Meaning of Ashkephardi | Babel Free

Definitions

Someone who is both Ashkenazi and Sephardi.

Judaism, rare

Examples

“Most of those who considered themselves Sephardim, the old-timers, were actually not of Iberian stock, but were of Ashkenazic background, descendants of earlier Ashkenazic settlers who had accepted the Sephardic worship style as the American style. The Ashkephardim, as they may be called, were middle-class Jews with an ethos of their own; they looked down on the newcomers.”

“She always jokingly called me her “little Ashkephardi.””

“You, my friend, are a Sephardi, an Ashkenazi boundary crosser, the multicultural Ashkephardi, an ally to all … or just someone with a darn good vocabulary and possibly a belly to boot!”

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