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November
2025
Piyyut Workshop: Have No Fear!
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Delve into the world of Sephardic Golden Age poetry and song in this performance workshop led by Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas, professor and bandleader from...
Asefa (ah-sé-fah): (noun, אספה) A collective, assembly or gathering, with purpose.
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June
2025
Omni-American Juneteenth: Blues, Jazz, and Sephardi Piyyut
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As part of Festival Sefarad‘s month-long celebration of Sephardic culture, ASEFA will be featured this Juneteenth, in an event honoring the Black American experience by...
08
May
2025
U.S. Library of Congress
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Live at the Library! – Echoes of Andalus We are honored to perform at the U.S. Library of Congress – Thomas Jefferson Building Great Hall....
22
February
2026
NC Art Museum – Milhaud and Esther
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Darius Milhaud, in conjunction with the exhibit “The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt.” Performance and lecture related to the work of this...
18
June
2025
Sephardi Scholars Series with Dr. Edwin Seroussi and Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas on Yisrael Najara’s Piyyutim
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Join us for a deeper look into life and works of the prolific paytan, musician and Torah scholar Rabbi Israel Najara (c. 1550-1625/8) whose songs...