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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