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...And the regathered shall inherit the Negev. Obadiah 1:20  

 

Adar  2013
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 Happy Purim for the Month of Adar!  

    
Purim is coming on the evening of  February 23rd! We are excited about reading the Megillat together!  We will cheer for Esther and Mordecai and "boo" loudly against Hamen, as their names are mentioned.
 
 
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What a joyful time this is!  Today we made some Hamentashen!  Yum!  "Haman's hat was just like that!"...the little song goes.
 
We pray your families are healthy, as this has been a challenging flu season!
 
  We continue to go forward as the Torah instructs us to do good and to have courage.
 
 
 "Anousim Awake!", our book is out, Baruch Ha Shem!  We are encouraged by those it has touched.  We have received good feedback, as it goes out and does its work of encouragement.  We hope to have it translated into Spanish soon.
 
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Who Knows???  We may have come to the Kingdom of the G-d of the Universe for such a time as this?

The 13th day of the Hebrew month of Adar, was the day of fasting for Purim. It was the day that Haman chose by a lottery (Purim means lots) to exterminate the Jews in order to satisfy his anger against Mordechai. 

 

Esther Fast.  The queen had actually asked the Jews to fast three days during thfollowing month of Nisan, but the fast day is observed the day before the holiday of Purim. On the scheduled day of the planned massacre,  events turned because of Esther's courageous intervention, resulting in Haman's death and the elevation of Mordechai. The favor of  Ha Shem was an amazing miracle.  Although Ha Shem's name is never mentioned in the book, his hand is very apparent and powerful.
 

The special fast is mentioned in the Scroll of Esther, The Megillat, which states, "And as they accepted upon themselves and upon their children, the matters of their fastings and their cry."

 

The Conversos of the Iberian Peninsula, also kept the Esther fast during the time of the Inquisition. These hidden Jews of Spain, kept their Judaism practices secret, on pain of torture and death. This fast was observed with particular solemnity and sometimes even on a different day, to not risk detection. Our Converso families identified with Queen Esther, the Jewess, in a very special way! 

 

  As the Scroll of Esther says, she "did not reveal her nation's identity or her birthplace".

 

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Dona Gracia Singing at The Dona Gracia Hotel, Tiberius, Israel

 

Ha Shem's Promise:

 

WE hope to continue to travel to Israel this year, either in the late Spring or Fall.  Our journey continues and we are so grateful for those who encourage us!

 

Ha Shem has promised to fulfill to gather, restore, and plant Jews in Israel.  This is His promise, not ours.

 

"He will...assemble the outcasts of Israel and gather together the dispersed of Judah..." Isaiah 11:12

 

Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the ends of the earth..."Jeremiah 31:8

 

"...For I will bring them back into the land which I gave to their fathers."  Jeremiah 16:15

 

Obadiah 20,21  '''and the exiles from Yerushalayim, who are in Sefarad, shall possess the cities of the Negev...and the Kingdom shall be the LORD's.

 

We need more of this courage to speak out against injustice where we find it for our returning people.  There is a call for righteousness that needs to be heard.

 

 These are not easy days that we live in, but the Torah admonishes us...

 

"For Zion's sake I will not keep silent and for Yerushalayim I will not rest, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a blazing torch..." Isaiah 62:1  

 

So may we rise with the faith of Ha Shem to stand in these perilous days for our beloved Israel.   

 


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Anusim Names Project
Sephardim Hope International continues to develop a network of B'nei Anusim (Children of Anusim/Crypto- Jews) for the purpose of education and mutual support. This project is called the Anusim Names Project. We believe it is part of the biblical fulfillment of Obadiah 20.
 
If you feel you have B'nei Anusim/Anousim Jewish roots in your family line, please email brief information, names, origin, to: [email protected] . You may also fill out the e-Form on our website:Anusim Names Project
 
Your information will be held confidentially, unless you include permission for possible Anousim research.
 
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If you would like to take a DNA test to see if you might have "Jewish" DNA Sephardim Hope International has a special project with FamilyTree DNAClick on the link "DNA project" above to order your DNA test kit.  We are building a data base of names and your information is kept strickly confidential.
Awakening The B'nai Sephardim To The Negev!
 
Sephardim Hope International is a tax-deductible 501 (c) (3) educational  and benevolent international non-profit  to bring the message of the lost Sephardic Anusim Jews (the descendents of the forcibly converted ones) from Spain to the awareness of the world.  We encourage and help in the aliyah awakening for those desiring return to their lost Jewish roots.
 
 To donate by regular mail use the address at the bottom of this page.  You may also donate securely on-line by clicking here. 
 
 We look forward to hearing from many of you.  Remember that you can respond to our newsletter or email directly with questions at [email protected].
The new website address,  however is http://www.sephardimhope.net/ .

We are also developing a new website at http://www.SephardimHope.com. Be sure to check it out also. More about it in upcoming newsletters.  
 
 
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