Best Sephardi Podcasts (2026)

"I never thought there's antisemitism. It's something from the past, for my grandparents, for my mom a little, but it's not something in my generation, or my kids' generation. It's done . . . apparently, not." Einat Admony is a chef, cookbook author, comedian, and social media star who grew up in Bnei Brak, Israel. With parents from Iran and Yemen,…

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Morocco 37:45

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"Today's Morocco is a prime example of what a great peaceful coexistence and international cooperation can be with an Arab country." Eli Gabay, an Israeli-born lawyer and current president of the oldest continuously active synagogue in the United States, comes from a distinguished family of Jewish leaders who have fostered Jewish communities across…

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Yemen: Live Recording with Adiel Cohen – Part 2 19:26

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"When we show the world that we're not what they say about us, that we're not white colonizers, that we're actually an indigenous tribe of people that was kicked out of their homeland . . . the only argument I can think about to put against the story is 'you're lying.' . . . If they accuse you of lying when you tell your family story, they lost." L…

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Yemen: Live Recording with Adiel Cohen – Part 1 30:27

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"We can't expect people to stand up for us against antisemitism if they don't know who we are. And we can't expect them to know who we are if we're not there to tell our story." Adiel Cohen: Jewish activist, social media influencer, and Israel Defense Forces reservist, has a passion for storytelling – especially that of his beloved grandmother, Sav…

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Syria 34:24

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"It's quite clear to me that he was trying to recreate the hillside of Haifa with the gardens... It comes from somebody being ripped out from their home." Syrian Jewish Playwright Oren Safdie, son of world-renowned architect Moshe Safdie, who designed Habitat 67 along with much of modern Jerusalem, knows loss, regret, and longing. Oren and his fath…

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Tunisia 31:58

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"In the Israeli DNA and the Jewish DNA, we have to fight to be who we are. In every generation, empires and big forces tried to erase us . . . I know what it is to be rejected for several parts of my identity... I'm fighting for my ancestors, but I'm also fighting for our future generation." Hen Mazzig, a writer, digital creator, and founder of the…

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The Forgotten Exodus, Season 2: The Untold Stories of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa 1:31

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The multi-award-winning, chart-topping Jewish podcast, The Forgotten Exodus, is back for season two. The world has overlooked an important episode in modern history: the 800,000 Jews who left or were driven from their homes in the Middle East and North Africa in the mid-20th century to forge new lives for themselves and future generations. The Forg…

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RADIO CINEMA: Interview du réalisateur David Serero sur ROCANCOURT, Le Film 35:38

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RADIO CINEMA: Interview du réalisateur David Serero sur ROCANCOURT, Le FilmBy David Serero

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ROCANCOURT, le Film de David Serero sur Beur FM avec Adile Farquane (Critique du film + Interview) 12:40

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ROCANCOURT, le Film de David Serero sur Beur FM avec Adile Farquane (Critique du film + Interview)By David Serero

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Disco legend Norma Jean Wright - In Love Again (New Single 2024!) 3:40

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Disco legend Norma Jean Wright (Le Chic) returns with two singles written and produced by David Serero(New York, NY – January 1, 2024) – The legendary voice of disco, Norma Jean Wright, triumphantly returns to the music scene with two brand new singles, “Around Me” and “In Love Again," both written and produced by the acclaimed producer David Serer…

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Norma Jean Wright - Around Me (New Single 2024!) 3:37

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Disco legend Norma Jean Wright (Le Chic) returns with two singles written and produced by David Serero(New York, NY – January 1, 2024) – The legendary voice of disco, Norma Jean Wright, triumphantly returns to the music scene with two brand new singles, “Around Me” and “In Love Again," both written and produced by the acclaimed producer David Serer…

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Spirit and Struggle 35:18

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In this episode, Gedalia and Rav Ephraim look to the Gedolei Yisrael of the 20th century for chizzuk in times of crisis and tzara. They discuss chassidishe men being drafted to the Russian army in the early 1900’s, and Chofetz Chaim’s sefer Machane Yisrael, which directly addresses yidden going to battle. Is the zchus of soldiers saying shema enoug…

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David Serero interviews legendary musical composer Maury Yeston (2023) 32:42

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David Serero interviews legendary musical composer Maury Yeston (2023) about his musical "Titanic, The Musical" released in movie theaters.By David Serero

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West End Radio UK - Special about David Serero "Anne Frank, a Musical", Phantom of the Opera 31:00

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West End Radio UK - Special about David Serero "Anne Frank, a Musical", Phantom of the Opera, and more! Interview with Dannii Cohen on "Behind the Mirror of Music".By David Serero

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Interview of David Serero about "Anne Frank, Musical" on Musical Theater Radio (2023) 25:34

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Interview of David Serero about "Anne Frank, Musical" on Musical Theater Radio (2023)By David Serero

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The Builders: The Chazon Ish Part 2 - Creating the Chareidi World 40:47

