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Pot luck vegetarian dinner with songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish led by Stephanie Sofie Shefia Cohen, and a bilingual poetry reading.

This month we present Who Is A Jew And What Kind Of A Jew He Is? By contemporary Mizrahi poet Sami Shalom Chetrit. Born in Morocco and raised in Israel, Sami Shalom Chetrit makes his home in New York City where he teaches at Queens College.

If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up. And bring a vegetarian dish to share!

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Pot luck vegetarian dinner with songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish led by Stephanie Sofie Shefia Cohen, and a bilingual poetry reading.

This month we present The Interpreter of Desires, Poem XIII by twelfth century Sufi poet Ibn Arabi.

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Pot luck dinner with poetry and songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish. This month we are blessed to have the leadership of Sarah Arrowsmith while Sofie Shefia is away.

After the service we will share the poem The Interpreter of Desires XV by the great twelfth century Spanish Sufi poet Ibn Arabi. Readings in English and the Spanish translation by Héctor Contreras López and Marciel Romero.

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Pot luck dinner with poetry, songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish. Led by Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen. Candle lighting at 6:30.
This month we begin an exploration of the poetry of Ibn Arabi.
Our bilingual reading features “The Interpreter of Desires, XVIII”, translated to Spanish by Héctor Contreras López and Marciel Romero. Everyone will have an opportunity to share their reactions to this great poem.

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Pot luck dinner with poetry, songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish. Led by Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen. Candle lighting at 6:30.

We conclude our three-month exploration of the poetry of Algerian born Erez Bitton, the first Mizrahi poet to receive the Israel Prize in Literature. His parents, originally from Morocco, moved to Israel in 1948 with Erez.

This month’s bilingual reading features “Moroccan Wedding”, translated to Spanish by Héctor Contreras López and Marciel Romero. Everyone will have an opportunity to share their reactions to this great poem.

If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up. And bring a vegetarian dish to share!

Sephardic Shabbat moved to the 3rd Friday night this month, May 17 - see you at FESTIVAL SEFARDÍ !

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Pot luck dinner with poetry, songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish. Led by Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen. Candle lighting at 6:30.

We will continue a three-month exploration of the poetry of Algerian born Erez Bitton, the first Mizrahi poet to receive the Israel Prize in Literature. His parents, originally from Morocco, moved to Israel in 1948 with Erez.

Be prepared to share your response to this month’s poem, “In Praise of the Dreamers of Jerusalem”, read out loud in English and Spanish (translated by Héctor Contreras López and Marciel Romero).

If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up. And bring a vegetarian dish to share!

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Pot luck dinner with poetry, songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish. Led by Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen. Candle lighting at 6:30.

Tonight we begin a three-month exploration of the poetry of Algerian born Erez Bitton, the first Mizrahi poet to receive the Israel Prize in Literature. His parents, originally from Morocco, moved to Israel in 1948 with Erez.

Be prepared to share your response to Zohra El Fassia, a beautiful poem, read out loud in English and Spanish (translated by Héctor Contreras López and Marciel Romero).

If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up. And bring a vegetarian dish to share!

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Come sing and pray and enjoy the poetry with us! Prayers are in Ladino and Hebrew and led by Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen. We continue our three-month series of readings from the Zohar, in English and Spanish. The Zohar is a mystical commentary on the Torah, received by the Spaniard Moses de León at the end of the thirteenth century. It is written as a series of poems. This month we will be reading “Is There Anyone Like Moses?”

Be prepared to share your response to a beautiful poems which will be read out loud in English and Spanish. If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up. And bring a vegetarian dish to share!

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Come sing and pray and enjoy the poetry with us! Prayers are in Ladino and Hebrew and led by Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen. This month we begin a three-month series of readings from the Zohar, in English and Spanish. The Zohar is a mystical commentary on the Torah, received by the Spaniard Moses de León at the end of the thirteenth century.

Our first selection is "Male and Female", (Zohar on Genesis.)

Be prepared to share your response to this beautiful poem which will be read out loud in English and Spanish. If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up. And bring a vegetarian dish to share!

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In light of the horrific events of the last week, Shabbat is our opportunity to be together and strengthen our connection with each other. It may be the most powerful thing we have.

Come sing and pray and discuss the poetry with us in the courtyard. Prayers are in Ladino and Hebrew and led by Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen.

We will be reading two poems relevant to the current situation.

Please bring a vegeterian potluck dish to share, and arrive a little early if you are able, to help set up.

Candle lighting is at 7pm.

Everyone is welcome.

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Welcome to a magical evening of Sephardic poetry, prayer and song in the beautiful courtyard of Nahalat Shalom. Break bread with us and share in our circle.

