In memory of my ‘Tio José,’ a fiercely independent thinker who wrote passionately about Sephardic Judaism, rabbinic semiotics, and Jewish law—who became enmeshed in communal controversy for his ideas

David Adjmi’s writerly new memoir, ‘Lot Six,’ vividly portrays his growing into a gay man in Syrian Jewish Brooklyn, and how the allure of changing roles brought him theatrical success

An Instagram chat among friends turned into ‘Live With Lee,’ a hit show about relationships in the Sephardic community

Sephardic Jews built a safe haven around Ocean Parkway. Will the recent antisemitic attacks threaten our sense of safety?

On the trail of my great-grandfather, a merchant immigrant to Argentina

These gold bracelets have long been popular among Syrian Jewish girls. But their meaning has changed over the generations.

Women are leading the way as small businesses bring traditional recipes to the commercial marketplace

For Brooklyn’s Syrian Jews, an annual trip to the Caribbean island has become a family tradition

Isaac Mizrahi’s new ‘I.M.’ is a classic Jewish memoir of rebelling against stifling expectations to flourish in American possibility

The paper legacies of separate immigrant communities return under one roof after earthquake-induced exile

Tired of cheesecake and blintzes? Make cheese-filled sambusak your new holiday recipe.

Behind the scenes at every Syrian Jewish wedding in Brooklyn, one woman pulls the strings

Make a batch of keftes—sweet-and-sour Syrian meatballs with cherries and tamarind

Father buries seven children as wife, eldest daughter remain hospitalized

Yaakov Stark died penniless and unknown. His murals at the Ades Synagogue are a masterpiece of early Zionist art.