What we do

The fellowship is designed to provide a diverse cohort of college student leaders a unique opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the Sephardic world — doing so through an exploration of the intellectual contributions, cultural accomplishments, multifaceted history, and leadership models of the Greater Sephardic world.

Featured Guest Speakers

Sephardic Hanukkah Recipes from the Middle Ages
Hélène Jawhara-Piñer
Poetry of Yehuda Halevy
Raymond Scheindlin
Memoirs of the Jewish Community of Tangiers and Tetuan
Carlos Benaim
Ladino Song
Sarah Aroeste
Maimonides
Rabbi Yamin Levy

Fellows are empowered to lead a community-building
project on their campus including

  • A Kurdish Sehraneh
    A Kurdish Sehraneh
  • Bukharian Shashmaqam
    Bukharian Shashmaqam
  • A Sephardic Shabbat at University of Pittsburgh
    A Sephardic Shabbat at University of Pittsburgh
  • Sephardic Genealogy Resources
    Sephardic Genealogy Resources
  • Art Exhibition inspired by Sephardic Sacred Architecture
    Art Exhibition inspired by Sephardic Sacred Architecture
  • Sephardic Synagogue of the Middle East
    Sephardic Synagogue of the Middle East
  • Instagram Educational Series
    Instagram Educational Series
  • Sephardic Leaders in America
    Sephardic Leaders in America