BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The American Sephardi Federation - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The American Sephardi Federation X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://americansephardi.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The American Sephardi Federation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211115T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211115T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20211110T224300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211110T224300Z UID:7571-1636977600-1636981200@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:The Voice of the Mothers: A Look into Sephardi Feminist Approaches to Tradition DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nThe Voice of the Mothers:\nA Look into Sephardi Feminist Approaches to Tradition \nJoin us for a look into Sephardi Feminist approaches to tradition with Dr. Angy Cohen! \nMonday\, 15 November at 12:00PM EST \nThis talk will explore the experiences of Sephardi women who are building a feminist discourse that speaks the language of Sephardi tradition\, tells the story of the grandmothers\, reclaims the intellectual and moral authority of our foremothers\, establishes a public Sephardi and feminist voice\, and educates towards a more fair and tolerant Israeli society. We will dive into the experiences of the members of the Greater Sephardi-feminist Beit Midrash Arevot in Jerusalem\, the only one of its kind in Israel\, who have been working on the development of “traditionist feminism” (feminism masorati in Hebrew). \nAbout the speaker: \nDr. Angy Cohen is the inaugural Belzberg Postdoctoral Associate in Israel Studies at University of Calgary. She is a cultural researcher whose work deals with personal narratives and identity construction among Moroccan Jews in Israel and Argentina and the experiences of Greater Sephardi women in the development of a feminist approach to tradition. Her approach to ethnographic work weaves together cultural psychology\, narrative psychology\, sociology\, and anthropology. She is currently working on the manuscript of a book about personal narratives of Spanish-Moroccan Jews in Israel and Argentine\, from a comparative approach. \nBabylonian Jewry Heritage Center: https://www.bjhcenglish.com/ \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/the-voice-of-the-mothers-a-look-into-sephardi-feminist-approaches-to-tradition/ CATEGORIES:Feminism,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ACohenSephTradFem_Website.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211108T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211108T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210920T160548Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210920T161430Z UID:7435-1636372800-1636376400@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:Museum Mondays: A Hanukah Tour Through Ancient Greece - Greek Exhibits in Museums Around the World DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nMuseum Mondays: \nA Hanukah Tour Through Ancient Greece – Greek Exhibits in Museums Around the World\n \nJoin us for this Hanukkah special! \nExplore Greek memorabilia in museums around the world from the comfort of your own home with Nachliel Selavan\, the Museum Guy. \nMonday\, 8 November \n@ 9AM PDT ◊ 12PM EST ◊ 5PM London ◊ 7PM Jerusalem ◊ 8PM Dubai \nAbout your tour guide:\nNachliel Selavan created and delivered an integrated learning and museum tour program for both school and adult educational settings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, and has hosted similar pilot visits to a dozen museums in North America\, and a few museums in Europe and in Jerusalem. He also teaches and engages audiences through virtual tours and social media. He has recently completed a year long Tanach Study podcast called Parasha Study Plus\, delivering a weekly episode of Archaeology on the Parasha\, and is now on his second podcast and a new video series reviewing every book in Tanach\, called Archaeology Snapshot. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/museum-mondays/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Tour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/MuseumTours2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T113000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210920T161915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210920T162036Z UID:7445-1636021800-1636025400@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:No hay boda sin tanyedera: Ladino Music Salon DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nNo hay boda sin tanyedera: \nLadino Music Salon \nThursday\, 4 November \n@ 10:30AM EST  \nAre there “right” instruments to accompany Sephardic songs? People often remark on the instruments in the background of Judith’s online lectures and concerts. Here\, Judith will use the online format to invite you to this background\, her living-room\, and all the stringed\, wind and hand percussion instruments in it. Rather than background\, the instruments\, most of them hand-crafted\, will be protagonists. Each one has songs and stories associated with it\, and your questions and comments will help shape the order in which they’re presented. \nAbout the speaker:\nDr. Judith Cohen is a Canadian ethnomusicologist\, medievalist\, singer and storyteller specialized in Sephardic music\, music among the Portuguese Crypto-Jews\, and related traditions. Her presentations are based on both academic research and many years of fieldwork in Spain\, Portugal\, Morocco\, the Balkans\, Turkey\, French Canada and wherever else her work and curiosity take her. She teaches part-time at York University in Toronto and is the consultant for the Alan Lomax Spain 1952 recordings. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/no-hay-boda-sin-tanyedera-ladino-music-salon/ CATEGORIES:Concert,Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/MusicJCohen.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211101T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211101T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210920T155903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210920T160024Z UID:7429-1635768000-1635771600@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:At the Crossroads: Provençal Jewish Culture in the Middle Ages DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nAt the Crossroads: Provençal Jewish Culture in the Middle Ages \nMonday\, 1 November \n@ 9AM PDT ◊ 12PM EDT ◊ 5PM London ◊ 7PM Jerusalem ◊ 8PM Dubai \nThe medieval Jewish community of Provence sat at the crossroads of Ashkenaz and Sefarad\, a meeting place of diverse ideas and a center of innovative thought. Provençal Jews were renowned for their masterpieces of Talmudic learning as well as groundbreaking works of philosophy and science. It was in Provence that the treasures of Judeo-Arabic learning were translated into Hebrew\, from which they were handed down to us today. This distinct blend of traditional and worldly knowledge characterized Provence. Its denizens saw themselves as belonging to a unique regional culture and proudly recorded its customs in books of minhagim and its version of the liturgy. With the French expulsions of the fourteenth century\, Provençal Jewish culture was dispersed\, but it did not come to a halt. Everywhere that members of this community went\, they carried with them their distinctive approach to Jewish life\, and their influence is felt into modernity. \nAbout the speakers:\nDr. Tamar Marvin is a scholar of medieval Jewish intellectual history and a semikha student at Yeshivat Mahrat. She holds a Ph.D. in Jewish Studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary and a B.A. in Literature and Journalism from New York University. Dr. Marvin has taught and developed curricula in a variety of academic and Jewish settings\, including American Jewish University and Hebrew Union College-JIR\, Los Angeles. She has published her work in academic journals as well as writing for broader media. Dr. Marvin’s research centers on questions of how medieval Jews reacted to and creatively adapted new forms of meaning-making in the world they encountered around them\, including both philosophical reflection and Kabbalistic speculation. