Any Sephardi Jews that can answer this please?

Question

Can you tell me how a Sephardi synagogue differs - if it does differ at all - from an Ashkenazi synagogue?

Also, are there any differences in how you practise Judaism to how I, as an Ashkenazi Jew, follow the religion? I'm assuming there are no major differences, but I heard that you can eat things over Pesach, for instance, that we can't.....???

Shanah tovah to you also!

Answer 1

Yes we DO get to eat rice during Pesach. Charoset is made differently by ashkenazim, I noticed that quite quickly too. Hmmm now that you mention it, many of the differences in foods used such as the sedar plate and Roh HaShana I noticed as well. But is that Ashkenazi v. Sefardi or is it U.S v. S. Amer.? Well, obviously south american cultures have had a larger impact on Sefardim as has middle eastern an mediterranean cultures.

It seems the differences aren't in the synagogues as much, except for some language alterations due, obviously, to the different origins.

Honestly, to tell you the truth I am getting more and more aquainted with Ashkenazim as I find Sefardim are not so common where we are. (As in there's about six of us.)
I'm still trying to determine if the differences in orthodoxy are caused by european vs. spanish or middle eastern descent, or by american culture. I believe both.

I've been suprised by the number of american Jews who are barely aware of Sefardim. They think if you're olive skinned you've converted!

The differences are generally minor. I wish i wasn't trying to recall them in a state of exhaustion. I'm off for a hot soak and I'll think about this...

Glad some men answered the syngogue questions. My female perspective also notes this- We name our kids after living relatives. Ashkenazi Jews seem horrified by this.

Answer 2

the adjustments are little. i'm many times Ashkenazic yet had one relative who replaced right into a Jew from Egypt. some Sepharidic interpretations of halacha are distinctive. additionally Yiddish is an Ashkenazic language.Ladino is a Sephardic Ashkenazic Jews have continuously saved different than for the cultures they lived in (for the main area) and Sephardi Jews have integrated greater or much less. There are distinctive pronunciations of the Hebrew utilized in Shul. The cantor chants slightly in any different case. additionally remember Yemenite Jews and Ethiopian Jews have distinctive traditions than the two Sepharidc or Ashkenazic. At Pesach Sephardi Jews consume some grains and a few legumes. some Sephardi Jews consume rice at Pesach as nicely. Sephardi tie tzit tzit in any different case and tefillin are wound in any different case around the arm. many times it is smaller issues. I see us all as Jews and that i've got long previous to the two Sephardic and Ashkenazic Shuls. Have an difficulty-free quickly!

Answer 3

Hi, I am on my way to conversion and have done much study about Sephardi Judaism. The first Jewish synagogue in the American was Separdic. Many Sephardic synagogues have there services in Ladino or Judaismo (Hebrew and old Cervantes Spanish mixed), depending on where your line comes from. Originally, Jews who came from the Iberian penninsula (Safarad in the Bible) were called Sephardi Jews. They differ from Anshkenazim because during the diaspora the Jews who went to Iberia had a different cultural make-up. Instead of Yidish, they speak Ladino and instead of an eastern european (German) diet they have a more mediterranian diet. Today, Sephardi also refers to the diaspora from Spain who settled in places such as north Africa and the Balkins. Please note, this is an unqualified answer.

Answer 4

Today the only diffrence btween each other if down to 10% on how stricked we are on some halut about 90%(if im not mistaken) is by the Ranban.
Peasch there a few diffrences on Praying there is but its more else the same some add one here and there

( An Askanz that learn in A spaedi Yeashiva For 8 - 9 months)

Answer 5

If you type' diff in worship between sephardi & ashkenazi Jews' into Google there is quite a lot of info.
Hope this helps