Born in Columbia, Rabbi Juan Mejia was on his way to becoming a monk when he discovered his family’s Jewish roots. Like most anusim, or descendents of Iberian Jews forced to convert to Catholicism during the Inquisition who continued to practice Judaism in secrecy, Rabbi Mejia was unaware of his origins. Now he devotes his life to teaching anusim wherever they may be.

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