by Webmaster | Apr 6, 2017 | Arts & Culture, Holidays, Identity
For Rachel Shemarya (née Capelouto), a native of the Island of Rhodes, Passover provided an opportunity not only to share her delicious holiday recipes but also to transmit the Passover story and Sephardic songs in her native language, Ladino, to her family right here...
by Webmaster | Apr 5, 2017 | Arts & Culture, Holidays, Identity
Are there raisins in your haroset? In years past, your answer may have been “Of course!” or “Eww! Who does that?” Attitudes have since changed, thanks to recipe swapping on the net and a growing appreciation for the diversity of world Jewry. But a box of Sun-Maid was...
by Webmaster | Aug 11, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Identity, Jewish Ritual
When the list of the top ten Jews you should follow on social media platform Snapchat came out this week there were the inevitable comedians and foodies but only one rabbi made the cut! Vegan, Black and a bodybuilder, Sandra Lawson, a student at the Reconstructionist...
by Webmaster | Jul 18, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Identity, Jewish Ritual
Judaism and Calypso? An unexpected combination? For Oscar Sarmiento, Duvan Vargas and Ruben de la Hoz, living on the shores of the Caribbean, nothing could be more obvious. And once you’ve had a listen to their version of Adon Olam (video below) you will likely agree....
by Webmaster | Mar 1, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Identity
It was not until she was already on her way to adulthood, that singer Sarah Aroeste discovered the connection between her Sephardic roots in Greece and her love of music with the Sephardic musical traditions in Ladino. Becoming a mother for the first time, she did not...
by Webmaster | Feb 10, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Identity
Their love was evident to everyone who was there on that beautiful day in October when Yechochanan and Aminah Perkins stood under the chuppah. Three years later, the couple still glow in each other’s presence. “There is so much I love about Aminah,” says Yechochanan,...
