This weeks Jewish terminology word: Converso

Converso
This Ladino word ( Judaeo-Spanish ) root word is  Convert. 

This term was for those Jews who were forced to convert to Christianity in the middle ages during the Spanish Inquisition.
Converso, is a more accurate less disparaging term to the more frequently used Morrano.
Morrano, which comes from the Spanish word swine. 
This where the term……. Morrano Jew come from.

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This weeks Jewish terminology word: piyyut (peeyoot) or piyyutim (peeyooteem)

Welcome to another wonderful G-D given week! #ThankYouHaShem I Pray others are having another wonderful first day of the week …. also commonly known as Sunday. This weeks Jewish terminology word is piyyut (peeyoot) in singular form or piyyutim (peeyooteem) in the plural. Definition : Jewish Religious Poem distinguished by its form rhyme, rhythm, andContinue reading “This weeks Jewish terminology word: piyyut (peeyoot) or piyyutim (peeyooteem)”

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