Sephardi Federation of Palm Beach County

Viva Ladino Study Group
2026-01-26 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Temple Torat Emet (TTE), 8600 Jog Road, Boynton Beach, FL, 33472, United States
Viva Ladino Study Group, Mondays in January at Temple Torat Emet (TTE)
8600 S. Jog Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33472
Viva Ladino
Weekly Ladino Language Study Group at 12:00 noon TTE Sanctuary Left Side
Facilitated by Robert Altabet and Dianne Mortensen
A special study group reviewing prior Ladino classes.
Presented In-Person and on Zoom. RSVP: administrador@sephardifederationpbc.org
If you are interested, send a note to: administrador@sephardifederationpbc.org for details or call Dianne Mortensen at (561) 430-7122
Temple Torat Emet 8600 S. Jog Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33472

HAVRUTA with Rabbi Nissim Elnecavé
2026-01-28 13:30 - 16:30, 2026-02-25 13:30 - 16:30, 2026-03-25 13:30 - 16:30, 2026-04-15 13:30 - 16:30 | Beth Ami Congregation, 1401 NW 4th Ave, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
HAVRUTA with Rabbi Nissim Elnecavé
Monthly on Wednesdays, 1:30pm at Beth Ami Congregation
Rabbi Elnecavé was born in Mexico City and has served Sephardic communities in Latin America, Jerusalem, New York City and is currently at Temple Moses in Miami Beach. During Havruta, the Rabbi covers a current Torah portion or Holiday using academic and historic commentary. Open discussion, covering contemporary topics, is always encouraged.
$10 min. Donation. Pay at the door or via PayPal using tthis QR code or clicking on it for a live link:
Wednesday 10/29, 11/19, 12/17, 1/28/, 2/25, 3/25, 4/15
Arrive early at 1:00pm for social time! Beth Ami Congregation 1401 NW 4th Ave, Boca Raton, FL
Zoom Component available.
RSVP to Administrador@sephardifederationpbc.org for in person or Zoom details.

Lily Henley Concert - International Ladino Day
2026-02-01 14:00 - 17:00 | LEVIS JCC SANDLER CENTER, 21050 95th Avenue S., Boca Raton, FL, 33428, United States
Sunday, February 1, 2:00pm
Oras Dezaoradas – Hours without Hours
Lily Henley
12th South Florida International Ladino Day Concert
In Memory of Miriam Behar
$35/$40/$45 Members/Guests/Reserved Seating
At The Levis JCC Phyllis & Harvey Sandler Center
21050 95th Avenue S., Boca Raton, FL 33428
Tickets (561) 558-2520
Groundbreaking, Evocative and Beautiful . . .
Award-winning folk singer, songwriter Lily Henley performs original songs and traditional Sephardic Jewish ballads with new melodies, reviving an endangered tradition of joy and sorrow.
Her music blends diverse influences to showcase the history and culture of her Sephardic ancestors, exploring themes
of transience and exile. Her album Oras Dezaoradas combines ancient and modern languages sharing the hopes and stories of Sephardic life. A Fulbright awardee, Henley has performed at Carnegie Hall and collaborated with Grammy winners. She sings this concert with folk artist Duncan Wickel.

Fiesta Ladino
2026-02-02 13:00 - 17:00 | LEVIS JCC SANDLER CENTER, 21050 95th Avenue S., Boca Raton, FL, 33428, United States
“Fiesta Ladino“
Monday, February 2, 2026 at 1:00 pm
International Ladino Day Celebration
Join us for a Panel Discussion (in English) on the current status of Ladino Language Education followed by a Ladino Karaoke Party – all lyrics and English translations provided.
1:00-2:00 pm Panel Discussion 2:00-2:30 pm Refreshments
2:30-4:30 pm Ladino Karaoke & Sing-A-Long Party – Knowledge of Spanish NOT required!
Admission: $15 members/ $20 guests – includes refreshments
Levis JCC Sandler Center Auditorium—Tickets (561) 558-2520

Viva Ladino
2026-02-03 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-02-10 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-02-17 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-02-24 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-03-03 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-03-10 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-03-17 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-03-24 12:00 - 13:30 and 5 more dates | Temple Torat Emet (TTE), 8600 Jog Road, Boynton Beach, FL, 33472, United States
Viva Ladino, Tuesdays at Temple Torat Emet (TTE)
8600 S. Jog Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33472
Viva Ladino
Weekly Ladino Language Study Group at 12:00 noon TTE Sanctuary Left Side
Facilitated by Robert Altabet and Dianne Mortensen
A fun classroom activity using a variety of instructional and cultural resources to gain or improve skills in reading, writing and speaking the Ladino language. Knowledge of Spanish helpful.
Presented In-Person and on Zoom. RSVP: administrador@sephardifederationpbc.org
Our snow bird season: Tuesdays, Weekly at Noon from February 1, 2026—April 28, 2026 Free Admission. We are reviewing options for December and January as we transition from a special paid program most of our students have been participating in. We will keep you posted.
We also do an off season weekly lesson on Tuesdays at 4PM via Zoom. If you are interested, send a note to: administrador@sephardifederationpbc.org for details or Dianne Mortensen at (561) 430-7122
Temple Torat Emet 8600 S. Jog Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33472

