My Djerban-born friend Yael G. introduced my family to a custom observed on Rosh Hodesh Nissan by Jews from Libya and Tunisia. The custom is called פשישה/בסיסה. See here and here. There are three reasons given for this custom:
1. According to Megillat Ta’anit, from Rosh Hodesh Nisan until the eighth of [...]
This post is written with prayers for the health of עזיזה בת חווייכא who was born in Djerba.
Marc Shapiro in his recent post Thoughts on Confrontation & Sundry Matters Part I mentions R. Moses Sitrug of Djerba.
Hazan’s testimony about Jews who would go to the Church to listen the music, even if they stood outside [...]
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