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/at-the-crossroads-provencal-jewish-culture-in-the-middle-ages/ CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Marvin_Provence.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211027T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211027T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210831T181648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210928T013133Z UID:7405-1635336000-1635339600@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with Andre Elbaz and Edwin Seroussi DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nNew Works Wednesdays with Andre Elbaz and Edwin Seroussi\n \nJoin us for a discussion with three researchers featured in the book “Jews and Muslims in Morocco: Their Intersecting Worlds.” \nWednesday\, 27 October \n@ 9AM PDT ◊ 12PM EDT ◊ 5PM London ◊ 7PM Jerusalem ◊ 8PM Dubai \nAbout the book:\nMultiple traditions of Jewish origins in Morocco emphasize the distinctiveness of Moroccan Jewry as indigenous to the area\, rooted in its earliest settlements and possessing deep connections and associations with the historic peoples of the region. The creative interaction of Moroccan Jewry with the Arab and Berber cultures was noted in the Jews’ use of Morocco’s multiple languages and dialects\, characteristic poetry\, and musical works as well as their shared magical rites and popular texts and proverbs. In Jews and Muslims in Morocco: Their Intersecting Worlds historians\, anthropologists\, musicologists\, Rabbinic scholars\, Arabists\, and linguists analyze this culture\, in all its complexity and hybridity. The volume’s collection of essays span political and social interactions throughout history\, cultural commonalities\, traditions\, and halakhic developments. As Jewish life in Morocco has dwindled\, much of what is left are traditions maintained in Moroccan ex-pat communities\, and memories of those who stayed and those who left. The volume concludes with shared memories from the perspective of a Jewish intellectual from Morocco\, a Moroccan Muslim scholar\, an analysis of a visual memoir painted by the nineteenth-century artist\, Eugène Delacroix\, and a photo essay of the vanished world of Jewish life in Morocco. \nTo purchase the book: https://Rowman.com/Lexington \nAbout the speakers:\nAndré Elbaz is a professor emeritus of French at Carleton University.\nEdwin Seroussi is a professor of musicology and director of the Jewish Music Research Centre at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-andre-elbaz-edwin-seroussi-and-michal-ben-yaakov/ CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/NWW_ElbazSeroussi.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211021T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211021T140000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210831T160100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210831T160207Z UID:7380-1634817600-1634824800@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:The World Should Know: First Steps in Writing your Memoir DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nThe World Should Know:\nFirst Steps in Writing your Memoir \nEach of us has a story to tell\, we just need the impetus to get started! \nJoin award-winning author Gila Green in a hands on workshop to begin writing yours or your family’s story. \nWriting a memoir is both for you and for future generations. \nBegin today! \nThursday\, 21 October \n@ 9AM PDT ◊ 12PM EDT ◊ 5PM London ◊ 7PM Jerusalem ◊ 8PM Dubai \nAbout Gila Green:\nCanadian author Gila Green is an Israel-based writer\, editor\, and EFL teacher. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/the-world-should-know-first-steps-in-writing-your-memoir/ CATEGORIES:Workshop,Writing Techniques ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/GGreen_Writing.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211018T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211018T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210920T160927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210920T160927Z UID:7439-1634558400-1634562000@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:Museum Mondays: The Museum for Islamic Art\, Jerusalem DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nMuseum Mondays: \nThe Museum for Islamic Art\, Jerusalem \nTour the Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem from the comfort of your own home with Nachliel Selavan\, the Museum Guy. \nMonday\, 18 October \n@ 9AM PDT ◊ 12PM EDT ◊ 5PM London ◊ 7PM Jerusalem ◊ 8PM Dubai \nAbout your tour guide:\nNachliel Selavan created and delivered an integrated learning and museum tour program for both school and adult educational settings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, and has hosted similar pilot visits to a dozen museums in North America\, and a few museums in Europe and in Jerusalem. He also teaches and engages audiences through virtual tours and social media. He has recently completed a year long Tanach Study podcast called Parasha Study Plus\, delivering a weekly episode of Archaeology on the Parasha\, and is now on his second podcast and a new video series reviewing every book in Tanach\, called Archaeology Snapshot. \nThe Museum for Islamic Arts: http://www.islamicart.co.il/english/ \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/museum-mondays-the-museum-for-islamic-art-jerusalem/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Tour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/MuseumTours2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211013T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211013T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210831T181054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210831T181137Z UID:7401-1634126400-1634130000@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with Bart Wallet and David Wertheim DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nNew Works Wednesdays with Bart Wallet and David Wertheim\n \nJoin us for New Works Wednesdays with Bart Wallet and David Wertheim\, two editors of the new book “Reappraising the History of the Jews in the Netherlands.” \nWednesday\, 13 October \n@ 9AM PDT ◊ 12PM EDT ◊ 5PM London ◊ 7PM Jerusalem ◊ 8PM Dubai \nAbout the book:\nThe two decades since the last authoritative general history of Dutch Jews was published have seen such substantial developments in historical understanding that a new assessment has become an imperative. This volume offers an indispensable survey from a contemporary viewpoint that reflects the new preoccupations of European historiography and allows the history of Dutch Jewry to be more integrated with that of other European Jewish histories. Historians from both older and newer generations shed significant light on all eras\, providing fresh detail that reflects changed emphases and perspectives. \nIn addition to such traditional subjects as the Jewish community’s relationship with the wider society and its internal structure\, its leaders\, and its international affiliations\, new topics explored include the socio-economic aspects of Dutch Jewish life seen in the context of the integration of minorities more widely; a reassessment of the Holocaust years and consideration of the place of Holocaust memorialization in community life; and the impact of multiculturalist currents on Jews and Jewish politics. Memory studies\, diaspora studies\, and postcolonial studies all play their part in providing the fullest possible picture. \nAvailable at liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk \nAbout the editors:\nBart T. Wallet is Professor of Jewish History at the University of Amsterdam.\nDavid J. Wertheim is the director of the Menasseh ben Israel Institute for Jewish Social and Cultural Studies\, Amsterdam. