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Antwerp to Amsterdam – Escape and Esnoga

August 24, 2016by shalommorris 7 Comments

Amsterdam’s Portuguese Esnoga (Synagogue) was inaugurated on Shabbat Nahamu, August, 1675. Four men contributed the largest amounts towards the Esnoga’s construction. Among them was Isaac de Pinto. He was born […]

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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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Beth Haim Cemetery – Ouderkerk, Amsterdam

June 18, 2014by shalommorris 1 Comment

I don’t know of any other Jewish cemeteries depicted in 17th century art. This one was by the Dutch painter Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael in his aptly titled “The Jewish […]

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Talmud Torah & The Esnoga – Amsterdam

June 15, 2014by shalommorris 5 Comments

To pray and teach at the Esnoga was extraordinary. The Esnoga and Portuguese Jewish community of Amsterdam are the things of lore. Ever since I began serving at Shearith Israel, […]

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Ets Haim Library – Amsterdam

June 13, 2014by shalommorris 2 Comments

It is a humbling experience to walk into the library of the Ets Haim yeshiba. Surrounded by sefarim, many from the 17th century, one can only imagine the Torah immersion […]

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Amsterdam

June 10, 2014by shalommorris 3 Comments

Amsterdam means something quite different to me than it does to most other visitors, I suppose. When I think of Amsterdam, I immediately think of Portuguese Jewry, and how in […]

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Shemot – The Fifth Column Canard?

December 19, 2013by shalommorris Leave a comment

Pharaoh is the first world leader to levy an accusation that scores of others have since made throughout Jewish history. Pharaoh declares that the Jews must be enslaved lest ‘when […]

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Returning to Portugal

November 24, 2013by shalommorris 3 Comments

On Wednesday, November 27, 2013, I return to Portugal. Well, return might not be the right right word, as I’ve never been there before, and as far as I know, […]

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