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In part two of this episode, Gedalia and Rav Ephraim speak further about the Chazon Ish, and what he accomplished for the Chareidi world in the last two decades of his life. They discussed the fervor of the athiest Zionist movement was in those days, and how the Chazon Ish opposed Zionism and formulated a way forward for frum Jews. Was the Chazon i…

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The Builders: The Chazon Ish Part 1 - The Quiet Lion of Vilna 43:18

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In part one of this two-part episode, Gedalia and Rav Ephraim talk about the Chazon Ish, Rav Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz, and try to define the vast influence of the Chazon Ish on the frum world, and his impact on the conditions that allowed the Chareidi world in Israel to flourish. They discuss the Chazon Ish’s early life and family, and how a young …

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Vote for The Forgotten Exodus at the Webby Awards 1:34

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The Forgotten Exodus has been nominated for a Webby Award, also known as "the Internet's highest honor" — but we need your help to win! Click here to vote for The Forgotten Exodus for "Best Limited Podcast Series." It takes less than a minute. Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 20, 2023. The Forgotten Exodus is the first-ever narrative podcast …

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The Builders: Rav Ovadiah Yosef Part 2 - “Maran”: The rise of a Halachic Revolutionary 37:56

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In Part Two of this episode about Rav Ovadiah Yosef, Gedalia and Rabbi Galinsky discuss Rav Ovadiah’s fearless willingness to take on forces greater and older than he was, even from an extraordinarily young age. They discuss his passionate arguments in his teenage years against the prevalent view that the Ben Ish Chai should be considered the final…

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The Builders: Rav Ovadiah Yosef Part 1 - Restoring the Crown: Shas and Sephardi Pride 36:01

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In Part One of a two-part series, Gedalia and Rabbi Galinsky talk about Rav Ovadiah Yosef, the legendary posek and preeminent leader of the Sephardic world. Rav Ovadiah’s unique geonus and malchus were powers that were able to galvanize those around him to channel their energies into an untold number of efforts on behalf of the klal, leaving a lega…

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The Builders: Rav Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman - The Wide-Awake Dreamer 43:25

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In this episode, Gedalia and Rabbi Galinsky discuss the impact that the visionary Ponevezher Rav, Rav Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman, had on the Torah world, and how he brought Torah to the masses in Eretz Yisrael. They discuss the Rav’s revolt against the mussar movement in his early life, and how his stance on mussar changed over the course of his life. …

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The Builders: Rav Aharon Kotler Part 2 - Transplanting Torah to America 45:53

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In Part Two of this series on Rav Aharon Kotler, Gedalia and Rabbi Galinsky delve into the creation of Lakewood. Today, it is a bastion of Torah; how did Rav Aharon build this incredible Ir Torah from a summer zeman of 14 “bench squeezers”? They discuss Rav Aharon’s legacy of Torah Umesorah and Jewish day schools as well, all of which were instrume…

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The Builders: Rav Aharon Kotler Part 1 - Prewar Europe’s Youngest Rosh Yeshiva 45:30

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In Part One of a two-part series, Gedalia and Rabbi Galinsky discuss the gadlus of Rav Aharon Kotler 60 years after the petirah of prewar Europe’s youngest rosh yeshivah. Whether in his mastery of Torah or in his dealings with a simple yeshivah cook, the stories of Rav Aharon have the power to change your perspective on how to live Torah. They delv…

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Interview of David Serero on The Ten Commandments, The Musical on New York Radio 28:35

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Interview of David Serero on The Ten Commandments, The Musical on New York Radio (Destinies)By David Serero

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Iran 37:01

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Home to one of the world's oldest Jewish communities, the story of Jews in Iran has been one of prosperity and suffering through the millennia. During the mid-20th century, when Jews were being driven from their homes in Arab lands, Iran assisted Jewish refugees in providing safe passage to Israel. Under the Shah, Israel was an important economic a…

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Sudan 35:18

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Financier, philanthropist, and longtime president of the World Sephardi Federation Nessim Gaon was proud of the Sudanese birthright that made him part of a long lineage of Jews from Arab lands. However, with growing antisemitism in Sudan, he also believed Israel offered the only safe haven for Jews around the world and devoted his life to constantl…

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Libya 36:28

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Throughout most of her life, Giulietta Boukhobza rarely talked about the life she left behind in Libya when she was 16. However, today, with antisemitism on the rise and Israel under constant threat, she shares her family's story of their harrowing escape from Libya as part of an effort to raise awareness for future generations. Joining Boukhobza i…

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Egypt 33:32

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In the first half of the 20th century, Egypt went through profound social and political upheavals culminating in the rise of President Gamal Abdel Nasser and his campaign of Arabization, creating an oppressive atmosphere for the country's Jews, and leading almost all to flee or be kicked out of the country. Hear the personal story of award-winning …

