American Sephardi Federation
Sephardi Voices, 1492-1992: A Study Guide
By Marc D. Angel
What happened to Spanish Jewery after their expulsion from Spain in 1492? Where did the Sephardim settle, who were some of their leading thinkers and personalities, what were their continuing contributions to world Jewery?
Rabbi Angel brings us a rich treasury of historical documents. Spanish folklore; philosophical, ethical, and mystical tracts; and especially rabbinic responsa-all help us to understand the changing conditions that Sephardic Jews faced in their new worlds. Rabbinic responsa, which are based on halakhah, do not develop in a vacuum. New situations raise new questions, which in turn require new answers.
By Marc D. Angel
What happened to Spanish Jewery after their expulsion from Spain in 1492? Where did the Sephardim settle, who were some of their leading thinkers and personalities, what were their continuing contributions to world Jewery?
Rabbi Angel brings us a rich treasury of historical documents. Spanish folklore; philosophical, ethical, and mystical tracts; and especially rabbinic responsa-all help us to understand the changing conditions that Sephardic Jews faced in their new worlds. Rabbinic responsa, which are based on halakhah, do not develop in a vacuum. New situations raise new questions, which in turn require new answers.