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JIMENA’s Passover & Mimouna Guide

· 2025-03-31

JIMENA is pleased to share this Sephardic and Mizrahi Passover & Mimouna Guide that includes recipes, songs, Classical Sephardic teachings and customs, and information on Jewish practices from North Africa and the Middle East. We invite you to learn about Sephardic and Mizrahi Passover customs including the Bsisa and Seder Al-Tahwid rituals, the Bibhilu blessing, Sephardic piyutim and passover melodies, and of course Mimouna. We encourage you to dive into the teachings of Sephardic hakhamim (rabbis) and explore haggadot from around the world. In honor of our Sephardic and Mizrahi ancestors, and in full recognition and respect to the incredible diversity of Jewish Passover customs, this guide is by no means complete nor comprehensive. Like traditions themselves, this is a fluid document, and we invite you to add to it, to help ensure that the traditions of our forefathers and mothers will long be preserved and shared.

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Voices of Jewish Refugees: A Conversation with Dr. Sharon Nazarian

· 2025-03-31

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Preserve Culture, Inspire Action

· 2024-12-20

At JIMENA, we are committed to educating and engaging a diversity of individuals and institutions on the legacies of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa while confronting the rising antisemitism we see today. From advocating for the recognition of Jewish refugees at the United Nations, to supporting students, educators, and activists, we’re ensuring that the history and contributions of Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews are not forgotten or erased. This year, JIMENA will publish critical research on Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewish Americans, expand our educational resources, and continue amplifying the stories and voices of our communities across diverse, multi-lingual platforms. But we cannot do this alone. Your generosity fuels our work to educate, advocate, and empower. Please join us by making your year-end contribution to JIMENA today.

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Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa

JIMENA’s Passover & Mimouna Guide

Voices of Jewish Refugees: A Conversation with Dr. Sharon Nazarian

Preserve Culture, Inspire Action

A JIMENA Growth Report

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Voices of Jewish Refugees From The Middle East and North Africa – Conversation with Israeli Hostage Family

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Fleur Hassan-Nahoum in California for Mizrahi Heritage Month

US condemns ‘deplorable’ coercion of Iran’s Jewish voters in recent election

David Levy, a voice for Mizrahi Israelis as politician and foreign minister, dies at 86

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