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Jerusalem – The City of Sir Moses Montefiore

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A beloved Israeli children’s song honors the long and productive life of Sir Moses Montefiore. Released by Yehoram Gaon in 1969, the song imagines a conversation between Sir Moses, the renowned […]

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Sha’are Ratzon – Jerusalem, Israel

July 27, 2017by shalommorris Leave a comment

I recently visited one of the world’s newest S&P congregations, and it couldn’t be located in a better place! The congregation’s home is the Istanbuli Synagogue in the historic ‘Four Sephardi Synagogues’ […]

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Travels

Yerushalayim – When Jerusalem Was Sephardic

July 20, 2017by shalommorris 5 Comments

 Yerushalayim used to be a Sephardic town. Following the ravages of the Crusades, Sephardim led the way in restoring the Holy Land’s Jewish character. In the wake of the Spanish […]

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The Montefiore Synagogue – Ramsgate, England

August 21, 2016by shalommorris 3 Comments

16 Ab is the Nahalah of Sir Moses Mentefiore. He passed away on 28 July, 1885 at the age of 100. Sir Moses is arguably the nineteenth century’s most well known Jew. […]

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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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Torah

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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Torah

Tezave – Moses and Moses Montefiore

February 22, 2016by shalommorris 4 Comments

Moshe Rabbenu, the great leader of the Exodus, is so prominent in the Torah, that once born, there is henceforth nearly no Torah portion in which he does not appear, […]

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Israel and the Early Sephardim

April 23, 2015by shalommorris 4 Comments

When most people think of Israel’s early settlers, they tend to think of Ashkenazim. They are, however, mistaken. Similar to the origins of Jewish life in America, Israel’s old guard (the […]

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Torah

Haye Sarah – Hebron the Holy City

November 18, 2014by shalommorris 3 Comments

The historical connection between the Jewish people and the city of Hebron began over three thousand years ago. Upon the passing of his beloved wife Sarah, Abraham sought a burial site for her. […]

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