Vijitas de Alhad: Sunday Visits en Kaza
2026-03-08 08:00 - 17:00 | Kaza Altabet, 1220 NW 26th Lane, Delray Beach, FL, 33445, United States
Sunday Visits: “Vijita de Alhad”
Sundays en Kaza
Our Vijitas combine an educational presentation with social time and Sephardic-style refreshments. RSVP is REQUIRED! Limited Seating – First RSVP, First Listed. Hosts provide Driving and Parking Directions.
Sunday, March 8, 2026 – 1PM
“Naomi SpectorSephardic Herbalism and Healing” —Hosted by Robert and Marcia Altabet
Did you grow up with the “superstitions,” with sayings to ward off the evil eye and the medicinal uses for Raki? Then Naomi Spector knows what you are talking about! She has been studying the healing traditions of Sephardim and has compiled a wonderful book on the topic. From inquisition records, songs, poetry, folk tales, interviews and medical texts, she reveals a world of earth-based knowledge that colored our ancestors’ Sephardic life and followed them throughout the diaspora.
$18/$20 member/guest Donation Includes coffee and Sephardic-style refreshments
RSVP: Robert Altabet, (914) 646-1140, administrador@sephardifederationpbc.org, 1220 NW 26th Lane, Delray Beach, FL 33445

Fascinating Sephardim: A Film Series
2026-03-11 13:00 - 16:30 | LEVIS JCC SANDLER CENTER, 21050 95th Avenue S., Boca Raton, FL, 33428, United States
Wednesdays at The Sandler
“Fascinating Sephardim: A Film Series” at 1:00pm
In-Person with Rose Pappo Allen
$10 per film/Prepaid $40 for all 5 films. FREE to PAID Members of our Sephardi Federation!!
This season the film selection will feature Sephardim in Surprising Places; Jews of many sorts. Hidden in North Africa, Uzbekistan, China, India, Cairo and Italy we find largely unknown ancient communities that thrived for centuries and were forced to transform. These stories reveal our shared experiences of survival. Each film viewing will be followed by in-depth discussion providing historic and cultural context to the subject as well as Q&R.

SFPBC At The Sandler Center
FREE Gold Membership for all Paid Members of SFPBC
Call to register and earn Discounts to ALL Sandler programs!
Levis JCC Phyllis & Harvey Sandler Center | levisjcc.org
21050 95th Avenue S., Boca Raton, FL 33428 | 561-558-2520
Use this QR code to PURCHASE SFPBC TICKETS or just click on the image*
Set Up An Account and Log In to Access Your Gold Discount then search date of events.
*Online ticket purchases include a $2.50 service fee. Call in purchases to avoid fees.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
From Cairo to the Cloud: The World of the Cairo Geniza
“From Cairo to the Cloud” tells the gripping story of the discovery of the Cairo Geniza, a vast treasure trove of manuscripts hidden for centuries in the “geniza,” or sacred storeroom, of an ancient synagogue in Old Cairo. The Geniza is the largest cache of Jewish history ever found, illuminating over a thousand years of Jewish, Christian and Moslem life in the heart of the Islamic world.
2020, 92 minutes, English, Michelle Paymar

Fascinating Sephardim: A Film Series
2026-03-18 13:00 - 17:00 | LEVIS JCC SANDLER CENTER, 21050 95th Avenue S., Boca Raton, FL, 33428, United States
Wednesdays at The Sandler
“Fascinating Sephardim: A Film Series” at 1:00pm
In-Person with Rose Pappo Allen
$10 per film/Prepaid $40 for all 5 films. FREE to PAID Members of our Sephardi Federation!!
This season the film selection will feature Sephardim in Surprising Places; Jews of many sorts. Hidden in North Africa, Uzbekistan, China, India, Cairo and Italy we find largely unknown ancient communities that thrived for centuries and were forced to transform. These stories reveal our shared experiences of survival. Each film viewing will be followed by in-depth discussion providing historic and cultural context to the subject as well as Q&R.

SFPBC At The Sandler Center
FREE Gold Membership for all Paid Members of SFPBC
Call to register and earn Discounts to ALL Sandler programs!
Levis JCC Phyllis & Harvey Sandler Center | levisjcc.org
21050 95th Avenue S., Boca Raton, FL 33428 | 561-558-2520
Use this QR code to PURCHASE SFPBC TICKETS or just click on the image*
Set Up An Account and Log In to Access Your Gold Discount then search date of events.
*Online ticket purchases include a $2.50 service fee. Call in purchases to avoid fees.
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 — A Double Bill
“The Jewish Ghetto of Venice: History, Faith, Survival”
Nearly one-third of all Hebrew books printed in Europe before 1650 were made in Venice. In spite of their confinement, the Ghetto became the global heart of Jewish culture during the 16th and 17th centuries; the most vibrant Jewish center in Europe.
2025, 25 minutes, English, Italian, Slice
Iom Romi (A Day in Rome)
“Iom Romì” chronicles a day in the life of the contemporary Jewish community of Rome, which for centuries has lived in limbo between persecution and integration. As the only cultural group in the city that can claim an uninterrupted line of descent from the times of the empire, Roman Jews have fostered rituals and traditions that are unique in the world. From dawn to dusk, through the voices of several characters living and working in the historic Ghetto quarter, “Iom Romì” tells the story of a community both fiercely independent and distinctly Roman.
2017, 30 minutes, English, Italian with English subtitles, Valerio Ciriaci

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Meldaremos Endjuntos ~ Read With Us
2026-03-19 14:00 - 16:00 | LEVIS JCC SANDLER CENTER, 21050 95th Avenue S., Boca Raton, FL, 33428, United States
Meldaremos Endjuntos ~ Read With Us
Sephardic Book Discussions with Sandler’s Literary Programs and More.
Register online at levisjcc.org/culture or call 561-588-2520.
Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 2pm, $15
Daniel Jacobs, The Jews of Edirne
In-Person Appearance At Sandler Center
At the turn of the twentieth century, Edirne city was a bustling center linking Istanbul to Ottoman Europe. Edirne Jews, one of the world’s largest Sephardi communities, zigzagged between shifting political borders – without moving a mile! Using Ladino, French, English, and Turkish sources, Jacob Daniels challenges assumptions to tell a compelling new story about their resistance and survival.
