Ashkephardi

Ashkephardi adjective: being both Ashkenazi and Sephardi simultaneously.

Adjective

Ashkephardi

(Judaism, rare) Being both Ashkenazi and Sephardi simultaneously.
- […] if we Westerners were to try to adopt the Sephardi pronunciation, the result would probably be a pronunciation which was neither Ashkenazi nor Sephardi but, as some wit had suggested, “Ashkephardi”.1977, Sir Immanuel Jakobovits, The Timely and the Timeless: Jews, Judaism and Society in a Storm-tossed Decade, Vallentine, Mitchell, →ISBN, page 238
- Some families are giving up making haroset — a combined ‘Ashkephardi’ sort with both apples and dates is sold in jars in Israeli supermarkets.2006, Susan Weingarten, edited by Richard Hosking, Authenticity in the Kitchen: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2005, Prospect Books, →ISBN, page 424

Ashkephardi (plural Ashkephardim)

(Judaism, rare) Someone who is both Ashkenazi and Sephardi.
- 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...1989, Jacob Rader Marcus, United States Jewry: 1776 To 1985, volume I, Detroiy: Wayne State University Press, →ISBN, page 232
- She always jokingly called me her “little Ashkephardi.”2004, Ramona R. Freedman, Moving Home: My Path to Jewish Observance, Gefen Publishing House Ltd, →ISBN, page 8

As their father is an Ashkenazi Jew, Zara and Asher are ‘Ashkephardi’: part Sephardi, part Ashkenazi.2012, Elana Benjamin, My Mother's Spice Cupboard: A Journey from Baghdad to Bombay to Bondi, Port Campbell Press, →ISBN, page 273:
Max Guttman (ze/zir/zirs) is a non-binary transgender and Ashkephardi Jewish educator, artist and writer.2019, Freiya Benson, editor, Trans Love: An Anthology of Transgender and Non-Binary Voices, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 288:
The Ashkephardim, as they may be called, were middle-class Jews with an ethos of their own; they looked down on the newcomers.1989, Jacob Rader Marcus, United States Jewry: 1776 To 1985, volume I, Detroiy: Wayne State University Press, →ISBN, page 232:
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!2008, Lisa Alcalay Klug, Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe, Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 65:

Blend of Ashkenazi + Sephardi.

What does Ashkephardi mean?: Ashkephardi means being both Ashkenazi and Sephardi simultaneously.
How do you use Ashkephardi in a sentence?: As their father is an Ashkenazi Jew, Zara and Asher are ‘Ashkephardi’: part Sephardi, part Ashkenazi.
What part of speech is Ashkephardi?: Ashkephardi can be an adjective or a noun.

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