Sephardic leaders argue their tradition serves as a model for the future of Diaspora Jewry

Sephardic leaders argue their tradition serves as a model for the future of Diaspora Jewry

Rejecting a model of cultural preservation in favor of a religious and cultural heritage that is evolving, Rabbi Marc Angel argued on Monday that North America’s oldest Jewish congregation, New York’s Shearith Israel, serves as an example of enduring not as an ethnic relic in need of preserving but as a guide for the future of Diaspora Jewry. “People speak of preserving the Sephardic heritage. I do not agree,” said Angel, rabbi emeritus of the S…