Comments on: The Truth About the Sephardic Community

By: Shmuel Engelsohn

Shmuel Engelsohn — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:44:31 +0000

I am not a Sephardi, but I was priviledged to have access to the Health Club of the Sephardic Community Center for twenty one years, until moving to Jerusalem. In all that time, I never once heard a word of nivul peh. I heard and overheard many discussions of how to help someone out a member of the community in need. Families remain close, married chidren trying to remain within Sabbath walking distance of their parents and each other. In many ways, it is an exceptional community.

By: MichelleNY

MichelleNY — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:43:11 +0000

25 & 28 are paranoid
beautiful article!
beautiful community!
may we and all of klal yisrael only hear besorot tovot!

By: Arieh

Arieh — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:11:10 +0000

Matisyohu28 – Rabbenu Yona was from Gerona, Sefarad and the Rashb”a was from Spain as well.

S.Y.W. – Many Acharonim were Sephardim; The Meam Loez, the Ohr HaChaim HaKadosh, the Chid”a/Birke Yosef, the Sdei Chemed, the Ben Ish Chai, the Kaf HaChaim, Rav Refael Baruch Toledano (Author of Kitzur Shulchan Shalem); and the list goes on.

Arieh

By: nameless

nameless — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:11:47 +0000

Makes a good point!
Cant imagine reading a headline on this site like’ ‘Litvaks are really very wamr people’ or
‘Chassidim are not as phony as you think’ etc.

Why this?

By: S.Y.W.

S.Y.W. — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:35:46 +0000

#23. Don’t contradict unless you know what you are talking about. Both Rabbenu Yona and the Rashba were from Spain and were definetly Sephardic. In addition to the Rif and Rabbi Yosef Cairo, as you mentioned. And the list goes on and on… In fact, most of the well known Rishonim were Sephardim. It was only with the Achronim, that the vast majority are Ashkenazim. But, we are all one Nation and follow the same one Torah. So it doesn’t really matter. I just wanted to clarify the mistake.

By: Broker

Broker — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:56:07 +0000

I agree with 21.

Unfortunately there is racism amongst Klall Yisroel as well.

Sephardic Jews produced our most respected personalities.

Only the ignorant demean them.

By: shaatra

shaatra — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:41:32 +0000

Wait- I’m not understanding the headline. The TRUTH about the sephardic community? Are you KIDDING me!! That’s pathetic!! Wow wow wow I am in utter shock. This is scary that you would write this. So what your trying to say is that before you thought the sephardic community are liars and cheaters but now u know the TRUTH about them? This is a disgrace to your website

By: shaatra

shaatra — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:36:36 +0000

The reason YWN posted this article (I think) is because the reports they have been posting WERE all negative about the Syrian community- that’s how I, as a Syrian, felt. Not that I needed this article to make me feel better. I KNOW how truly truly AMAZING my community is and I’m sooo happy to be apart of it! Almost everyday (sometimes there will be 3 or more things a day!!) there is a bake sale, chinese auction, dinners, ect. For tzedaka. They are so amazing

By: Matisyohu28

Matisyohu28 — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:48:43 +0000

chalabi – rabbeinu yonah and the rashba were totally ashkenazi – however you should include the rif, and shulchan aruch

By: CSJew

CSJew — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:43:20 +0000

Is this article talking specifically about one sefardi community in New York (ie, the syrian)?
Because they do not make up all worldwide sefardi communities.