Posts by Ashira Abrami
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Fascinating. This video is mostly in Portuguese I wish there were subtitles in English. I can understand a good deal of this but not all of it. Apparently they're building a new Jewish museum and educational center having something to do with old Jewish quarters in Portugal. Spain also has a network of old Jewish quarters. If anyone can shed some light as to what all is discussed in the video tha...
Do you serve S&P haroseth, your fave non-S&P haroseth, both, multiple? Please share the recipe!
Who sells specially made ROUND lace doilies used to cover the sensenyas? (No-pockets)
In addition to kaddish, visiting the cemetery, & hashcaboth, what are some S&P customs associated with nahala, particularly ones people might not think of?
Do we have a custom to wear a particular type of attire to the haggadah beyond the regular Yom Tob dress? What about wearing white?
Do we (S&P) have any elaborate traditions regarding presentation & delivery of mishloah manoth* current or archaic?
PURIM ALEGRE!What are unique Purim foods, customs, songs and traditions for S&P on Purim? (Any location) Thanks.
Besides always saying מזל טוב, how do you usually say, "Congratulations*" when a baby is born?
What are some unique and or distinguishing features in the berith milah celebrations and ceremonies in the Western Sephardic communities and how elaborate do most families like to make them according to their means? Does it start early or later, and.do people dress casual, semi-formal or formally? Is there musical entertainment? (For example, are we talking about dairy pastries, fruits according a...
I would like to make a personal addendum to my copy of the Treasury of Sephardic Laws & Customs for the sections on Spanish & Portuguese which often contains less information than Syrian, Moroccan, or Judeo Spanish. I am particularly interested in life cycle customs more so than any liturgical ones. Have you noticed any omissions? What would you add or change?
Does anyone have specific information for assembling platikos de Purim? What foods do you include? Do you have any pictures?
Lavia? I can't find anything about this custom.I see things about shalom zachar, brit Yitzchak, caché nacht, but not this one. Please help!
Reprinted from another group:Can someone post either a photo/scan of the Yehi Rasones according to S&P and give the origin (US, London, Amsterdam, etc.), please? Alternatively, if you can't post the above, can you comment here the list of produce used in the seder (Gourd, pomegranate, etc.)Thanks! ¡Muchos años!
Can anybody tell me what the Amish have to do with Sephardim?
Can anybody recommend a binding service? I have a mahzor I'd like to rebind, as well as the rest of my DeSola-Pool sefarim. I'd like to get them done in a nice leatherette, one of those really silky feeling materials. Suggestions? Preferably some company that doesn't charge an outrageous amount of money. Thanks.