destruction during the Holocaust."--Publisher's description.

Author : Mishael Caspi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Oral tradition in literature
ISBN : 0815320620

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Oral Tradition and Hispanic Literature by Mishael Caspi Pdf

First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : David Birnbaum,Martin S. Cohen
Publisher : New Paradigm Matrix
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Havdalah by David Birnbaum,Martin S. Cohen Pdf

In its famous opening chapter, the Hebrew Bible describes creation as consisting of twin acts of making and separating: God creates light on the first day and then separates it from the darkness, just as on the next day God creates the firmament and then sets it in place to separate the waters above from the waters below. And so it follows, at least in theory, that when human beings seek to create through the medium of their own artistry, creativity, or industry—and are obviously unable to mimic the uniquely divine act of creation ex nihilo—they seek to do so through the one part of the process they can imitate: separation. Indeed, the famous quip that the correct way to make a statue of a horse is to take a huge block of marble and then to chip away the parts that don’t look like a horse is just an amusing way of suggesting the same idea: namely, that the human creative process involves the perception of something embedded within something else and then the subsequent liberation of that thing from its former setting so that it may exist on its own and in its own right.

Author : Dolores Sloan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476615554

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The Sephardic Jews of Spain and Portugal by Dolores Sloan Pdf

Prior to 1492, Jews had flourished on the Iberian Peninsula for hundreds of years. Marked by alternating cooperative coexistence and selective persecution alongside Christians and Muslims, this remarkable period was a golden age for Iberian Jews, with significant and culturally diverse advances in sciences, arts and government. This work traces the history of the Sephardic Jews from their golden age to their post–Columbian diaspora. It highlights achievements in science, medicine, philosophy, arts, economy and government, alongside a few less noble accomplishments, in both the land they left behind and in the lands they settled later. Several significant Sephardic Jews are profiled in detail, and later chapters explore the increasing restrictions on Jews prior to expulsion, the divergent fates of two diaspora communities (in Brazil and the Ottoman Empire), and the enduring legacy of Sephardic history.

Author : Avi Y. Decter
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538115626

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Exploring American Jewish History through 50 Historic Treasures by Avi Y. Decter Pdf

Exploring American Jewish History through 50 Historic Treasures offers students and general readers new perspectives on the rich complexity of Jewish experiences in America. As one of America's most fascinating and enduring minorities, American Jews have played key roles in every era of American history and every region of the country. The 50 treasures are depicted in full color and range from a family cookbook to a college campus and include items that are iconic, ordinary, and whimsical. Each of the treasures is described in historical, material, and visual contexts, offering readers new, unexpected insights into the meanings of Jewish life, history, and culture.

Author : Sephardic House
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Sephardim
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112747576

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Sephardic House Newsletter by Sephardic House Pdf

Author : Zion Zohar
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814797068

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Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewry by Zion Zohar Pdf

Sephardic Jews have contributed some of the most important Jewish philosophers, poets, biblical commentators, Talmudic and Halachic scholars, and scientists, and have had a significant impact on the development of Jewish mysticism. Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewry brings together original work from the world's leading scholars to present a deep introductory overview of their history and culture over the past 1500 years.

Author : Matthias B. Lehmann
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2005-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0253111625

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Ladino Rabbinic Literature and Ottoman Sephardic Culture by Matthias B. Lehmann Pdf

In this pathbreaking book, Matthias B. Lehmann explores Ottoman Sephardic culture in an era of change through a close study of popularized rabbinic texts written in Ladino, the vernacular language of the Ottoman Jews. This vernacular literature, standing at the crossroads of rabbinic elite and popular cultures and of Hebrew and Ladino discourses, sheds valuable light on the modernization of Sephardic Jewry in the Eastern Mediterranean in the 19th century. By helping to form a Ladino reading public and imparting shape to its values, the authors of this literature negotiated between perpetuating rabbinic tradition and addressing the challenges of modernity. The book offers close readings of works that examine issues such as social inequality, exile and diaspora, gender, secularization, and the clash between scientific and rabbinic knowledge. Ladino Rabbinic Literature and Ottoman Sephardic Culture will be welcomed by scholars of Sephardic as well as European Jewish history, culture, and religion.

Author : Andrea Greenbaum
Publisher : Brandeis American Jewish Histo
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X004862535

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Jews of South Florida by Andrea Greenbaum Pdf

A lavishly illustrated and lively introduction to a unique American Jewish community.

Author : Diane Matza
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1998-11
Category : American literature
ISBN : 0874518903

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Sephardic-American Voices by Diane Matza Pdf

A groundbreaking literary anthology reveals the nature and history of a lesser-known but vital branch of Jewish culture.