Explore the Geonic-Andalusian Torah Tradition and discover what it means to be Sephardic! Classes follow our Shabbat morning services (9:00a) and Sephardic kiddush lunch.

Open to experienced and beginner learners alike, join us every week to learn about the foundations of Sephardic thought. Join community member Mati McKenzie to dive into the foundations of the rich Torah learning traditions of the Sephardim, and gain a new level of understanding of what it means to be Jewish.

Often used to describe the ethnic and cultural character of Jews following the expulsion from Spain in 1492, Sephardic also describes the distinct intellectual tradition of the Jews across Southwest Asia, North Africa and the Mediterranean which emerged in the Muslim-ruled Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus) from the Babylonian/Geonic lineage of Torah thought. Distinct in form and function from the widely-spread Ashkenazi forms of learning, the Sephardic intellectual tradition is fiercely rational, yet welcomes relationships with science, mathematics, and the natural world as an act of devotion and spirituality.