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-bart-wallet-and-david-wertheim/ CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/NWW_WalletWert-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211010T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211024T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210831T180522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T155850Z UID:7398-1633867200-1635080400@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:Mizrahi Dance Series with Jackie Barzvi DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nMizrahi Dance Series with Jackie Barzvi\n \nJoin the ASF Institute of Jewish Experience and Jackie Barzvi\, creator of the Mizrachi Dance Archive\, for a three-part series highlighting the history and movements of Mizrahi dance! Jackie will focus on three different Mizrahi styles: Moroccan\, Bukharian\, and Yemenite dances. Each session will be both a lecture and dance class and participants will learn about the history of each community\, gain insight into how dance was included in their traditions\, listen to Jewish music from each region\, practice traditional movements\, and so much more! \nThe workshops will be held via Zoom and all are welcomed. \nNo previous dance experience required. \nSunday\, 10 October \nSunday\, 17 October \nSunday\, 24 October \n@ 9AM PDT ◊ 12PM EDT ◊ 5PM London ◊ 7PM Jerusalem ◊ 8PM Dubai \nAbout Jackie:\nJackie Barzvi is a professional raqs sharqi (belly dance) performer and instructor. She recently created the first ever Mizrachi Dance Archive to highlight specific Jewish dances from the Middle East and North African regions. Jackie was also the IACT Israel Programs Coordinator at Northeastern University Hillel in Boston\, and has led over a dozen organized trips to Israel. Jackie is passionate about helping others find their unique Jewish identity and creating environments where people can dance\, connect\, and build community. To learn more about her work visit the archive at mizrachidancearchive.com \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/mizrahi-dance-series-with-jackie-barzvi/ CATEGORIES:Dance Class,Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Fall-2021.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211006T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210831T175714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210928T012915Z UID:7391-1633521600-1633525200@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with Michal Ben Ya’akov and Noam Sienna DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nNew Works Wednesdays with Michal Ben Ya’akov\nand\nNoam Sienna\n \nJoin Professor Michal Ben Ya’akov and Dr. Noam Sienna as they discuss their research from the new book “Jews and Muslims in Morocco: Their Intersecting Worlds.” \nWednesday\, 6 October \n@ 9AM PDT ◊ 12PM EDT ◊ 5PM London ◊ 7PM Jerusalem ◊ 8PM Dubai \nAbout Jews and Muslims in Morocco:\nMultiple traditions of Jewish origins in Morocco emphasize the distinctiveness of Moroccan Jewry as indigenous to the area\, rooted in its earliest settlements and possessing deep connections and associations with the historic peoples of the region. The creative interaction of Moroccan Jewry with the Arab and Berber cultures was noted in the Jews’ use of Morocco’s multiple languages and dialects\, characteristic poetry\, and musical works as well as their shared magical rites and popular texts and proverbs. In Jews and Muslims in Morocco: Their Intersecting Worlds historians\, anthropologists\, musicologists\, Rabbinic scholars\, Arabists\, and linguists analyze this culture\, in all its complexity and hybridity. The volume’s collection of essays span political and social interactions throughout history\, cultural commonalities\, traditions\, and halakhic developments. As Jewish life in Morocco has dwindled\, much of what is left are traditions maintained in Moroccan ex-pat communities\, and memories of those who stayed and those who left. The volume concludes with shared memories from the perspective of a Jewish intellectual from Morocco\, a Moroccan Muslim scholar\, an analysis of a visual memoir painted by the nineteenth-century artist\, Eugène Delacroix\, and a photo essay of the vanished world of Jewish life in Morocco. \nTo purchase the book: https://Rowman.com/Lexington \nAbout the speakers:\nMichal Ben Ya’akov is an associate professor of history at Efrata College of Education.\nDr. Noam Sienna is a scholar of Jewish culture and history\, a Jewish educator\, and a Hebrew calligrapher and book artist. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-jane-s-gerber-and-noam-sienna/ CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/NWW_BYaakovSienna.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210901T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210901T110000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210831T174805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210831T175923Z UID:7385-1630490400-1630494000@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with Yehonatan Elazar-DeMota DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nNew Works Wednesdays with Yehonatan Elazar-DeMota\n \nJoin us for the first in our Fall 2021 New Works Wednesdays series with Dr. Hakham Yehonatan Elazar-DeMota! \nAhabath Yehonatan is a Sepharadi book containing blessings for Shabbath and other festivities\, and songs stemming from Sepharad\, North Africa\, the Balkans\, and the Caribbean. This book was redacted and published with the intention of providing Spanish-speaking Sepharadim with a rich resource to enhance the Jewish cultural experience. There are songs in Spanish\, Djidiyo\, Heketiyá\, Arabic\, and Hebrew. As an added help\, the Hebrew songs have Spanish transliteration. It measures 6 x 4 inches\, small enough to carry in a purse or pocket. \nWednesday\, 1 September \n@ 7AM PDT ◊ 10AM EDT ◊ 3PM London ◊ 5PM Jerusalem ◊ 6PM Dubai \nAbout the editor:\nDr. Hakham Yehonatan Elazar-DeMota ס״ט was born in Miami. He comes from a long line of Sephardic families from Spain\, Portugal and North Africa\, which established themselves in the Caribbean before migrating to the United States of America. He began his rabbinic education under Hakham Yosef Benarroch and received dayyanut ordination from Hakham Mordekhay Levi de Lopes. He is a certifed shohet and mohel\, serving as rabbi to the Sepharadi community in the Dominican Republic. \nApart from rabbinic studies\, H. Elazar-DeMota has a Master’s degree in Anthropology and Religious Studies from Florida International University and a PhD in International Law from the University of Amsterdam. H. Elazar-DeMota is a the author of numerous books and articles on Western Sephardic Jewry. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-yehonatan-elazar-demota/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/NWW_YEDeMota.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210829T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210829T113000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210727T232052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210727T232052Z UID:7326-1630231200-1630236600@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:Sephardic Culinary History with Chef Hélène Jawhara-Piñer DESCRIPTION:The American Sephardi Federation presents: \nSephardic Culinary History with Chef & Scholar Hélène Jawhara-Piñer \nFinal twelfth episode of the show: \nFruits & Spiced Round Challah for RoshHaShana. \nGet ready to cook Sephardic history! \nSunday\, 29 August \n@ 7AM PDT ◊ 10AM EDT ◊ 3PM London ◊ 5PM Jerusalem ◊ 6PM Dubai \nPre-order your copy of “Sephardi: Cooking the History.