It should be noted that in Aleppo many different religious communities (Christians, Muslims, and Jews) lived among and interacted with one another, as opposed to being completely separate. Also, different religious groups not only interacted among one another, but also shared "much of the same repertoire of attitude, tastes, superstitions, and prejudices (Shelemay). .

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             In the sixteen century, Aleppo saw a great number of Jewish immigrants arrive. The immigrants were known as Sephardic Jews, which were Jews that lived in Spain, later they were forced out of Spain. When they arrived in Aleppo, Sephardic Jews did not settle among the Mizrahi Jewish residents, they formed their own community (Liturgia). However, eventually the two communities converged and began to trade traditions based on different cultures of the two groups. Mizrahi Jews is a term for those Jews living in an Arab controlled area. Centuries later, combined with Arab culture and Sephardic culture and traditions, Jews were "immersed " in there cultures and this led to "a complex Halabi self-identification as 'Arab Jews'", and this culture is still alive in the present. .

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             How did Sephardic Jews influence the Aleppo Jews? Well, Sephardic Jews that moved, adapted to various parts of Islamic culture. Re-evaluation of the scripture was a result of anti-Jewish sentiment. These Jews saw the achievements of the Arabs, and wanted to resemble and adopt their behavior. Scientific and Philosophical subjects were known and preserved by Arab scholars, who were able to educate certain Jews. Simply, Jewish people saw all the benefits the Arabs had, such as vast knowledge in various fields of education. Therefore, Arabic became the formal, main language of "Sephardic science, philosophy, and everyday business (Shelemay) The adoption of the Arabic language resulted in these other Jews immersing in and becoming involved with Arabic culture.