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The Oldest Surviving Synagogue in the Americas

Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue in Willemstad, Curaçao

The Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת מקווה ישראל-עמנואל; English: The Hope of Israel-Emanuel Synagogue), in Willemstad, Curaçao, is the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas.

For Immediate Release: Santa Catarina Israelite Association (AIC) Acquires First Property

For Immediate Release: Santa Catarina Israelite Association (AIC) Acquires First Property

Santa Catarina, Brazil March 8, 2022 – Santa Catarina Israelite Association (AIC), in affiliation with the Brazilian Israelite Confederation (CONIB), has acquired its first property, after 32 years of existence. Current AIC president and Sephardic U’s Latin American Community Leader, Eduardo Gentil announced, “On behalf of the current board of AIC, I would like to […]

Religious labels 4: Orthodox Ghetto

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Who is Orthodox? What is orthodoxy? Who is in and who is out? After seeing these questions discussed in endless articles, lectures, halakhic rulings, and debates, having worked with many different communities and rabbis, and upon witnessing the bitter political war over these terms, especially the one campaign led by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, […]

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