This is an English-speaking group for people interested in learning about and preserving the Western Sephardic / Spanish and Portuguese tradition, as practiced in various places worldwide including Amsterdam, Livorno, London, Bordeaux, New York. Please keep that goal in mind in your posts and responses.There are a few controversial topics that have been a major distraction in the discussions in this group. For this reason we have created a separate group named "Western Sephardic Debate", found here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/219308094782211/In that group we can discuss topics as Rabbinic treatment of conversos, the Kabala controversy, the merits and faults of movements like Shavei Israel.In this group, please keep in mind the goal, which is the study and Preservation of the Western Sephardic Tradition.(This doesn't mean you can't mention kabala or shavei or conversos, of course. Just don't have those endless debates, that will never be solved and are not the topic of this group.)Flagrant flouting of the rules may result in banishment from the group.