- Sephardic Jews - Wikipedia
The term Sephardi in the broad sense, describes the nusach (Hebrew language, "liturgical tradition") used by Sephardic Jews in their Siddur (prayer book) A nusach is defined by a liturgical tradition's choice of prayers, order of prayers, text of prayers and melodies used in the singing of prayers
- Sephardic law and customs - Wikipedia
The Sephardi term of commemorating a close relative's death is nahala (נחלה) or meldado Ashkenazim use the Yiddish term Yahrzeit instead The common Sephardi greeting to express a condolence is Min hashamayim tenuhamu (מן השמים תנוחמו)
- Sephardi | Meaning, Customs, History, Facts | Britannica
Sephardi, member or descendant of the Jews who lived in Spain and Portugal from at least the later centuries of the Roman Empire until their persecution and mass expulsion from those countries in the last decades of the 15th century
- Who Are Sephardic Jews? - 19 Facts You Should Know
Thus, a Nusach Sepharad synagogue is most likely populated by Ashkenazi Chassidim, and Sephardim prefer to refer to their rites as Eidot Hamizrach or Sephardi (with the added ‘i’) just to keep things clear
- Who Are Sephardic Jews? - My Jewish Learning
Others established new communities in the Americas or converted publicly to Christianity, sometimes secretly maintaining a Jewish life These converts (known in Ladino as conversos and in Hebrew as anusim, forced converts) often maintained their Judaism in secret In the 21st century, there are still people in both Europe and the Americas who are discovering and reclaiming their Jewish ancestry
- Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews - Judaism 101 (JewFAQ)
Sephardic Jews are the Jews of Spain, Portugal, North Africa and the Middle East and their descendants The adjective "Sephardic" and corresponding nouns Sephardi (singular) and Sephardim (plural) are derived from the Hebrew word "Sepharad," which refers to Spain
- Sephardic, Ashkenazic, Mizrahi and Ethiopian Jews
Eventually, the vast majority of Ashkenazim relocated to the Polish Commonwealth (today’s Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, and Belarus), where princes welcomed their skilled and educated workforce The small preexistent Polish Jewish community’s customs were displaced by the Ashkenazic prayer order, customs, and Yiddish language
- Who Are Sephardic Jews? | Aish
“Sephardi” technically refers to Jews from Spain, but in modern usage refers to Jews who follow Sephardic religious practice and customs, which applies to most of the Jewish world that didn’t develop in Europe
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