Strategic Partners

In order to achieve our vision JHG (Jewish Heritage Group) is developing a unique platform exploring the Sefarad segment of history, its effects and consequences. To achieve this mission we are teaming up with a host of people and organizations spanning the globe, each with some level of expertise on the subject of the Saga of Sefarad in its many facets. We are creating Strategic Alliances and partnering with a host of individuals and institutions covering the private and public sectors, including religious, secular, historic, academia and governments. Together we are creating a dynamic portal that will detail the saga of the Jews of Sefarad from inception to inquisition, expulsion and beyond.

Institute for Sefardi and Anousim Studies (ISAS) 

Sinagoga sem Fronteiras 

Sinagoga sem Fronteiras

Rabbi Gilberto (Emanuel) Ventura

Synagogue without Borders

As he explains in his video (below), Rabbi Ventura almost singlehandedly has created the outreach platform to assist these amazing Conversos or “Bnei Anusim” (Children of Jews forced to Convert during the Inquisition Periods). Appropriately named “Sinagoga Sem Fronteiras” (Synagogue Without Borders), the brainchild of Rabbi Ventura who traverses the expanse of Brazil’s landmass to visit the Converso communities wherever they reside, teaching them about Judaism and way of the Torah; answering the many complex questions regarding Jewish traditions and conversion requirements; ultimately assisting many to return home and covert back to being the Jews that their ancestors were before the forced conversion of the Spanish Inquisition some 500 years ago.

Rabbi Gilberto (Emanuel) Ventura 2017

Rabbi Gilberto (Emanuel) Ventura opening invitation video prepared for this page on October 10, 2017 introducing us to his work with the Anusim (Conversos) communities of Brazil

 

JCLC

Rabbi Ariel Yeshurun

Jewish Community Learning Center

In 2010 Rabbi Ariel Yeshurun, his wife, Ruhama, and family moved to Bay Harbor Islands in Florida where they quickly got involved with the local Jewish communities. Being a community activist and a friend of Israel, Rabbi Yeshurun set on a course that would shed light on Jewish issues and concerns. This included the launch of adult education programs that would disseminate Jewish learning by creating a Jewish Community Learning Center (JCLC) that among others, would provide adult education opportunities for Jews from all walks of life.

Being a visionary, Rabbi Yeshurun set the course of JCLC as an open structure platform that would embrace multi-faceted projects and institutions catering to the complex and diverse needs of a modern Jewish community. Rabbi Yeshurun boasts over a decade of ardent outreach and community work drawing on unique experience including work with remote congregations. He understands the sensitive dynamic of community life, relates well to the challenges facing Jewish Communities with special attention to teens and young adults extending a lending hand and at the ready to teach, guide and inspire.

On the education side JCLC current student body hovers at approximately 150, all of whom have been impacted profoundly by Rabbi Yeshurun style of teaching, influencing their Jewish connection and senses of community.

Jewish Heritage Group is proud to partner with Rabbi Yeshurun and the JCLC on a host of projects. As a progressive, forward thinking group, JHG welcomes this trail blazing young Rabbi and his amazing work with JCLC. Together we spearhead many “outside the box” projects that enhance Jewish Heritage in many forms throughout the globe.

JHG joins JCLC in its objectives in creating a dynamic, multi-faceted association that can cater to the many different needs of heterogeneous Jewish communities both locally and abroad, creating events and offering important and relevant information, past and present, with opportunities to learn and grow coupled with recreational and cultural programs.