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Matot – Unifying the S and P

August 8, 2016by shalommorris Leave a comment

One of the most common refrains made by visitors to a Spanish & Portuguese synagogue service is that it doesn’t sound Sephardic. That invariably leads to a discussion about the […]

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Beha’alotekha – Bevis and Brexit

June 27, 2016by shalommorris 2 Comments

As an American living in England, I’m often asked about Donald Trump. Now as a resident of England, my American friends ask me about Brexit. From the lack of city […]

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Musings, Torah

Behukotai – Devotional Talmud Torah

June 22, 2016by shalommorris Leave a comment

How do you build a synagogue? That’s easy, fundraising. Also, bricks, brass and glass. Of course, religious objects, people and shelihei tzibbur. The real question though, is how does one […]

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Behar – The Parnas and the Pauper

May 31, 2016by shalommorris Leave a comment

The term parnas is usually translated as the president or prince of the community. Indeed, the head of the mahamad in London is even called the parnas presidente. However, the […]

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Kedoshim – and Canonicals

May 19, 2016by shalommorris 1 Comment

One of the most noticeable features at many of the Spanish and Portuguese synagogues are the canonical robes worn by the rabbis and hazanim (often called ministers). They are striking because they are so similar […]

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Ahare Mot – From Loss to Life

May 8, 2016by shalommorris Leave a comment

People process loss in different ways. We’ve previously explored the different ways that Aharon and Judah Leon Abrabanel mourned the losses of their sons. Aharon was silent, while Abrabanel wrote […]

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Montefiore and the Splitting of the Sea

May 5, 2016by shalommorris 3 Comments

In 1827 Sir Moses Montefiore wrote, I “threw into the sea a piece of my Passover cake, at the same time praying to G-d to preserve us, as He had […]

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Passover, Shakespeare and Cervantes

May 4, 2016by shalommorris 1 Comment

The first day of this year’s Pesah, the 22nd and 23 of April, marked 400 years since the passing of two great literary giants. Englishman William Shakespeare and Spaniard Miguel […]

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Pekude – The Making of a Mishkan

March 20, 2016by shalommorris 4 Comments

In Pekude as we conclude reading the book of Shemot (Exodus), the Mishkan (the desert Temple) is inaugurated. The portion begins with a recount of how much gold, silver, and […]

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Shekalim – Sephardic Charity

March 20, 2016by shalommorris 2 Comments

Perashat Shekalim recalls the annual half-shekel gift given by each Jew to the Temple. We read this portion every year before the month of Adar, as the gift was due […]

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