Sephardi

comparative more Sephardi · superlative most Sephardi · alternative Sefardi · alternative Sepharadi

1. strictlyOf or relating to Jews of Iberia and their traditions, customs, and rituals. Their traditional vernacular is Ladino.First known use 19th c.

   Their claim is at least so far acknowledged by the Jews all over the world that the first rank is allowed by them to the Sephardi congregation in Jerusalem.

   1869 February 1, Mrs. Finn., edited by Carl Schwartz, The Scattered Nation and Jewish Christian Magazine, volume IV, London: Elliot Stock, page 48

   Synonyms: Sephardic

2. IsraelOf or relating to the Jews following the Sephardic law and customs; essentially, all non-Ashkenazi Jews in Israel, including those not of Iberian origin.

plural Sephardis · plural Sephardim · plural Sepharadim · alternative Sefardi · alternative Sepharadi

1. strictlyA Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose traditional language is Ladino.First known use 19th c.

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   In a move aimed at avoiding the mistakes made by many of the Jewish institutions in which students have grown up, the guidebook encourages students creating new Jewish organizations to ensure that “JOCSM (Jews of Color, Sephardi, Mizrahi) feel included and comfortable,” to maintain a “[s]upportive network of closed spaces for marginalized people,” and to directly“[a]cknowledge and confront Ashkenormativity.”

   2019 July 3, Jess Schwalb, “Red Line Rebellion”, in Jewish Currents

2. IsraelAny Jew following the Sephardic law and customs, instead of the Ashkenazic.