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Rabbi Shlomo Pereira presents his bilingual book, "Jewish Voices from Portugal," coauthored with Rabbi Eli Rosenfeld. This book focuses on Torah commentaries written by six rabbis with direct connections to Portugal. Their works span two centuries, from the middle 1400’s to the middle 1600’s, and were written through tragic historical times and challenging personal circumstances. Their message, however, is universal and highly relevant to our lives today. Paraphrasing the Portuguese National Anthem, this book truly brings to us the voices of our Portuguese Jewish “forefathers” speaking from the “mists of memory” ― of a different memory. And, it is to their memory that it is dedicated.
Speaker: Rabbi Shlomo Pereira
Moderator : Duarte Pinheiro, Executive Director, Center for Portuguese Studies at UC Berkeley
Rabbi Shlomo Pereira presents his bilingual book, "Jewish Voices from Portugal," coauthored with Rabbi Eli Rosenfeld. This book focuses on Torah commentaries written by six rabbis with direct connections to Portugal. Their works span two centuries, from the middle 1400’s to the middle 1600’s, and were written through tragic historical times and challenging personal circumstances. Their message, however, is universal and highly relevant to our lives today. Paraphrasing the Portuguese National Anthem, this book truly brings to us the voices of our Portuguese Jewish “forefathers” speaking from the “mists of memory” ― of a different memory. And, it is to their memory that it is dedicated.
Speaker: Rabbi Shlomo Pereira
Moderator : Duarte Pinheiro, Executive Director, Center for Portuguese Studies at UC Berkeley
