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THE DIASPORAS -6 Part

THE FATE OF THE ANUSIM As we have seen, the Arab period of Al-Andalus was very prosperous for Muslims, Christians, and Jews. However, several factors worked against Christianity at that time, including Catholic celibacy. Both imams and rabbis led normal lives and...

THE DIASPORAS -5 Part

JUDAISM IN SEPHARAD After the death of Muhammad, there were military conflicts among those who, as brothers, listened to the teachings of the “prophet,” as some considered themselves more “his followers” than others, a characteristic that has...

THE DIASPORAS -4 Part

THE BEGINNING OF THE SEPHARDIM We are now going to discuss the Sephardim not because they are less important than the Ashkenazim, but because they are less complicated yet more significant. This latter point, largely unknown today due to the majority extermination by...

THE DIASPORAS -3 Part

THE ASHKENAZIM AND CHRISTIANITY TODAY As noted in the previous article within this diaspora, there are several movements, and one of them, the Orthodox, is fragmented into various groups. An interesting question to ask is: Orthodox regarding what? Well, they are...

THE DIASPORAS -2 Part

THE ASHKENAZIM Although I want to focus more on contemporary history, it’s good to start by saying that between the 11th and 15th centuries, major rabbinic schools (yeshivot) developed in the area of Spain (known today as Sepharad) and the Eastern European...

THE DIASPORAS -1 Part.

A General Overview A few days ago, someone wrote to me asking to explain the differences between the various Jewish groups, although we have several articles on this Blog that discuss this (here), the topic is so complex that questions always remain. So, I take this...

IF WE ARE GUIDED BY GOD.

The word inspired by God, the Bible, not only empowers us to strengthen our spirit but also nourishes us with teachings and phrases capable of filling us with encouragement and hope. Its 613 commandments offer human beings guidance towards God (before the messianic...

FRAGMENTATION AND THE NEW MAN.

Fragmentation is a phenomenon that spread across various spheres of social life at the beginning of the 20th century through art. This phenomenon gave rise to the possibility of representing truth, life, and even objective reality from an individual perspective. This...

THE RENAISSANCE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE EDUCATION OF MODERN MAN.

What we know as the Renaissance marked a period of remarkable transformations that reverberated across various spheres. This phenomenon, which took place between the 14th and 17th centuries, revolutionized culture, the perception of the world, and human thought. We...

UNDERSTANDING THE CELEBRATION OF HANUKKAH (Part 5).

Hanukkah, a pedagogical resource in the hands of the apostles. We live in a world where spontaneity is constantly promoted, and although this is very good, the mistake has been to stigmatize everything falling under the category of ritual as bad. One of those who...