Sephardi Jews that generally excludes ethnic considerations. In its most basic form, this broad religious definition of a Sephardi refers to any Jew, of any ethnic background, who follows the customs and traditions of Sepharad. For religious purposes, and in modern Israel, "Sephardim" is most often used in this wider sense which encompasses most non-Ashkenazi Jews who are not ethnically Sephardi, but are in most instances of West Asian or North African origin, but who nonetheless commonly use a Sephardic style of liturgy, meaning a majority of Mizrahi Jews. The term "Sephardi" in the broad sense, thus describes the "nusach" (Hebrew language,
Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi (born May 8, 1964 in Durham, North Carolina) is a disability rights advocate. Dyslexic herself and someone who knows what it means to parent a child with multiple disabilities, she is the co-founder/director of the Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund. Mizrahi currently serves as president of the disability advocacy nonprofit, "RespectAbility".. She has published more than 100 articles on disability issues. Of particular note are those on disability and criminal justice reform, inclusion in Hollywood, philanthropy, and faith communities. Mizrahi currently does pro bono work to help foundations and funders be inclusive of people with