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 ...

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.

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 ...

Sephardic Jews were the most influential Jewish group during the Colonial period, however. Most of the oldest synagogues in the U.S. were built according to Sephardic customs.

Matalon considers the integration of Sephardic customs, with roots in the Jewish communities of the Iberian peninsula, and Ashkenazi rites, which flourished in Eastern Europe, as a case of ...

There are two Sephardic temples here, but the rest are Ashkenazi. Jewish spaces, like restaurants, that do exist in Seattle typically serve Ashkenazi foods, like bagels and matzoh ball soup.

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 ...

The new Sephardic chief rabbi will be Rabbi David Yosef. Yosef is the third in his family to hold the position. He is the brother of previous Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and son of Rabbi ...

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. The Forward ...

Sephardic Jews were the most influential Jewish group during the Colonial period, however. Most of the oldest synagogues in the U.S. were built according to Sephardic customs.