Ashkephardi

English

Alternative forms

• Ashkefardi (rare)

Etymology

Blend of Ashkenazi +‎ Sephardi.

Adjective

Ashkephardi

1. (Judaism, rare) Being both Ashkenazi and Sephardi simultaneously. [20th c.]
   • 2008, Lisa Alcalay Klug, Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe‎^[1], Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 65:

     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!

   • 2012, Elana Benjamin, My Mother's Spice Cupboard: A Journey from Baghdad to Bombay to Bondi‎^[2], Port Campbell Press, →ISBN, page 273:

     My children, unlike me, my parents and grandparents, are not fully Sephardi. As their father is an Ashkenazi Jew, Zara and Asher are ‘Ashkephardi’: part Sephardi, part Ashkenazi.

   • 2019, Freiya Benson, editor, Trans Love: An Anthology of Transgender and Non-Binary Voices‎^[3], Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 288:

     Max Guttman (ze/zir/zirs) is a non-binary transgender and Ashkephardi Jewish educator, artist and writer.