I’m grateful to share that I will be teaching about Sefardi herbalism in collaboration with The American Ladino League this Monday, August 24th. I hope you will join me for this (free) online program to learn about the research that went into my book, Sefardi Herbalism: An Introduction to Earth, Water, and Plant-Based Folk Traditions of the Sefardim.
ALL Authors is a public program that engages with authors, creators, and educators working with Ladino in the American cultural sphere. The conversations are held in English with Ladino references throughout. Three audience members will win a copy of Sefardi Herbalism.
Sefardi Herbalism: An Introduction to Earth, Water, and Plant-Based Folk Traditions of the Sefardim explores the earth-based folk culture and healing tradition of the Jews of Spain and Portugal. Weaving together diverse sources, such as Judeo-Spanish medical texts, memoirs, interviews, testimony from inquisition records, poetry, songs, and folk tales, the book offers a taste of everyday life in the homes and kitchens of Sefardi Jews, who journeyed into various diasporas following the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492. Written for those new to plants and herbalists alike, this book explores Sefardi relationships to the ocean; folk beliefs about the evil eye and the practice of crafting amulets for spiritual protection; herbs and ingredients that were common to the Sefardi kitchen and medicine cabinet; herbalism and amulets for birth; and finally, Sefardi end-of-life herbalism.
Registrants will also get a sneak peek of my forthcoming title, The Garlic Eaters! Garlic is a humble kitchen herb with a rich history in Jewish foodways, culture, and folk healing traditions from across the diaspora. Written for those new to plants and herbalists alike, The Garlic Eaters introduces the field of Jewish Herbalism through a deep dive into Jewish relationships with the allium family, through Torah and Talmud, Jewish folk tales, poems and songs, traditional garlic remedies and recipes, and garlic amulets.
More information about this event can be found here.
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