Celebrating Pregnancy
Describes the customs of Sephardic Jews who celebrated a woman's first pregnancy by cutting the swaddling clothes at a festive gathering of women
View ArticleRosh Hashanah Recipes
Sephardic recipes for Rosh Hashanah and blessings for special foods for the holiday
View ArticleCulinary Prayers — "Yehi Ratzon"
A women's tradition, followed largely in the Sephardic community, that provides a tasty counterpoint to the traditional male liturgy of the High Holidays. It also provides an opportunity for...
View ArticleUshpizata: Egalitarian Seder Ushpizin
A seder based on Sephardic tradition and form for welcoming the spiritual matriarchs and patriarchs to the sukkah
View ArticleGrace After Meals Meditation
Abbreivated grace after meals based on Brachot 40b, music by Rabbi Shefa Gold
View ArticleZeved Habat Origin
The biblical foundation of the centuries-old Sephardic tradition for welcoming a newborn girl
View ArticleSupplemental Verses to Grace After the Meal
For optional incorporation into a baby naming ceremony
View ArticleTraditional Sephardic Misheberakh for Naming a Daughter
A traditional Sephardic blessing for a girl
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