\nRecipes of the Jews of Spain and the Diaspora\, from the 13th Century Onwards”\n(recently ranked “#1 New Release in Spanish Cooking\, Food & Wine” and “#1 New Release in Kosher Cooking” on Amazon). \nASF Broome & Allen Fellow Hélène Jawhara Piñer earned her Ph.D in History\, Medieval History\, and the History of Food from the University of Tours\, France. \nChef Hélène’s primary research interest is the medieval culinary history of Spain through interculturality with a special focus on the Sephardic culinary heritage written in Arabic. A member of the IEHCA (Institute of European History and Cultures of Food)\, the CESR (Centre for Advanced Studies in the Renaissance)\, and the CoReMa Project (Cooking Recipes of the Middle Ages)\, Chef Hélène has lectured at Bar-Ilan University (in collaboration with the Stali Institute and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC): “El patrimonio culinario judío de la Península Ibérica a través de un manuscrito del siglo XIII. Ejemplos de la pervivencia de recetas en la cocina de los sefardíes de España y de Marruecos\,” 2018)\, as well as at conference of the Association Diwan (“Reflections on the Jewish heritage according to the Kitāb al-ṭabīẖ\,” 2015)\, IEHCA of Tours (“Jews and Muslims at the Table: Between coexistence and differentiation: state of affairs and reflections on the culinary practices of Jews and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula and in Sicily from the 12th to the 15th century\,” 2017)\, and Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies (“The hidden Jewish culinary heritage of the Iberian Peninsula through a manuscript of the 13th century. Examples of the provenance of some recipes in Venezuelan and Colombian cuisine\,” 2017). \nLast May\, Chef Hélène hosted “Shavuot in the Sephardic Kitchen: Bread of the Seven Heavens\,” one of the most popular sessions of the Great Big Jewish Food Fest. An administrator of the over 11\,000 member Sephardi Cuisine! group on Facebook\, her recipes have appeared in the Sephardi World Weekly\, Sephardi Ideas Monthly\, Tablet Magazine\, Moment Magazine\, The Forward\, and S&P Central’s Newsletter. \nTo follow Hélène on Instagram click here. \nSponsorship and Naming opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/sephardic-culinary-history-with-chef-helene-jawhara-piner-10/ CATEGORIES:Cooking,Culture & History ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/White-Black-Friday-Discount-Email-Header-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210805T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210805T140000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210727T233300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210727T233357Z UID:7329-1628168400-1628172000@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:Broken Promises: The Dismantling of the Spanish Law of Return DESCRIPTION:The American Sephardi Federation presents: \nBroken Promises:\nThe Dismantling of the Spanish Law of Return \nFollowing-up on the New York Times’ exposé\, join the American Sephardi Federation for an exclusive briefing on the situation in Spain as the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) bureaucratically dismantles the Sephardic citizenship law\, betraying Spain’s promise to atone for the Alhambra Decree and the horrors of the Inquisition.  \nThursday\, 5 August at 1PM EDT \nComplimentary RSVP \nTens of thousands of Inquisition survivor descendants are now being cynically rejected or even cruelly having their citizenship revoked\, after investing years of time and money to comply with Spain’s rigorous application process. The Spanish government’s illegal actions are a fresh insult to historical injury\, especially for the Anusim (Crypto-Jews)\, those who are no longer Jewish on account of the forced conversion and centuries of persecution endured by their ancestors. \nThis is a matter of life and death for Venezuelan Sephardic refugees in Spain\, who have already been threatened with deportation. \nJoin the ASF for a timely discussion with those directly involved and please add your name to our #SpainPromises campaign demanding Spain’s government uphold the rule of law by honoring its promises to descendants of Inquisition survivors. \nAn integral partner of and based at New York’s Center for Jewish History\, the American Sephardi Federation represents Greater Sephardic voices in Jewish communal and diplomatic affairs as a member of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and World Jewish Congress. URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/broken-promises-the-dismantling-of-the-spanish-law-of-return/ CATEGORIES:Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Yellow-Tinted-Tourism-Photos-Twitter-Header-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210711T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210711T233000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210710T004902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210710T005118Z UID:7302-1625997600-1626046200@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:Sephardic Culinary History with Chef Hélène Jawhara-Piñer DESCRIPTION:The American Sephardi Federation in partnership The National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) present: \nSephardic Culinary History with Chef & Scholar Hélène Jawhara-Piñer \nEpisode Eleven:\nTwo Fresh Sephardic salads with foods from the New World \nGet ready to cook Sephardic history! \nSunday\, July 11th \n@ 7AM PDT ◊ 10AM EDT ◊ 3PM London ◊ 5PM Jerusalem ◊ 6PM Dubai \nPre-order your copy of “Sephardi: Cooking the History.\nRecipes of the Jews of Spain and the Diaspora\, from the 13th Century Onwards”\n(recently ranked “#1 New Release in Spanish Cooking\, Food & Wine” and “#1 New Release in Kosher Cooking” on Amazon). \nASF Broome & Allen Fellow Hélène Jawhara Piñer earned her Ph.D in History\, Medieval History\, and the History of Food from the University of Tours\, France. \nChef Hélène’s primary research interest is the medieval culinary history of Spain through interculturality with a special focus on the Sephardic culinary heritage written in Arabic. A member of the IEHCA (Institute of European History and Cultures of Food)\, the CESR (Centre for Advanced Studies in the Renaissance)\, and the CoReMa Project (Cooking Recipes of the Middle Ages)\, Chef Hélène has lectured at Bar-Ilan University (in collaboration with the Stali Institute and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC): “El patrimonio culinario judío de la Península Ibérica a través de un manuscrito del siglo XIII. Ejemplos de la pervivencia de recetas en la cocina de los sefardíes de España y de Marruecos\,” 2018)\, as well as at conference of the Association Diwan (“Reflections on the Jewish heritage according to the Kitāb al-ṭabīẖ\,” 2015)\, IEHCA of Tours (“Jews and Muslims at the Table: Between coexistence and differentiation: state of affairs and reflections on the culinary practices of Jews and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula and in Sicily from the 12th to the 15th century\,” 2017)\, and Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies (“The hidden Jewish culinary heritage of the Iberian Peninsula through a manuscript of the 13th century. Examples of the provenance of some recipes in Venezuelan and Colombian cuisine\,” 2017). \nLast May\, Chef Hélène hosted “Shavuot in the Sephardic Kitchen: Bread of the Seven Heavens\,” one of the most popular sessions of the Great Big Jewish Food Fest. An administrator of the over 11\,000 member Sephardi Cuisine! group on Facebook\, her recipes have appeared in the Sephardi World Weekly\, Sephardi Ideas Monthly\, Tablet Magazine\, Moment Magazine\, The Forward\, and S&P Central’s Newsletter. \nTo follow Hélène on Instagram click here. \nSponsorship and Naming opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/sephardic-culinary-history-with-chef-helene-jawhara-piner-9/ CATEGORIES:Cooking,Culture & History ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/thumbnail_PHOTO-2021-06-29-17-30-49.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210527T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210624T110000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20201202T135527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210323T205546Z UID:6704-1622113200-1624532400@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:Tell Your Sephardi-Mizrahi Story DESCRIPTION:Tell Your Sephardi-Mizrahi Story\n \nWith award winning author Gila Green \nOn Thursdays \n27 May- 24 June at 11:00AM EDT \n5 online sessions \nRegistration required for the full course \nHave you always wanted to write your life story? Gila Green’s new Middle Eastern flavored Autofiction Workshop explores a writing form that pushes beyond memoir and borrows fiction techniques. Inventing your own dialogue and creating details can often free you from the need to stick to the facts\, opening the door to a deeper story with emotional truth at its center. This zoom course includes a weekly lesson and in-class exercise. Instructor feedback will be provided on weekly writing assignments (up to 1\,000 words). Short readings will feature Middle Eastern writers that include authors such as: Sarah Abrevaya Stein\, Rachel Shabi\, and Ariel Sabar. The workshop is open to women and men of all writing levels.\nSpecial bonus for this session: 4\,500 manuscript editing at the end of the course included. \nThe workshop is open to women and men of all writing levels. \nAbout Gila Green:\nGila Green’s novels feature characters of Sephardi\, Yemenite\, and mixed Middle Eastern heritage because she couldn’t find any Jewish stories that reflected her experience growing up and decided to write them herself. Her novel-in-stories White Zion explores one Yemenite family’s journey from Sanaa to Jerusalem to Canada. In Passport Control\, heroine Miriam Gil struggles to understand her Yemenite father’s past against a trove of family secrets. Gila is an author\, a creative writing teacher\, an EFL college lecturer\, an editor\, and a mother of five. When she’s not exploring the Middle East in her novels\, she migrates to South Africa in her continuing environmental young adult series that takes place in Kruger National Park. In addition to her four published novels\, her short works have been featured in dozens of publications including: Sephardic Horizons\, Jewish Fiction\, Jewish Literary Journal\, Fiction Magazine\, Akashic Books\, The Fiddlehead\, and others. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/tell-your-sephardi-mizrahi-story/ CATEGORIES:Workshop,Writing Techniques ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Autofiction-Wksp-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210322T174000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210323T205716Z UID:7067-1620216000-1620219600@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with José Alberto R. Silva Tavim DESCRIPTION:New Works Wednesdays with José Alberto R. Silva Tavim \nThe Diasporas of Jews and New Christians of Iberian Origin between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean \nThis book consists of a set of contributions\, with different themes and chronologies\, on the general theme of Jews of Iberian origin after the late 15th century conversions\, that is\, with an official Christian identity; and also about welcoming others\, of remote Portuguese origin or not\, in contemporary Portugal\, but also in other longitudes\, such as Egypt and Brazil\, in different and sometimes even adverse circumstances. \nIn the light of the dispersion between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic\, one can visit\, as an example\, the fortunes of some of these New Christians in Portugal\, and their presence\, assuming again a Jewish identity\, in Diaspora lands\, in Europe and in the New World. Modernity reveals the resistance in Portugal of an awareness of being Jewish; and also that\, alongside this phenomenon\, the arrival of other Jews\, especially from the Maghreb\, is more than just a return\, it is actually another stage of permanence in completely different contexts with regard to people’s origins\, their activities\, acceptance and respect for its identity. \nWednesday\, 5 May at 12:00PM EST \nAbout the José Alberto R. Silva Tavim:\nEditor José Alberto R. Silva Tavim will share insights into the book along with some of the contributors: Hugo Martins\, who is in Potsdam with a German research grant\, published an article in English about the Jews of Hamburg in the 17th century; Angela Benoliel Coutinho (Portuguese-Cape Verdean) wrote about the migration of Jews from Morocco to Portugal and Cape Verde in the 19th and 20th centuries; and Luís Filipe Meneses\, from the University of Belo Horizonte (Brazil)\, wrote an article about a Brazilian Jewish writer of Moroccan origin – Leão Pacífico Esaguy. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-jose-alberto-r-silva-tavim/ CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NWW_JTavim.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T133000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210323T211410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210323T221415Z UID:7108-1619611200-1619616600@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:New Works Wednesday and Global Nação: Chocolate Around the World DESCRIPTION:New Works Wednesday and Global Nação: \nChocolate Around the World \nAround the globe today\, chocolate is embraced not only by enthusiastic consumers but also by truly passionate creators who pour their hearts into their confections.\n​Here in this convenient guidebook are nearly 300 of these chocolate masters. From Brussels to Boston\, Paris to Tokyo\, London to Los Angeles\, these are some of the most dedicated artisans anywhere. \n​Special listings for gluten-free\, vegan\, organic\, and other dietary needs are also included. \nWednesday\, 28 April at 12:00PM EDT \nAbout the speaker:\nJoshua de Sola Mendes is the proprietor of www.sandpcentral.org and www.grahamesguides.com. He is a proud S&P community member and researcher who works to bring the international communities together through his website\, and under a separate hat\, make us all happy through insight into chocolate and chocolatiering. Joining him will be master chocolatiers who will share some of their background. URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesday-and-global-nacao-chocolate-around-the-world/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GN2021_NWWChocolate.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210426T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210426T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210322T191113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210323T205842Z UID:7097-1619438400-1619442000@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:Global Nação: Dayan Dilemmas DESCRIPTION:The Global Nação: Dayan Dilemmas \nIn the past\, when Jewish communities were largely insulated and autonomous\, the functions and jurisdiction of a Beth Din were more clearly defined. In today’s global world\, where Jewish communities are less clearly defined\, and the Beth Din is largely a private endeavor operating within the general legal framework of the local government\, many dilemmas regarding authority and jurisdiction arise. Dayan Ofer Livnat will try to address some of the dilemmas dayanim are faced with\, and in particular how they relate to issues of Jewish identity\, conversions and monetary disputes. \nMonday\, 26 April at 12:00PM EDT \nDayan Ofer Livnat serves as a Dayan on the Sephardi Beth of London. A graduate of the Eretz Hemdah Institute for Advanced Jewish Studies in Jerusalem\, Dayan Livnat teaches in a number of programs for training rabbis and Dayanim\, including the Semicha and Dayanut Programs run jointly by the Montefiore Endowment of London and Eretz Hemdah. A lecturer on Tanach at the Jerusalem College as well\, Dayan Livnat has previously served in an artillery unit in the IDF and is currently studying for a PhD in Jewish studies at University College London. URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/global-nacao-dayan-dilemmas/ CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GN2021_DayanDilemmas.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210425T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210425T140000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210322T190245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210323T205943Z UID:7094-1619355600-1619359200@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:Global Nação: Tour of the Venice Ghetto DESCRIPTION:The Global Nação: \nTour the Venice Ghetto with Moshe Bassali.