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One Small Sephardic Pastry Contains the Essence of Purim
By Makena Mezistrano There is perhaps no more ubiquitous Purim symbol than the hamentaschen—the triangle-shaped pastry made popular by...
Mar 11, 20194 min read


Introspection, Resolution and Action: The Jewish IRA
By Al Maimon This season in the Jewish calendar is a time for reflection and renewal. The main “sign posts” for this focus are Rosh...
Aug 26, 20184 min read
It's Our Shift
By Al Maimon For most of my life, I have actively advocated and encouraged ways and means of engaging more of our Sephardic community in...
Jul 22, 20184 min read


Return to Rhodes
By Cynthia Flash Hemphill Click here to read Cynthia's post.
Jul 5, 20171 min read


Shabbat Zachor/MiKamocha, and Purim
By Al Maimon This weekend we will read Megillat Esther( the Scroll of Esther), one of the books of the Bible to begin celebration of the...
Mar 9, 20173 min read


Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Tu BiShevat: New Year of Trees, a.k,a Fruticas
By Al Maimon Tu BiShevat, the fifteenth day of the month of Shevat (this year, Friday night, Feb. 10), is one of four “new years”...
Feb 5, 20174 min read


Boyos Para La Novia
By Cynthia Flash Hemphill What is the perfect wedding gift that parents can give a Sephardic bride? Read below to find out. This summer,...
Dec 19, 20162 min read


Finding New Friends (and Relatives!) at the Genealogy Conference
By Al Maimon Last week we staffed a Seattle Sephardic Network table at the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Society's...
Aug 26, 20162 min read


Borekas, Pastels, Yaprakis - Oh My!
By Cynthia Flash Hemphill If you believe the saying that "food is love," then there's a lot of love going on around the Seattle Sephardic...
Jul 29, 20162 min read


Sephardic Topics to Dominate International Genealogy Conference in Seattle This Summer
Seattle Sephardic Jews interested in genealogy are in for a fantastic treat this summer as Seattle becomes host to the 36th International...
Jul 6, 20163 min read


'Pikinik' Memories
By Al Maimon Who remembers the fun Sephardic 'pikiniks' we use to have? Nearby ones, like Madrona Park (I think the Ladineros recently...
Jun 6, 20161 min read
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