Rabbi Daniel Bouskila, Author at Jewish Journal https://jewishjournal.com/author/rabbibouskila/ Connect. Inform. Inspire. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 09:27:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-jjlogo6214_512-32x32.png Rabbi Daniel Bouskila, Author at Jewish Journal https://jewishjournal.com/author/rabbibouskila/ 32 32 Sephardic Torah | God Loves Converts…So Does Rabbi Haim Amsellem https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/sephardic-torah/361334/sephardic-torah-god-loves-convertsso-does-rabbi-haim-amsellem/ Thu, 03 Aug 2023 09:27:53 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=361334 Rabbi Haim Amsellem is this generation’s leading rabbinic scholar on conversion to Judaism.

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]]> Sephardic Torah | Tuesdays with Rabino Abraham Shalem https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/sephardic-torah/361100/sephardic-torah-tuesdays-with-rabino-abraham-shalem/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 09:00:06 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=361100 As one of the last living students of Rabbi Benzion Uziel, Rabino Shalem upheld the universalist teachings of his master.

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]]> Sephardic Torah | Imagine: John Lennon or Rabbi Uziel? https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/sephardic-torah/360922/sephardic-torah-imagine-john-lennon-or-rabbi-uziel/ Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:17:24 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=360922 Does Judaism have a global mission, and if so, can Tisha B’Av help us fulfill it?

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]]> Rabbi Uziel and the Holocaust: New Readings for Tisha b’Av https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/360859/rabbi-uziel-and-the-holocaust-new-readings-for-tisha-bav/ Wed, 19 Jul 2023 20:27:50 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=360859 Many years ago, on Tisha b’Av, a Sephardic rabbi in Israel delivered powerful words on the Holocaust that still resonate today.

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]]> Israel: A Steaming Pot https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/360437/israel-a-steaming-pot/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 22:27:28 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=360437 (Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3)

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]]> Humans of Israel: My Uncle Isaac https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/358021/humans-of-israel-my-uncle-isaac/ Thu, 20 Apr 2023 09:13:18 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=358021 As I sat in the plane on my way to Israel, I reflected on the 43-year relationship I had with my father’s youngest brother.

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]]> Mimouna: In My Mind I’ve Gone to Marrakech https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/holidays/357814/mimouna-in-my-mind-ive-gone-to-marrakech/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 22:53:37 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=357814 For North African Jews, it’s a night when we turn over our homes from Passover to Mimouna, a joyous family and community-oriented cultural celebration that’s all about blessings, smiles and sweets.

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]]> Passover in Auschwitz, 1943: When Ashkenazi Jews Used a Sephardic Haggadah https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/357500/passover-in-auschwitz-1943-when-ashkenazi-jews-used-a-sephardic-haggadah/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 09:58:32 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=357500 Kotlianski’s story begins a few days before Passover, on Shabbat HaGadol, the Shabbat immediately preceding Passover.

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]]> Not Really Sephardic: Why Has Extremism Hijacked My Heritage? https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/357095/not-really-sephardic-why-has-extremism-hijacked-my-heritage/ Wed, 15 Mar 2023 19:18:30 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=357095 As a Sephardic Jew who was raised with the classic Sephardic principles of tolerance, respect and religious moderation, I lament the contemporary absence of these values in today’s Sephardic rabbinic leaders, especially in Israel.

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]]> From West Hollywood to Yeshiva University: A Sephardic Jew’s Journey in the World of the Holocaust https://jewishjournal.com/community/356648/from-west-hollywood-to-yeshiva-university-a-sephardic-jews-journey-in-the-world-of-the-holocaust/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:55:06 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=356648 I always wanted to explore the Holocaust on a deeper level.

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