Sephardi
a member of the diasporic Jewish population that settled in Spain and Portugal, distinguished from the Ashkenazim and from other Jewish communities chiefly by liturgy, religious customs, and pronunciation of Hebrew: after expulsion from Spain and Portugal in 1492, the Sephardim established communities in North Africa, the Balkans, Western Europe, and elsewhere: She grew up in a warm Jewish community, most of whom were Sephardim.
Also Se·phar·dic [suh-fahr-dik] /səˈfɑr dɪk/ . of or relating to the diasporic Jewish population that settled in Spain and Portugal and later dispersed to North Africa, the Balkans, Western Europe, and elsewhere, or to the culture, liturgy, or variety of Hebrew used by these Jews: He has also published research on Sephardi schools in Argentina.The music of the prayers is performed mainly in the Eastern Sephardi style.
Origin of Sephardi
1- Compare Ashkenazi.
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How to use Sephardi in a sentence
Jews of Sephardic origin were protected by a law of 1924 that granted them Spanish citizenship.
Yosef was a leader in religious outreach, and brought thousands of Sephardic Jews back into the religious fold.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Israel’s Pragmatic Kingmaker | Jay Michaelson | October 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTTo millions of Sephardic and Mizrachi Jews around the world, he was a hero.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Israel’s Pragmatic Kingmaker | Jay Michaelson | October 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHer words were warmly received by the Speaker of the Knesset, a politician from Shas, the Sephardic ultra-Orthodox party.
Religion And State In Ruth Calderon's Knesset Speech | Zachary Braiterman | February 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe decisive faction here might be the Shas party, which represents the large Sephardic population.
Israel’s Religious Zionist Vs. Ultra-Orthodox Rift | Rabbi Daniel Landes | February 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The Sephardic Jews in all these respects occupied a superior position, and they merited the partiality shown to them.
For over thirty-five years he remained the spiritual chief of the Sephardic Jews in this country.
Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2) | William Henry AthertonTen congregations at least were soon formed here, the most of Sephardic origin.
History of the Jews, Vol. IV (of VI) | Heinrich GraetzThese Jews, true to their religious instincts, built synagogues wherever they settled and were called Sephardic Congregations.
On the Trail of The Immigrant | Edward A. SteinerHis daughter was to be married under the Sephardic canopy, and no jot of synagogual honour was to be bated the bridegroom.
The King of Schnorrers | Israel Zangwill
British Dictionary definitions for Sephardi
/ (sɪˈfɑːdiː) /
a Jew of Spanish, Portuguese, or North African descent
(loosely) any Oriental Jew
the pronunciation of Hebrew used by these Jews, and of Modern Hebrew as spoken in Israel
(modifier) of or pertaining to the Sephardim, esp to their liturgy and ritual
(modifier) of or pertaining to the liturgy adopted by certain European, esp Chassidic, communities who believe it to be more authentic but nonetheless differing from the genuine Oriental liturgy
Origin of Sephardi
1- Compare Ashkenazi
Derived forms of Sephardi
- Sephardic, adjective
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