Tag Archives: American Sephardi Federation

Tu BiShbat en la tradición sefaradí

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¿Qué nos enseña la tradición sefardí clásica sobre el significado de Tu BiShbat, la fiesta bastante oscura que, por alguna razón, los judíos celebran comiendo los frutos de la Tierra de Israel? Para responder a esta pregunta, algunos antecedentes históricos serán útiles. La colección de la Mishná de la ley …

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Nuevo Director Nacional de Sephardi House de la ASF

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Anunciando al Director Nacional de la Casa Sefardí y Educación Judía de la ASF La Federación Americana Sefardí (ASF) se complace en anunciar el nombramiento del destacado educador y constructor comunitario Ruben Shimonov como Director Nacional de la Casa Sefardí y Educación Judía de la ASF. Rubén tomará el timón …

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ASF Weekly – Revealing an Iranian Secret, 1st Selichot in the Gulf, & Yair Dalal’s Adon HaSelichot

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28 August 2021  Mazal tov Ambassador Yerzhan Ashikbayev for gathering Jewish leaders (including the ASF) for a pre-Rosh HaShanah luncheon, the first Kosher event at the Kazakhstan Embassy in Washington D.C.’s historic Sherman House  Click here to dedicate a future issue in honor or memory of a loved one. Thank you to Sephardi World Weekly Patrons Professor Rifka Cook,  Maria …

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ASF Weekly – Rita’s Persian Lullaby, Israeli Persians Cultivate Peace, and Our Avi in the News

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23 July 2021  Mazal tov/Mabrouk to ASF Young Leaders Ezra Mosseri and Michelle Bassaly, members of the Egyptian-Syrian and Mashhadi-Persian Sephardic Communities, on their wonderful wedding. We wish Ezra and Michelle a beautiful life together filled with family, friends, and fidelity to our traditions. !סימן טוב ומזל טוב, שתזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל Click here to dedicate a …

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ASF – Lincoln’s Sephardic Inspiration 🎇, Patriotic Poet Grace Seixas, Syrian Sephardi Star-Spangled Piyyut, & the Biblical Basis of the American Republic

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4 July 2020  In Honor of Attorney James Kaplan, President and Chair of the Lower Manhattan Historical Association, who originated and spearheaded the successful initiative to co-name a New York City street to commemorate the founding of North America’s first temple, Congregation Shearith Israel’s Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue on Mill Street (today’s 26 South William …

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