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Podcast: Jewish Ideas to Change the World
Episode: The Forgotten Torah – The Sephardic Approach to Halakha, Jewish Life, and Community Leadership
Description: A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Haim OvadiaThe event was co-sponsored by BMH-BJAbout the Event: Sephardic Halakha does not necessarily come from Spain – Sefarad, nor is it practiced solely or by all Sephardic rabbis. It is a way of life that balances religious behavior and knowledge with general sciences and with the necessities of life. It is the product of cross-cultural fertilization with Islam in its early and formative years, and it is markedly different from the Ashkenazi approach, which evolved under Catholic influence and which currently dominates Jewish rel...