Maimonides of Cordoba and the Rationality of the Mitzvot

Maimonides of Cordoba and the Rationality of the Mitzvot

Maimonides of Cordoba and the Rationality of the Mitzvot Maimonides’s answer is that, while the mitzvot do indeed affect the world, they do not directly influence God or nature. Instead, they work by transforming the person who fulfills them. We saw earlier...
Hanukkah, Light and Resistance

Hanukkah, Light and Resistance

Hanukkah, Light and Resistance by Lazora Jordan This piece is taken from the dvar Torah delivered at the inaugural meeting of the Jews of Color and Allies Advisory group. As we begin to celebrate Hanukkah, I am comforted by the themes of creating light in the midst of...
Judaica Art from Sepharad

Judaica Art from Sepharad

Judaica Art from Sepharad  From La Sinagoga Abierta (The Open Synagogue) we want to offer you the opportunity to acquire unique pieces of Judaica made in Spain by local artists. It is a wonderful opportunity to support our work and to have a piece of Sepharad in your...
Jewish Cordoba Tour

Jewish Cordoba Tour

Discover Jewish Cordoba with Rabbi Haim Casas The Open Synagogue offers all visitors to Cordoba the possibility of discovering its Jewish quarter with Rabbi Haim Casas, rabbi, official tourist guide and researcher at the University of Córdoba. Cordoba, founded by...
Your Jewish Wedding in Spain

Your Jewish Wedding in Spain

We help you organize your Jewish wedding in Spain Chuppah is the point of arrival: the home and family that the couple will build together; at the same time, it is the starting point for a life of complicity in the face of life’s adventure. A day to celebrate together...
The Zeal for Justice and Human Rights

The Zeal for Justice and Human Rights

Sermon delivered by rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah on the occasion of the EUPJ Pride Shabat 3rd of July 2021- 23 Tammuz 5781 Shabbat shalom everyone. It’s an honour and a great pleasure to be invited to speak today at this first European Union for Progressive Judaism Pride...