This essay is a personal meditation on Sephardic Judaism. It’s personal, because Sephardic Judaism is the Judaism I grew up with at home in Los Angeles. Above all, it’s personal, because Sephardic Judaism is something I deeply believe in as a way of life.

Original thoughts from Rabbi Daniel Bouskila’s, A Tradition with Vision: Sephardic Judaism for the 21st Century.

Original thoughts from Rabbi Daniel Bouskila’s, A Tradition with Vision: Sephardic Judaism for the 21st Century.

In current discourses on modern Israeli literature, the names Oz, Yehoshua and Grossman typically dominate the discussion. But how often do we hear the name Haim Sabato?

To conclude Mizrahi Heritage Month, we highlight the Syrian Jewish Community and the wider Sephardic Custom of Baqashot.

As a man of letters, Agnon showed deep appreciation for America’s marketplace of ideas and viewpoints.

It was an experience I will never forget. It was Chol HaMo’ed Sukkot, the intermediate days when one can go to work.

It’s time we stop dummying down Judaism and give our children, teenagers and young adults the respect and sophistication they deserve. Think Maimonides, not memes.

Classic Sephardic Judaism: THE KEY TO OUR FUTURE.

Message from SEC Director Rabbi Daniel Bouskila.

"Sephardic" is not limited to a cuisine, an ethnic background, or a set of customs & traditions.

Become exposed to the classic Sephardic teachings of Israel’s first Chief Rabbi & Risho Letzion- Rabbi Benzion Meir Hai Uziel z”l.

Rabbi Avraham David Shalem z"l - the last surviving student of Chief Rabbi R' Meir Uziel - was passionate about the wider community and Tikkun Olam.

It all begins with an idea.