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Prague · 28 Cheshvan 5787

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Mizrahim

מִזְרָחִים
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An umbrella term for the communities of the Middle East and North Africa – for example Iraqi, Iranian, Syrian, Yemenite or Kurdish Jews.

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Overview

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The term "Mizrahi" (Eastern) is modern and collective; it covers communities that often share liturgy and halakhah with the Sephardim but have their own ancient traditions, such as the Babylonian (Iraqi) or Persian.

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In Israel the phrase edot ha-mizrach (communities of the East) is often used. The exact boundary with the Sephardim varies with context.

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