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Yemen 28:59

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Once home to one of the world's oldest Jewish communities, some 50,000 Yemeni Jews, or Teimanim, left their homes between 1949-50 as part of Operation Magic Carpet. They walked for months to reach Alaskan Airlines planes "filled like sardines" that chartered them to safety in the then-young Jewish nation. How did this incredible story unfold and wh…

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Iraq 20:38

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Who are the Jews of Iraq? Why did they leave? And why do so many Iraqi Jews, even those born elsewhere, still consider Iraq their home? The premiere episode of a new limited narrative series from American Jewish Committee (AJC) uncovers the answers to these questions through the inspiring story of Mizrahi Jewish cartoonist Carol Isaacs' family. Fee…

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Introducing The Forgotten Exodus 1:22

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The world has overlooked an important episode in modern history: the 800,000 Jews who left or were driven from their homes in Arab nations and Iran in the mid-20th century to forge new lives for themselves and future generations. The Forgotten Exodus, a new limited podcast series brought to you by American Jewish Committee (AJC), explores the lesso…

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RADIO MONACO - LE CLUB - Interview de DAVID SERERO sur Les Dix Commandements à New York! 3:07

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RADIO MONACO - LE CLUB - Interview de DAVID SERERO sur la comédie musicale Les Dix Commandements à New York!By David Serero

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Queer Insight: Interview with opera singer, director, producer David Serero (2022) 1:24:17

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Queer Insight "Tuesdays for the Gays with Avery and Cale": Interview with opera singer, director, producer David Serero (2022)By David Serero

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UK Film Review Podcast - Documentary "The United States of Fashion Designer Elie Tahari" 8:54

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UK Film Review Podcast - documentary "The United States of Fashion Designer Elie Tahari", directed & produced by David Serero.By David Serero

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Georgy Porgy (By TOTO) - French Bossa Nova Version - David Serero 4:31

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Georgy Porgy (By TOTO) - French Bossa Nova Version - David SereroPerformed, Arranged, and Produced by DavidBy David Serero

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Juice (by Lizzo)- French Jazz Version - David Serero 3:20

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Juice (by Lizzo)- French Jazz Version - David Serero.Performed, Adapted, Arranged, and Produced by David Serero.By David Serero

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Shape Of You (Ed Sheeran)- French Jazz Big Band Version - David Serero 4:12

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Shape Of You (Ed Sheeran)- French Jazz Big Band Version - David SereroPerformed, Adapted, Arranged, and Produced by David Serero.By David Serero

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SCARFACE, The AL CAPONE Musical - Thriller 4:32

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SCARFACE, The AL CAPONE Musical - Thriller.Vocal performance by Frank L. Humphrey IIIArranged and Produced by David Serero.By David Serero

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Non Ho Niente (I Have Nothing) - Sara Dall'Olio (Arranged & Produced by David Serero) 5:01

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Non Ho Niente (Italian version of Whitney Houston's hit "I Have Nothing") - Sara Dall'Olio (Arranged & Produced by David Serero)By David Serero

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Georgy Porgy (TOTO) - David Serero (French Bossa Nova style) 4:31

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Georgy Porgy (TOTO) - David Serero (French Bossa Nova style)By David Serero

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Caruso - Sara Dall'Olio 3:18

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CARUSO (Lucio Dalla), performed by Italian singer Sara Dall'Olio.2020 Debut Single.Produced by David Serero.By David Serero

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Djadja (Aya Nakamura) by David Serero 3:29

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Djadja (Aya Nakamura)by David Serero (Jazz Bossa Nova Version).Arranged, Performed and Produced by David Serero.By David Serero

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Katyusha (Russian Song) - David Serero 1:47

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Katyusha (Russian Song) - David Serero.By David Serero

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My Heart Belongs To Daddy - Marcy Richardson - Scarface The Al Capone Musical 4:02

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My Heart Belongs To Daddy - Sung by Marcy Richardson - Scarface The Al Capone Musical (2020).Arranged and Produced by David Serero.By David Serero

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MINNIE THE MOOCHER - SCARFACE The Al Capone Musical - David Serero 3:31

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MINNIE THE MOOCHER - SCARFACE The Al Capone Musical - David Serero.Arranged, Performed and Produced by David Serero.By David Serero

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Et si tu n'existais pas - Joe Dassin - David Serero 4:44

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ET SI TU N'EXISTAIS PAS by Joe Dassin(French chanson).Performed, Arranged and Produced by David Serero.By David Serero

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Brother Can You Spare A Dime With Intro - Scarface The Al Capone Musical - David Serero 4:44

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Brother Can You Spare A Dime With Intro - Scarface The Al Capone Musical - David Serero.Arranged, Performed and Produced by David Serero.By David Serero

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TOUT DONNER (Maitre Gims) en Version Jazz par David Serero 4:38

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TOUT DONNER (Maitre Gims) en Version Jazz par David Serero.Interprété, Arrangé et Produit par David Serero.By David Serero