Afrecha
Kneaded with Bran
Albayalde
Paint or makeup the ladies used to wear
Alhaluinadas
Sweets or desserts
Funtas de Hondor
The deepest
Guil'adeo
From the mountain of Guil'ad
Halquim o Halwiyim o Alhaluim o Alguiyim
People that make sweets or desserts
Jubon de Grana
Antique, and very tight article of clothing
Resmiro
To attend or observe
Kiduchim
To accept a groom
Lujots
Panel (like the two panels of the Ten Commandments)
Melej Meshiaj
King Messiah
Mishná o Misna
Fundamental works of the oral tradition in Judaism. Literal meaning: 'Teaching, repetition'; a canonical compilation of the
oral law, formulated by many generations of "tanaitas" and ordinate at the end of the second century, that gathers and specifies
the written laws of the Torah. It is divided in six orders in these further broken up into 63 sections.
Novio Desfajado
A groom that is willing/ready.
Piyut
Song of religious content
Rabi o Rabbi o Ríbi o Ríbbi o Rabino
"Teacher". It is the title given to a person that is capable of teaching and explaining the laws of Judaism.
Stam Mishná
Refers to the anonymous Mishna, all texts from the mishna that are lacking an author's name are attributed to Rabi Meir.
Tanna
A term used to name the wise men that intervened in the writing of the Mishna or Misna
(Fundamental works of the oral tradition in Judaism)
Tishbi
Pseudonym of Eliyahu Hanabi or Elijah the prophet
Music
After his arrival in Venezuela (1955) from Morocco, Alberto wishes to formally compile all of the songs that his wife, Esther Benchimol de Roffe sung, and that they both knew from their childhood. Romantic songs, prayers, and Holiday poems that are part of the history of the Jews that were exiled from Spain in 1492.
Important People
The production of the Recuerdos Sefaraditas albums are credited to Alberto Roffe Bentolila "ZL"
Part of his legacy is the result of the work on Sephardic culture that he was able to accomplish in Venezuelan soil, where he was welcomed with affection and respect.
CESC
El Centro de Estudios Sefardíes de Caracas (CESC) es una institución cultural adscrita a la Asociación Israelita de Venezuela (AIV)
