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Genoa, Italy – Columbus, Cinque Terre, and Sephardim

May 10, 2017by shalommorris 5 Comments

Up the Italian coast from Pisa is Liguria. This region encompasses the historic Republic of Genoa. Genoa was a major banking centre in the 16th century, and it maintained close […]

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Travels

Livorno, Italy – The Forgotten Sephardic City

March 30, 2017by shalommorris 8 Comments

As much as I love discovering the communities of the Western Sephardim, I’ve come to realise that sometimes travel isn’t enough – some things are only preserved in the pages […]

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Travels

Mikve Israel-Emanuel – Curacao

February 20, 2017by shalommorris 8 Comments

There is a magical feeling in Curacao’s Mikve Israel synagogue (‘Snoa’).  Constructed in 1732, it is the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas. It is gorgeous. With its sand floors and […]

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Travels

Vayigash -Goshen and the S&P

January 7, 2017by shalommorris 2 Comments

Jewish convention has it that when setting up a new Jewish community the first priority is to acquire a Jewish burial ground, then to establish a place of worship, and then […]

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Musings, Torah

Behind the Scenes at the Esnoga – Amsterdam

August 23, 2016by shalommorris 4 Comments

Amsterdam’s Portuguese Esnoga (Synagogue) was inaugurated on Shabbat Nahamu, August, 1675. I was graciously invited to speak at the Esnoga over Shabbat to help celebrate the anniversary. The invitation was extended […]

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Travels

Nefuzot Yehuda – Bayonne, France 

August 1, 2016by shalommorris 11 Comments

In terms of Portuguese Jewry Bayonne is somewhat of a misnomer. The Jewish community was actually based on the other side of the Adour River in what is called St Esprit (where […]

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Travels

The Touro Trial and the Legacy of Anglo-American Jewry

May 23, 2016by shalommorris 7 Comments

The Jewish trial of the century has just concluded. The trial pitted the oldest American Jewish community against the oldest American synagogue. At stake was the legacy of America’s Colonial era Jews. […]

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Musings

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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Torah

Shearith Israel – New York

October 23, 2015by shalommorris 9 Comments

Shearith Israel is the oldest Jewish congregation in America, founded in 1654. It was there that I first encountered and then became inspired by and engrossed in the history and […]

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Travels

Behar – Let Freedom Ring!

May 11, 2015by shalommorris Leave a comment

In 1751 a bell was cast. The work was carried out by the firm Lester and Pack, today named Whitechapel Bell Foundry, located just a few blocks away from London’s […]

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