Beit Sasson Recommended Resources

For community members and general visitors interested in learning more about Sephardic traditions, Jewish life in Boston, and Jewish learning, we suggest the following resources:

Sephardic & Middle Eastern Jewry:

Sephardic Prayers and Songs

JIMENA: Jews Indigenous to the Middle East & North Africa

Diarna: The Geo-Museum of Jewish Life in the Middle East

Point of No Return

North African Jewish Music

Piyyut North America

History Books: In Ishmael’s House, The Jews of Arab Lands, Sephardic & Mizrahi Jewry

Cookbooks: Sephardic Flavors, Saffron Shores, Persian Food from the Non-Persian Bride,

Weekly Torah Portion:

Shabat Learning Center – OU

Ohr Torah Stone / Rabbi Shlomo Riskin

D’var Torah – HaRav David Sabbah – French

Jewish Life in Boston:

Kosher Food in Boston

Greater Boston Eruv

Combined Jewish Philanthropies

Consulate General of Israel to New England