By Makena Mezistrano There is perhaps no more ubiquitous Purim symbol than the hamentaschen—the triangle-shaped pastry made popular by...

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...

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...

By Cynthia Flash Hemphill Click here to read Cynthia's post.

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...

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”...

By Cynthia Flash Hemphill What is the perfect wedding gift that parents can give a Sephardic bride? Read below to find out. This summer,...

By Al Maimon Last week we staffed a Seattle Sephardic Network table at the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Society's...

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...

Seattle Sephardic Jews interested in genealogy are in for a fantastic treat this summer as Seattle becomes host to the 36th International...

By Al Maimon Who remembers the fun Sephardic 'pikiniks' we use to have? Nearby ones, like Madrona Park (I think the Ladineros recently...