Two days of Sephardic
(Jews from the Balkans, Spain, Turkey, and Greece)
Music, Food & Culture with
Musician Sarah Aroeste & Chef Susan Barocas
February 7 & 8, 2025
Friday, February 7
5:30pm Community Kabbalat Shabbat at Rodef Shalom. Free and open to all! No registration required.
Saturday, February 8
9:00am Sephardic stories, songs and snacks at Rodef Shalom for young families with PJ Library author, Sarah Aoreste. Pre-registration required!
4:00pm Sephardic dessert cooking class at Temple Sinai; limited capacity. Pre-registration required!
7:30pm Sephardic culture program with music, food and storytelling at Temple Sinai. Pre-registration required!
About Savor: The connection between music and food is at the heart of Sephardic culture and tradition. The two sensory experiences have survived in their unique forms, despite the Spanish Inquisition, Balkan Wars, the Holocaust and more. Song and food have united Sephardic Jews in their diaspora and have connected them through shifting centuries and borders. Savor works to do the same today, through creating cultural experiences for communities across the country.
Sarah Aroeste is a Ladino singer/songwriter, author and activist committed to bringing awareness of Sephardic music and culture to audiences around the globe. With eight Ladino albums to her name, and two Sephardic children’s books (with three more on the way!), Aroeste is credited for helping to revitalize a tradition for young and old.
Susan Barocas is a writer, chef and teacher passionate about exploring, presenting and preserving Sephardic cuisines, cultures and history. Founding director of the innovative project Jewish Food Experience, she brought Sephardic food to the White House as guest chef for three of President Obama’s Passover Seders. Her writing and recipes have appeared in the Washington Post, Lilith and Moment magazines, The Nosher and several cookbooks, among other outlets.
With thanks to our program partners:
