“Letters from the Land of Israel”
The Sephardi World Weekly’s “Letters from the Land of Israel” series looks at the Jewish holidays (Rosh HaShanah, Hanukkah, Passover, etc…) through the lens of Classic Sephardic Judaism.
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2024
16 October
A Sephardi Sukkot Story: R’Uziel & Etrogim
16 October
Raising the Sukkah of David: Prophecy, Purpose, & Piyyut
10 October
Texting & Teshuba: Classic Sephardic Teachings on The Days of Awe
25 January
The Surprising Sephardi Significance of Tu BeShevat
2023
23 November
The Jewish Meaning of Thanksgiving
26 July
Spies and Sensibility: Envisioning Excellence on Tish’a B’Ab
5 April
A Sephardi Sage’s Timely Thoughts on The Festival of Freedom
6 March
Classic Sephardi Sages on Purim: Costumes, Charity, & Communitas
2022
24 November
Covenant and Cornucopia: A Classic Sephardi Thanksgiving
23 November
Rescue, Repentance, & Reunion: Sigd’s Call for Jewish Unity
4 October
El Nora Alila: The Fifth & Final Call for Forgiveness
23 September
Re-envisioning Rosh HaShana 5783
5 August
Overcoming Disunity & Destruction: Thoughts for the 9th of Av
3 June
Jewish Particularity & Purpose: A Sephardi Sage on Shabu’ot’s All-Embracing Essence
5 May
Renewing Our Days: The Period Linking Yom Ha’Atzmaut to Yom Yerushalayim
2021
5 September
The Shofar’s Sephardi Significance
24 February
Classic Sephardi Sages on Purim: Costumes, Charity, & Communitas
2020
10 December
Hanukkah & Honeycombs: A Sephardi Sage on Ideal & Real Judaism
18 September
Why do we blow the shofar on Rosh HaShanah?
7 April
The Zoom Ruling: Controversy, Community, & Classic Sephardic Judaism
23 March
COVID-19 Blues: Rambam, Resilience, and the Power of the Mind
2019
28 November
What makes Thanksgiving so special?
27 November
Rescue, Repentance, & Reunion: Sigd’s Call for Jewish Unity
19 April
Pesach Alegre! A Sephardi Sage’s Timely Thoughts on The Festival of Freedom
2018
21 November
Covenant and Cornucopia: A Classic Sephardi Thanksgiving