Sephardi
Spanish Jewish heritage
A Sephardi is a Jew whose ancestry traces to the Iberian Peninsula—Spain and Portugal—before the expulsions of the late 15th century.
Sephardim developed distinct religious customs, pronunciation of Hebrew, and cultural traditions, including the Ladino language.
The term often broadens to include Jews from North Africa and the Middle East, though some prefer Mizrahi for those communities.
Sephardi synagogues follow different liturgical traditions than Ashkenazi ones.
Jews of European descent
- LadinoSephardic heritage language
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
lineage · genealogy · patrilineal · matrilineal · bloodline · kinship · descendants · Iberian
Sephardic heritage language
- Judeo-SpanishSephardic Jews' ancestral language
- AndalusianOf southern Spain
- MoorishOf medieval Iberian Muslims
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
Mediterranean · cuisine · oral tradition · poetry · proverbs · folk tales · calligraphy · illuminated manuscripts
Sephardic heritage language
- Judeo-SpanishSephardic Jews' ancestral language
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- CastilianSpain's official language
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
Jewish house of worship
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
- TalmudRabbinic law compilation
- ShabbatJewish day of rest
kosher · mitzvah · Yom Kippur · Rosh Hashanah · Passover · Sukkot · Shavuot · Purim
Spanish order banishing Jews
- 1492Discovery voyage year
- InquisitionChurch tribunal against heretics
- FerdinandTraditional male given name
- IsabellaSpanish royal name
exile · Spain · Portugal · Iberian Peninsula · Ottoman Empire · Thessaloniki · Amsterdam · Morocco
Legendary period of perfection
- Al-AndalusMedieval Islamic Spain
- ReconquistaIberian Christian territorial recovery
- InquisitionChurch tribunal against heretics
- expulsionForced permanent removal
Ashkenazi
Jews of European descent
- LadinoSephardic heritage language
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
ancestry · lineage · genealogy · patrilineal · matrilineal · bloodline · kinship · descendants · Iberian · Mediterranean
Ladino
Sephardic heritage language
- Judeo-SpanishSephardic Jews' ancestral language
- AndalusianOf southern Spain
- MoorishOf medieval Iberian Muslims
Ottoman · Mediterranean · cuisine · oral tradition · poetry · proverbs · folk tales · calligraphy · illuminated manuscripts
Ladino
Sephardic heritage language
- Judeo-SpanishSephardic Jews' ancestral language
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- CastilianSpain's official language
preservation · revitalization · literature · ballads · proverbs
synagogue
Jewish house of worship
Shabbat · kosher · mitzvah · Yom Kippur · Rosh Hashanah · Passover · Sukkot · Shavuot · Purim · Hanukkah
Alhambra Decree
Spanish order banishing Jews
- 1492Discovery voyage year
- InquisitionChurch tribunal against heretics
- FerdinandTraditional male given name
Isabella · exile · Spain · Portugal · Iberian Peninsula · Ottoman Empire · Thessaloniki · Amsterdam · Morocco · Tunisia
Golden Age
Legendary period of perfection
- Al-AndalusMedieval Islamic Spain
- ReconquistaIberian Christian territorial recovery
- InquisitionChurch tribunal against heretics