\n \nSunday\, 25 April at 1:00PM EDT\n \nAbout the tour guide:\nMoshe Bassali was born in Milan to Sephardic Jewish parents that came to Italy from Iran in the 1950’s and married in Italy. His mother arrived at age 12 and went to school in Milan. Moshe has a degree in economics\, works in diamonds\, and is an official certified tour guide for Venice and Italy. He has been working in Venice since 1991 and after his marriage\, Moshe and his wife\, Tally\, decided to move there. Currently they have three children. Moshe’s father and brothers still live in Milan. URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/global-nacao-tour-of-the-venice-ghetto/ CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Virtual Tour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GN2021_VeniceGhetto.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T133000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210322T185621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210324T214521Z UID:7089-1619006400-1619011800@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:Global Nação: How the Unique Confluence of Culture can Benefit Modern Jewry DESCRIPTION:The Global Nação: \nHow the Unique Confluence of Culture can Benefit Modern Jewry \nWednesday\, 21 April at 12:00PM EDT\n \nHosted Rabbi Joseph Dweck URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/global-nacao-how-the-unique-confluence-of-culture-can-benefit-modern-jewry/ CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GN2021_Dweck.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210419T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210419T133000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210322T183917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210323T210233Z UID:7086-1618833600-1618839000@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:Global Nação: Five London Hakhamim in the Early Enlightenment DESCRIPTION:The centers of Sephardic life in early modern Europe: Amsterdam\, London\, Hamburg\, Livorno\, Venice were at the very same time the fulcrum of Enlightenment culture. \nWhile we know about Sephardic figures like Spinoza and da Costa who were deeply engaged with Enlightenment ideas\, most Sephardim were engrossed in commerce. What was on the minds of their Hakhamim\, who\, in the case of London\, lived in close proximity to Locke\, Newton and Boyle? \nMonday\, 19 April at 12:00PM EDT\n \n Professor Matt Goldish\, Dept. of History\, Ohio State University is a specialist in Jewish and European History\, with interests in Messianism\, Jewish-Christian intellectual relations\, and Sephardic studies. He holds the Samuel M. and Esther Melton Chair in Jewish History. \nHe earned his B.A. degree from the University of California\, Los Angeles in 1986. His Ph.D. (1996) is from Hebrew University of Jerusalem. \nProfessor Goldish has published Judaism in the Theology of Sir Issac Newton (Dordrecht: Kluwer– International Archives of the History of Ideas\, 1998)\, The Sabbatean Prophets (Cambridge\, Mass.: Harvard University Press\, 2004)\, Jewish Questions: Responsa on Jewish Life in the Early Modern Period (Princeton: Princeton University Press\, 2008)\, and several edited collections\, as well as articles and book reviews. Professor Goldish is active as an invited lecturer in various academic and community environments. URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/global-nacao-five-london-hakhamim-in-the-early-enlightenment/ CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GN2021_FiveHakhamim.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210418T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210418T113000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210322T182826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210323T210350Z UID:7080-1618740000-1618745400@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:Global Nação: Synagogue Tour - Indonesia\, Dominican Republic\, and St. Thomas DESCRIPTION:Join us as we explore three more Western Sephardi communities that have spread around the globe \nSunday\, 18 April at 10:00AM EDT\n \nYaakov Baruch was born in Jakarta\, Indonesia. His grandmother’s family came from the Netherlands. In 2004 Mr. Baruch opened a synagogue for the Jews of the Netherlands who remain in Indonesia. \nDr. Hakham Yehonatan Elazar-Demota was born in Miami. He comes from a long line of Sephardic families from Spain\, Portugal\, and North Africa who established themselves in the Caribbean. He is trained as a Hakham\, shochet\, and mohel. The Sephardic community in La Romana\, Dominican Republic was established in 2013. Today there are over 50 families that gather there. The synagogue was established in 2017 in its current location. Members from the community built the hekhal\, teba\, and a wooden menorah for Hanukkah. URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/global-nacao-synagogue-tour-indonesia-dominican-republic-and-st-thomas/ CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GN2021_SynagogueTour.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210412T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210412T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210322T175641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210324T214403Z UID:7074-1618228800-1618232400@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:Rich Cultural Heritage of Bukharian Jews II: Language and Literature DESCRIPTION:On the heels of our 2-part session about the multifaceted history of Bukharian Jews\, we invite you to join us for a deeper dive into the rich and dynamic culture of this millenia-old community. \nJoin us as we explore the musical\, literary\, and culinary heritage of Bukharian Jews—discovering the ways in which they have developed their mosaic culture through a dynamic interaction with the dominant and changing societies surrounding them.\n \nOur discussion will take us on a journey to Central Asia\, the Land of Israel\, the United States and beyond. \nMonday\, 12 April at 12:00PM EDT\n \nBorn in Uzbekistan\, raised in Seattle\, and currently based in New York City\, Ruben Shimonov is a Jewish educator\, community builder\, social entrepreneur and artist with a passion for Jewish diversity and pluralism. He previously served as Director of Community Engagement & Education at Queens College Hillel—where he had\, within his vast portfolio\, the unique role of cultivating Sephardic & Mizrahi student life on campus. Currently\, he is the Founding Executive Director of the Sephardic Mizrahi Q Network—a grassroots movement building a supportive\, vibrant and much-needed community for LGBTQ+ Sephardic & Mizrahi Jews. He also serves as Vice-President of Education & Community Engagement on the Young Leadership Board of the American Sephardi Federation\, as well as Director of Educational Experiences & Programming for the Muslim-Jewish Solidarity Committee. Within both organizations\, Ruben has used his artistry in Arabic\, Hebrew & Persian calligraphy to enhance Muslim-Jewish dialogue and relationship building. In 2018\, Ruben was listed among The Jewish Week’s “36 Under 36” young Jewish community leaders and changemakers. He has lectured extensively on the histories and cultures of various Sephardic & Mizrahi communities. Among his speaking engagements\, he has been invited to present at Limmud Seattle\, NY and U.K. He is also an alumnus of the COJECO Blueprint and Nahum Goldmann Fellowships for his work in Jewish social innovation. \nSponsorship and Naming opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/rich-cultural-heritage-of-bukharian-jews-ii-language-and-literature/ CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Ruben_LanguageLit.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210322T175057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210324T214307Z UID:7071-1617796800-1617800400@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:The Untold Story of Bukharian Jews During WWII DESCRIPTION:Manashe Khaimov presents a unique intergenerational video project that documented the little-told story of the role of the Bukharian Jews in World War II; in addition to the stories of Ashkenazi Jews who were evacuated from their homes and fled to Central Asia. \n\nWednesday\, 7 April at 12:00PM EDT\n \nAbout the Speaker:\nManashe Khaimov is an Adjunct Professor in Jewish Studies\, with a specialty in History and Culture of the Bukharian Jews at Queens College. Manashe was born in a city along the Silk Road\, in Samarkand\, Uzbekistan\, where his ancestors lived for over 2000 years\, which makes Manashe’s Jewish identity simultaneously Bukharian\, Sephardic\, Mizrahi\, and Russian speaking. \nHe is a fourth generation community organizer\, informal Jewish educator\, and a lifelong learner who brings his passion working with Jewish community. He is founding director and social innovator of the Bukharian Jewish Union\, the founder of AskBobo.org\, the only Bukharian online dictionary and the founder of The Jewish Silk Road Tours ™ walking tours in NYC. Manashe researched and produced several documentaries about Bukharian Jewish community as part of the Bukharian Lens project: The Untold Story of Bukharian Jews; The Untold Story of Bukharian Jews and Ashkenazi Jews Who Were Evacuated During WWII to Central Asia; Bukharian Roots. Manashe launched MEROS: Center for Bukharian Jewish Research & Identity at Queens College Hillel. \nManashe is a member of the 3rd cohort of UJA-Federation of NY Ruskay Fellows. Manashe is a recipient of the NY Jewish Week “36 Under 36”\, and TimesLedger Newspaper’s “Queens Impact Award.” He is an alumnus of the Nahum Goldmann Fellowship for International Jewish Leaders. Manashe earned a BA from Baruch College and MSW from Hunter College in Community Organizing\, Planning\, & Development. Manashe has presented on the history of the Bukharian Jews at numerous communities all around the United States and beyond including in Canada\, Uzbekistan\, Limmud South Africa (2018)\, Limmud FSU Vienna (2020)\, and presented at eFestival Limmud North America (2020). \nSponsorship and Naming opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/the-untold-story-of-bukharian-jews-during-wwii/ CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Video Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Manashe_WWIITalk.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210321T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210321T113000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210305T025610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210309T181308Z UID:7020-1616320800-1616326200@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:Sephardic Culinary History with Chef Hélène Jawhara-Piñer DESCRIPTION:Sephardic Culinary History with Chef Hélène Jawhara-Piñer \nEpisode VIII:\nMexican Crypto-Jewish Pesah recipe \nClick here to check out the ingredients \nSephardi Culinary History is a new show that combines chef and scholar Hélène Jawhara-Piñer’s fascination with food studies and flair for creating delicious cuisine. Join along as she cooks Sephardic history! \nSunday\, 21 March at 10:00AM EDT \nSign-up Now!\n(Complimentary RSVP; Donations suggested) \nDonate Now\nVia Facebook \nDonate Now\nVia PayPal\nUsing Debit or Credit Card \nYour generous contribution will support Chef Jawhara Piñer’s forthcoming academic publication and accompanying recipe book\, as well as the ASF Institute of Jewish Experience! \nPre-order your copy of “Sephardi: Cooking the History.\nRecipes of the Jews of Spain and the Diaspora\, from the 13th Century Onwards” now \nASF Broome & Allen Fellow Hélène Jawhara-Piñer earned her Ph.D in History\, Medieval History\, and the History of Food from the University of Tours\, France. \nChef Hélène’s primary research interest is the medieval culinary history of Spain through interculturality with a special focus on the Sephardic culinary heritage written in Arabic. A member of the IEHCA (Institute of European History and Cultures of Food)\, the CESR (Centre for Advanced Studies in the Renaissance)\, and the CoReMa Project (Cooking Recipes of the Middle Ages)\, Chef Hélène has lectured at Bar-Ilan University (in collaboration with the Stali Institute and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC): “El patrimonio culinario judío de la Península Ibérica a través de un manuscrito del siglo XIII. Ejemplos de la pervivencia de recetas en la cocina de los sefardíes de España y de Marruecos\,” 2018)\, as well as at conference of the Association Diwan (“Reflections on the Jewish heritage according to the Kitāb al-ṭabīẖ\,” 2015)\, IEHCA of Tours (“Jews and Muslims at the Table: Between coexistence and differentiation: state of affairs and reflections on the culinary practices of Jews and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula and in Sicily from the 12th to the 15th century\,” 2017)\, and Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies (“The hidden Jewish culinary heritage of the Iberian Peninsula through a manuscript of the 13th century. Examples of the provenance of some recipes in Venezuelan and Colombian cuisine\,” 2017). \nIn May\, Chef Hélène hosted “Shavuot in the Sephardic Kitchen: Bread of the Seven Heavens\,” one of the most popular sessions of the Great Big Jewish Food Fest. Her recipes have appeared in the Sephardi World Weekly\, Tablet Magazine\, The Forward\, and S&P Central’s Newsletter. Chef Hélène is currently writing a scholarly book and accompanying cookbook on the Jewish culinary history of Spain. \nWe are proud Chef Hélène is serving as one of the judges for the ASF’s Great Sephardic Chef Competition! \nSponsorship and Naming opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/sephardic-culinary-history-with-chef-helene-jawhara-piner-8/ CATEGORIES:Cooking,Culture & History ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Blue-Orange-Photo-Pattern-Food-Facebook-Cover-9.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210218T193841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210218T194018Z UID:6973-1615377600-1615381200@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with Ross Shepard Kraemer DESCRIPTION:New Works Wednesdays with Ross Shepard Kraemer \nIn our extended New Works Wednesdays series\, Ross Shepard Kraemer discusses her new book  “The Mediterranean Diaspora in Late Antiquity: What Christianity Cost the Jews.” \n“The Mediterranean Diaspora in Late Antiquity” examines the fate of Jews living in the Mediterranean Jewish diaspora after the Roman emperor Constantine threw his patronage to the emerging orthodox (Nicene) Christian churches. \nWednesday\, 10 March at 12:00PM EST \nAbout the author:\nRoss Shepard Kraemer is Professor Emerita of Religious Studies and Judaic Studies at Brown University\, where she specialized in early Christianity and other religions of the Greco-Roman Mediterranean\, including ancient Judaism. She holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. from Princeton University\, and a B.A. from Smith College. Her many publications have focused particularly on gender and women’s religions in the Greco-Roman Mediterranean\, and on aspects of Jews and Judaism in the late antique Mediterranean diaspora. \nClick here to read more about the book. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-ross-shepard-kraemer/ CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/NWW-RKraemer.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T133000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210118T200826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210218T194133Z UID:6839-1614772800-1614778200@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with Daniel Tsadik DESCRIPTION:New Works Wednesdays with Daniel Tsadik \nIn our extended New Works Wednesdays series\, Daniel Tsadik discusses his new book\,\n“The Jews of Iran and Rabbinic Literature: New Perspectives.” \nDr. Tsadik’s book addresses the question of Iranian Jewry’s familiarity with rabbinic literature from the 16th century to the beginning of the 20th century. Many of the book’s theses challenge and revise prevailing views that see this Jewry as largely isolated from world Jewry and its rabbinic legacy. \nWednesday\, 3 March at 12:00PM EST \nAbout the author:\nRoss Shepard Kraemer is Professor Emerita of Religious Studies and Judaic Studies at Brown University\, where she specialized in early Christianity and other religions of the Greco-Roman Mediterranean\, including ancient Judaism. She holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. from Princeton University\, and a B.A. from Smith College. Her many publications have focused particularly on gender and women’s religions in the Greco-Roman Mediterranean\, and on aspects of Jews and Judaism in the late antique Mediterranean diaspora. \nClick here to read more about the book. