Jewterpretor · @jewterpretor
375 followers · 446 posts · Server babka.social
#Mizrachi (#Mizrahi, etc) /mizraˈχi (Hebrew), mɪzˈraχi (Jewish English)/ = 1. Eastern; 2. Mizrahi Jews = Middle Eastern Jews, plus their customs; 3. a Sephardic Jewish surname (originally as a description for Jews who reached the Iberian Peninsula from the East, or who lived on the Eastern side of the Iberian Peninsula)
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Jim Wald · @CitizenWald
797 followers · 717 posts · Server historians.socialUntil the #EarlyModern era, the #MiddleEast & #NorthAfrica were home to the largest #Jewish #population, after which Europe surpassed them. For that reason & due to #immigration patterns, this #Ashkenazi culture is dominant in USA.
There is, however, unity in diversity. The C12 #Hanukkah poem Ma'oz Tzur is used in both Askhenazi & #Sephardi / #Mizrachi traditions, but the melodies are refreshingly different:
#earlymodern #middleeast #northafrica #jewish #population #immigration #ashkenazi #hanukkah #sephardi #mizrachi #mazeldon #medinatamerica
Jewish conversations · @JewishConversations
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When Europeans went to America they didn’t find ancient manuscripts of Shakespeare: because they were colonisers
Jews in Israel find ancient manuscripts written in Hebrew, the same language they speak today, describing the same rituals they observe: because they’re indigenous.
- Lee Kern
#Jewish #Judaism #Torah #OrthodoxJudaism #ConservativeJudaism #ReformJudaism #havurah #beitmidrash #indigenous #Israel #Zion #Zionism #AshkenaziJews #Ashkenazi #Sephardic #SephardicJews #Mizrachi #MizrachiJew
#jewish #judaism #torah #orthodoxjudaism #conservativejudaism #reformJudaism #havurah #beitmidrash #indigenous #Israel #zion #zionism #ashkenazijews #ashkenazi #Sephardic #sephardicjews #mizrachi #mizrachijew