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Sephardic Jews - Wikipedia Today, Sephardic Jews form a major component of the global Jewish population, with the largest population living in Israel [2] The earliest documented Jewish presence in the Iberian Peninsula dates to the Roman period, beginning in the first centuries CE
Who Are Sephardic Jews? - 19 Facts You Should Know Sephardic Jews (also known as Mizrahim) are an ancient Jewish community, comprised mostly of the descendants of the Spanish exiles as well as those from historically Muslim lands The Sephardic diaspora once extended from Morrocco to Romania, and from the United Kingdom to India
Sephardi | Meaning, Customs, History, Facts | Britannica The designation Sephardim is frequently used to signify North African Jews and others who, though having no ancestral ties to Spain, have been influenced by Sephardic traditions, but the term Mizrahim is perhaps more properly applied
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
Who Are Sephardic Jews? - My Jewish Learning Wherever Sephardic Jews traveled, they brought with them their unique ritual customs, language, arts, and architecture Sephardic synagogues often retain the influence of Islam in their architecture by favoring geometric, calligraphic, and floral decorative motifs
Who Are Sephardic Jews? Origins, History Culture | Sephardic U While “Sephardic” originally referred to Iberian-descended Jews, some use it broadly to include Jews from the Middle East and North Africa (Mizrahi) Sephardic and Mizrahi practices often overlap, particularly in Israel, in areas such as liturgy, music, and communal holidays
Sephardic law and customs - Wikipedia Sephardic law and customs are the law and customs of Judaism which are practiced by Sephardim or Sephardic Jews (lit "Jews of Spain"); the descendants of the historic Jewish community of the Iberian Peninsula, what is now Spain and Portugal
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
Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews in the United States The term Sephardic can refer to ancestry (descendants of Iberian Jews), religious practice (one of the two main Jewish traditions alongside Ashkenazi), or identity (a shared pan-ethnic label among non-Ashkenazi Jews in America)
Ashkenazi vs Sephardic Jews - Chabad. org Thus, a Sephardic Jew refers to the Sabbath day as sha-BAT and the Ashkenazi will refer to the same day as SHAH-biss All Jews spell the word the same way, שבת