Bring a vegetarian potluck dish to share, and enjoy the company, the prayers, the poetry and the singing.

Everyone is welcome!

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Come sing and pray and enjoy the poetry with us! Prayers are in Ladino and Hebrew and led by Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen. This month we continue our series on African American poets, translated into Spanish by Héctor Contreras López, our response to the current attempt to erase African American literature in the US. We will read "If We Must Die," by Claude McKay. Born in Jamaica in 1890, McKay was one of the most important poets of the Harlem Renaissance. He died in Chicago in 1948.

Be prepared to share your response to this beautiful poem which will be read out loud in English and Spanish. If you are able, please show up early to help set up. And bring a vegetarian dish to share!

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POEM: The Grave of the Slave

Come sing and pray and enjoy the poetry with us in the orchard! Prayers are in Ladino and Hebrew and led by Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen. This month we begin a series on African American poets, translated into Spanish by Héctor Contreras López. We will read "The Grave of the Slave", by Sarah Louisa Forten, a well-known abolitionist, who founded the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society in 1833. Be prepared to share your response to this beautiful poem which will be read out loud in English and Spanish. If you are able, please show up early to help set up. And bring a vegetarian dish to share!

Welcome to a magical evening of Sephardic poetry, prayer and song in the beautiful courtyard of Nahalat Shalom. Break bread with us and share in our circle.

Bring a vegetarian potluck dish to share, and enjoy the company, the prayers, the poetry and the singing.

Everyone is welcome!

Or join us on Zoom!

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Please join us as we celebrate Shabbat in the Sephardic tradition. Sofie Shefia will lead us in song and prayer, joined by Hershel Weiss, one of the founding organizers. The evening includes an opportunity form everyone to share from their heart, and Sephardic poetry readings presented by writer, researcher, teacher and translator Héctor Contreras López.

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Welcome to a magical evening of Sephardic poetry and song around the campfires in the beautiful courtyard at Nahalat Shalom. Amongst the new leaves of the fruit trees, the crocuses and daffodils, come partake in the vegetarian potluck dinner and tri-lingual poetry reading and personal sharing. Our special guests are Paolo Dutra Fatima Cordeiro from UNM, reading in Portuguese. The poem this month is “Decimas” by 18th century crypto-Jewish Brazilian poet, and victim of the Inquisition, Antonio José da Silva. Bring a vegetarian potluck dish to share, and enjoy the company, the poetry and the singing. Or join us on Zoom!

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Poem: Prosopopea

We’ve got songs and prayers in Hebrew, Ladino and English, and Sephardic poetry and discussion. Bring your whole self to this participatory evening!

We are very excited to welcome two special guests from UNM: Professor Paulo Dutra and Fátima Cordeiro, as we begin a new series of poetry written in Portuguese. The first poet in this series is Bento Teixeira Pinto, who was born in Porto, Portugal, ca. 1561, and died in Lisbon, ca. 1618. He spent many years of his life in Brazil, where he wrote the poetry book by which he is known today, Prosopopea (1601). Paulo and Fátima will join us to read excerpts of the original Portuguese version of the poem.

This month we will be meeting on Zoom only and especially invite our out of town friends to participate. To our friends who are accustomed to attending in person, please hop on Zoom this month! In April we will return to our hybrid format.

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Poem: La tierra de Córdoba (Fragmento)

Please join us as we celebrate Shabbat in the Sephardic tradition. Sofie Shefia will lead us in song and prayer, joined by Hershel Weiss, one of the founding organizers. The evening includes an opportunity form everyone to share from their heart, and Sephardic poetry readings presented by writer, researcher, teacher and translator Héctor Contreras López.

In February we are reading poems by Colombian Sephardic poet Jorge Isaacs Ferrer.

We're meeting in person around a campfire so dress warmly, bring a vegetarian potluck dish to share, and a mug for hot drinks and enjoy the company, the poetry, the singing. Or join us on Zoom!

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Please join us as we celebrate Shabbat in the Sephardic tradition. Sofie Shefia will lead us in song and prayer, joined by Hershel Weiss, one of the founding organizers. The evening includes an opportunity form everyone to share from their heart, and Sephardic poetry readings presented by writer, researcher, teacher and translator Héctor Contreras López.

Read Bio Héctor Contreras López

Read poem El dios del siglo

In January and February we are reading poems by Colombian Sephardic poet Jorge Isaacs Ferrer.

We're meeting in person around a campfire so dress warmly, bring a vegetarian potluck dish to share, and a mug for hot drinks and enjoy the company, the poetry, the singing. Or join us on Zoom!

