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How to Make Jewish Student Organizations More Welcoming to Sephardic and Mizrahi Students
While Jewish organizations on campuses have done more in recent years to engage the Sephardi and Mizrahi students, they’re struggling to make it sustainable.
Join Manashe Khaimov as he discusses exploring the ways in which this prevalent, but often neglected, demographic can make its voice heard.
- By Manashe Khaimov, on April 5, 2023, in algemeiner.com
Proposed US census categories on race and ethnicity leave some Jews in a confusing place
The leader of an advocacy group for Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews is worried that a major change to how the United States gathers and analyzes racial and ethnic data would likely do little to address the concerns of Jewish communities that don’t fit neatly into most categories.
- By Adam Kovac, on January 31, 2023, in forward.com
Elul in Uzbekistan: Looking back at thousands of years to find inspiration for today
Traveling to Uzbekistan with SAMi provided the authentic connection to Judaism I was craving. We were provided with a taste of a more undisturbed and genuine sense of what Jewish life was like in Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries for generations prior. Our tour visited the synagogues and yeshivot where some of our greatest Sephardic rabbis studied and where countless Jews from lands near and far were welcomed with open arms.
- By Theodore Feldsher, on October 7, 2022, in ejewishphilanthropy.com
Atid Choir: A Bukharian Seder And Much More
On the weekend of Shabbos HaGadol, the largest Bukharian shul in the country, Beth Gavriel in Forest Hills, hosted a concert by the Atid Boys Choir, a unique ensemble led by Conductor Itzhak Haimov and Chazan Ezro Malakov, a veteran of radio and stage for many decades.
- By Sergey Kadinsky, on April 13, 2022, in queensjewishlink.com
Jewish students at UF learn about Bukharian Jews
this past October, I had the privilege of hosting Manashe Khaimov, a representative of the Bukharian Jewish community, to speak at the University of Florida (UF) Hillel for Israel Week. The purpose of UF Hillel’s Israel Week was to showcase Jewish indigeneity, the diversity of the Zionist movement, and highlight communities within the Jewish diaspora.
- By Phoenix Berman, on Jan 26, 2022, in The Times of Israel
I’m Tired of Feeling Tokenized as a Mizrahi Jew
Mizrahi food is delicious — but the Jewish community needs to engage with more of our experience than just that.
- By Tal Israeli, on December 27, 2021, in heyalma.com
SAMi First National Sephardic Shabbaton For Leadership Program
At the end of each summer, the campgrounds in the upstate mountains fall silent as children prepare for school. But for one such site, there was a last hurrah when young adults spent a weekend in nature to build connections and strengthen ties.
- By Sergey Kadinsky, September 15, 2021, in queensjewishlink.com
The Beauty Of Bukharian Jewish History
Why are we called Bukharian if we are from Central Asia? Are we Sephardic or not? Are our traditions ours or were they adopted from the local communities? How did we end up in Central Asia?
- By Shabise Saphirstein, January 20, 2021, in queensjewishlink.com
A Walk Through Bukharian Queens — Just Don’t Call It ‘Russian’
Some 70,000 Bukharian Jews live in Queens, NY today. A walking tour by Manashe Khaimov takes visitors to a bakery, synagogue, & Bukharian museum.
- By Simone Somekh, January 02, 2019, in forward.com