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-daniel-tsadik/ CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/DTsadik.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210301T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210301T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210218T180500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210218T184252Z UID:6969-1614600000-1614603600@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:The Purim Experience: The Jews of the Great Silk Road DESCRIPTION:The Purim Experience: \nThe Jews of the Great Silk Road \nFollow in the footsteps of the Bukharian Jewish merchants on the Silk Road and discover the ancient network of trade routes that were for centuries crucial to Eurasian cultural interaction.\nExplore with us the history of these roads connecting East and West\, stretching from the Korean peninsula and Japan to the Mediterranean Sea. Understand the impact and the contribution that Central Asia’s Jewish communities of today’s Uzbekistan\, Tajikistan\, Kazakhstan\, Turkmenistan\, and Afghanistan made towards the development of this ancient path. \nWe will learn about the Jewish presence in this area for over 2000 years\, will look into their houses and read into the letters that the Jews of Central Asia exchanged for centuries with their fellow European Jewish communities. \nMonday\, 1 March at 12:00PM EST \nAbout the author:\nManashe Khaimov is an Adjunct Professor in Jewish Studies\, with a specialty in History and Culture of the Bukharian Jews at Queens College. Manashe was born in a city along the Silk Road\, in Samarkand\, Uzbekistan\, where his ancestors lived for over 2000 years\, which makes Manashe’s Jewish identity simultaneously Bukharian\, Sephardic\, Mizrahi\, and Russian speaking. \nHe is a fourth generation community organizer\, informal Jewish educator\, and a lifelong learner who brings his passion working with Jewish community. He is founding director and social innovator of the Bukharian Jewish Union\, the founder of AskBobo.org\, the only Bukharian online dictionary and the founder of The Jewish Silk Road Tours ™ walking tours in NYC. Manashe researched and produced several documentaries about Bukharian Jewish community as part of the Bukharian Lens project: The Untold Story of Bukharian Jews; The Untold Story of Bukharian Jews and Ashkenazi Jews Who Were Evacuated During WWII to Central Asia; Bukharian Roots. Manashe launched MEROS: Center for Bukharian Jewish Research & Identity at Queens College Hillel. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/the-purim-experience-the-jews-of-the-great-silk-road/ CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Persian-Experience-MKhaimov-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210228T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210228T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210204T152236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T173600Z UID:6887-1614513600-1614517200@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:The Persian Experience: Uprooted from Iran with Sharona Mizrahi DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience and National Museum of American Jewish History present: \nThe Persian Experience: \nUprooted from Iran with Sharona Mizrahi \nIn this part of “The Persian Experience” series\, Sharona Mizrahi shares her personal story \nSunday\, 28 February at 12:00PM EST \nAbout the speaker:\nSharona was born in Kerman\, Iran. Her great-grandparents came from Hamadan and Yazd. Sharona’s great-grandparents escaped the famine of 1917-1920 in Hamadan\, the city mentioned in the Book of Esther as Hegmatana or Ekbatana\, the capitol of the Persian Empire during Acheshverosh’s regime. \nSharona’s oldest brother\, Kurosh\, has traced her family’s lineage back six generations. Sharona attended public school in Iran until her first year of high school. Then in 1984\, she\, along with two sisters and one brother Z”L\, escaped from Iran. One night in August\, two weeks prior to Rosh Hashanah\, smugglers arrived in the middle of the night and the Mizrahi family dropped everything and left their house to escape. \nIn this talk\, Sharona will give a brief history of her family and their one-year journey to the United States. \nClick here to find out more about our upcoming course\, “The Persian Experience”. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/the-persian-experience-uprooted-from-iran-with-sharona-mizrahi/ CATEGORIES:Talk,Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Updated-Poster-Persian-Experience-SMizrahi-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210228T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210228T113000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223739 CREATED:20210211T000631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210212T154007Z UID:6942-1614506400-1614511800@americansephardi.org SUMMARY:Sephardic Culinary History with Chef Hélène Jawhara-Piñer DESCRIPTION:Sephardi Culinary History is a new show that combines chef and scholar Hélène Jawhara-Piñer’s fascination with food studies and flair for creating delicious cuisine. \nJoin along as she cooks Sephardic history! \nEpisode Seven: \nTurrón and Conversos\n \nSunday\, 28 February at 10:00AM EST \nPre-order your copy of “Sephardi: Cooking the History.\nRecipes of the Jews of Spain and the Diaspora\, from the 13th Century Onwards” now \nASF Broome & Allen Fellow Hélène Jawhara-Piñer earned her Ph.D in History\, Medieval History\, and the History of Food from the University of Tours\, France. \nChef Hélène’s primary research interest is the medieval culinary history of Spain through interculturality with a special focus on the Sephardic culinary heritage written in Arabic. A member of the IEHCA (Institute of European History and Cultures of Food)\, the CESR (Centre for Advanced Studies in the Renaissance)\, and the CoReMa Project (Cooking Recipes of the Middle Ages)\, Chef Hélène has lectured at Bar-Ilan University (in collaboration with the Stali Institute and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC): “El patrimonio culinario judío de la Península Ibérica a través de un manuscrito del siglo XIII. Ejemplos de la pervivencia de recetas en la cocina de los sefardíes de España y de Marruecos\,” 2018)\, as well as at conference of the Association Diwan (“Reflections on the Jewish heritage according to the Kitāb al-ṭabīẖ\,” 2015)\, IEHCA of Tours (“Jews and Muslims at the Table: Between coexistence and differentiation: state of affairs and reflections on the culinary practices of Jews and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula and in Sicily from the 12th to the 15th century\,” 2017)\, and Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies (“The hidden Jewish culinary heritage of the Iberian Peninsula through a manuscript of the 13th century. Examples of the provenance of some recipes in Venezuelan and Colombian cuisine\,” 2017). \nIn May\, Chef Hélène hosted “Shavuot in the Sephardic Kitchen: Bread of the Seven Heavens\,” one of the most popular sessions of the Great Big Jewish Food Fest. Her recipes have appeared in the Sephardi World Weekly\, Tablet Magazine\, The Forward\, and S&P Central’s Newsletter. Chef Hélène is currently writing a scholarly book and accompanying cookbook on the Jewish culinary history of Spain. \nWe are proud Chef Hélène is serving as one of the judges for the ASF’s Great Sephardic Chef Competition! \nSponsorship and Naming opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/sephardic-culinary-history-with-chef-helene-jawhara-piner-7/ CATEGORIES:Cooking,Culture & History ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://americansephardi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Blue-Orange-Photo-Pattern-Food-Facebook-Cover-8.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR