Resilience Through Transmission

Jewish people have inherited resilience by communicating culture, values and faith across generations. This fourth issue of Distinctions is a voyage of discovery into those transmission methods.

The experiences of 16th century mystic Rav Yosef Karo demonstrate that the expulsion of Sephardic Jews from Spain was not the loss of home, but an impetus for returning home to the Land of Israel.

A Calcutta family on the move adapts the Sephardi ritual of yehi ratson, the Rosh Hashanah seder, to bring comfort and order to their new home.

A Bukharian Jewish couple make a decision that spreads love to their vanishing community, teaching their bar mitzvah son an enduring lesson in resilience.

Despite its informal beginnings, Sephardic Adventure Camp has evolved into a sacred lifecycle event for a growing number of families.

The scientific study of sound explains how Sephardic Jews have been able to transmit tradition and culture over time despite a history of traumatic rupture.