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Poem: El dios del siglo

Please join us as we celebrate Shabbat in the Sephardic tradition. Sofie Shefia will lead us in song and prayer, joined by Hershel Weiss, one of the founding organizers. The evening includes an opportunity form everyone to share from their heart, and Sephardic poetry readings presented by writer, researcher, teacher and translator Héctor Contreras López.

In December, January and February we are reading poems by Colombian Sephardic poet Jorge Isaacs Ferrer. December's poem is El dios del siglo (The God of This Age).

We're meeting in person around a campfire so dress warmly, bring a vegetarian potluck dish to share, and a mug for hot drinks and enjoy the company, the poetry, the singing. Or join us on Zoom!

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This month’s poem - Invocación

Please join us as we celebrate Shabbat in the Sephardic tradition. Sofie Shefia will lead us in song and prayer, joined by Hershel Weiss, one of the founding organizers. The evening includes an opportunity for everyone to share from their heart, and Sephardic poetry readings presented by writer, researcher, teacher and translator Héctor Contreras López. In September, October and November we are reading poems by Venezuelan Sephardic poet Elías David Curiel.

Join us around the campfire! Dress warmly, bring a vegetarian dish and welcome shabbat in Nahalat Shalom’s beautiful courtyard. Our out of town friends and others who can’t be there physically are invited to participate via Zoom.

We look forward to seeing you!

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PDF of this month’s poem - Ley étnica

Please join us as we celebrate Shabbat in the Sephardic tradition. Sofie Shefia will lead us in song and prayer, joined by Hershel Weiss, one of the founding organizers. The evening includes an opportunity for everyone to share from their heart, and Sephardic poetry readings presented by writer, researcher, teacher and translator Héctor Contreras López. In September, October and November we are reading poems by Venezuelan Sephardic poet Elías David Curiel.

If you are able to attend in person, please bring a vegetarian dish and join us in Nahalat Shalom’s beautiful courtyard. Our out of town friends and others who can’t be there physically are invited to join us and participate via Zoom.

We look forward to seeing you!

IN PERSON or ZOOM

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Please join us as we celebrate Shabbat in the Sephardic tradition. Sofie Shefia will lead us in song and prayer, joined by Hershel Weiss, one of the founding organizers. The evening includes an opportunity for everyone to share from their heart, and Sephardic poetry readings presented by writer, researcher, teacher and translator Héctor Contreras López. In September, October and November we are reading poems by Venezuelan Sephardic poet Elías David Curiel. This month, the poem Súplica will be read. You may download it HERE. Read about Elías David Curiel. Visit our Sephardic Poetry Translation Project page.

Sephardic Shabbat will meet in person this month, for a vegetarian potluck dinner under a canopy in Nahalat Shalom's beautiful courtyard. Please bring a vegetarian dish and join us if you can. We will also be Zooming the event for our out of town friends and others who are unable to attend in person. A monitor will be set up so that those on Zoom can participate and be seen and heard by those who are physically present at the dinner/service.

We look forward to seeing everyone!

IN PERSON or ZOOM

ID: 898 1462 4964
Passcode: 662484
Download SONG SHEET AND PRAYERS

Please join us as we celebrate Shabbat in the Sephardic tradition. Sofie Shefia will lead us in song and prayer, joined by Hershel Weiss, one of the founding organizers. The evening includes an opportunity for everyone to share from their heart, and Sephardic poetry readings presented by writer, researcher, teacher and translator Héctor Contreras López.

Sephardic Shabbat will meet in person this month, for a vegetarian potluck dinner under a canopy in Nahalat Shalom's beautiful courtyard. Please bring a vegetarian dish and join us if you can. We will also be Zooming the event for our out of town friends and others who are unable to attend in person. A monitor will be set up so that those on Zoom can participate and be seen and heard by those who are physically present at the dinner/service.

We look forward to seeing everyone!

ID: 898 1462 4964
Passcode: 662484
Download SONG SHEET AND PRAYERS

Please join us as we celebrate Shabbat in the Sephardic tradition. Sofie Shefia will lead us in song and prayer, joined by Hershel Weiss, one of the founding organizers. The evening includes an opportunity for everyone to share from their heart, and Sephardic poetry readings presented by writer, researcher, teacher and translator Héctor Contreras López

Join us in person or on Zoom for Festival Sefardí!

Please RSVP if you plan to come to the dinner.

Zoom Info:
ID: 872 7614 3010 | Passcode: SHALOM

Renowned authors Myriam Moscona and Ruth Behar are coming to Albuquerque and will be our special guests for an in-person vegetarian potluck dinner, broadcast live on Zoom.

See the complete schedule for the weekend of Sephardic poetry, art, music and stories; buy tickets; and find more information here: Festival Sefardí all information Click Here