Most of the oldest synagogues in the U.S. were built according to Sephardic customs. Jews of color. In addition to these broader categories, 5% to 15% of American Jews identify as Jews of color.

Sephardic Jews often have different customs than Ashkenazi Jews, including melodies for prayers, foods and forms of observance. For instance, all Jews avoid “chametz” during the holiday of ...

Sephardic Jews often have different customs than Ashkenazi Jews, including melodies for prayers, foods and forms of observance. For instance, all Jews avoid “chametz” during the holiday of ...

After 522 years, Spain is inviting the Jews back — for real this time. Spain’s government announced in November 2012 a new law to give fast-track citizenship to Sephardic Jews.

While I taste the butter-filled date and honey-drizzled mofleta, I will pray that this beautiful Land of Israel, and all of its inhabitants from all faiths, be blessed with the sweetness of peace.

The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery.

Sephardic Jews, whose ancestors come from Spain, Portugal and North Africa, make charoset into a proper paste by blending dried fruit such as dates, raisins, figs or apricots with nuts and sweet ...

Most ideas about Jewish culture in the United States come from Ashkenazi traditions, but there’s a vast landscape of Jewish cultures around the world – and represented in the US.

Out of respect for the synagogue's customs, we decided not to film the dinner itself. Traditionally, working and the use of electronics aren't allowed on Shabbat.

While such a dream meeting never took place, what we do know is that Rabbi Isaac Herzog (Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi), Rabbi Benzion Uziel (Sephardic Chief Rabbi) and S.Y. Agnon (Nobel Prize Winning ...