For my cultural project I decided to explore the split between the Ashkenazi and the Sephardi Jews. I had always known that there were differences between these two sub-cultures, and that they identified largely with different geographic locales. However, I had never realized before, how many differences there were between these two subcultures, nor that there were so many other Jewish subcultures besides Ashkenazi and Sephardi. The most interesting thing I learned during this project was about the various Jewish subcultures located throughout Asia. I had never learned a lot about Asia before, and I had never even heard about Asian Jewish cultures. I truly enjoyed looking into the history of these groups and learning about how there traditions, history, and experiences were different from western groups of Jews.
For my sources I used information gained from an interview with my Rabbi as well as:
Rich, Tracey R. "Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews." Judaism 101. 2011. http://www.jewfaq.org/ashkseph.htm
Shasha, David. "Understanding the Sephardi-Ashkenazi Split." The Huffington Post. 20 Apr. 2010.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-shasha/understanding-the-sephard_b_541033.html
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