Editing Sephardic Jews (section)

===Broad religious definition===
{{See also|Sephardic law and customs|Sephardic Haredim|Maghrebi Jews|Mashriqi Jews|Mizrahi Jews|Jewish ethnic divisions}}

The [[Hebrew language#Modern Hebrew|modern Israeli Hebrew]] definition of Sephardi is a much [[Jewish ethnic divisions|broader]], religious based, definition 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. It encompasses most non-Ashkenazi Jews who are not ethnically Sephardi, but are in most instances of West Asian or North African origin. They are classified as Sephardi because they commonly use a Sephardic style of liturgy; this constitutes a majority of [[Mizrahi Jews]] in the 21st century.

The term ''Sephardi'' in the broad sense, describes the ''[[Nusach (Jewish custom)|nusach]]'' ([[Hebrew language]], "liturgical tradition") used by Sephardic Jews in their [[Siddur]] (prayer book). A ''nusach'' is defined by a liturgical tradition's choice of prayers, order of prayers, text of prayers and melodies used in the singing of prayers. Sephardim traditionally pray using ''[[Minhag]] Sefarad.''

The term ''[[Nusach Sefard]]'' or ''Nusach Sfarad'' does not refer to the liturgy generally recited by Sephardim proper or even Sephardi in a broader sense, but rather to an alternative Eastern European liturgy used by many [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidim]], who are [[Ashkenazi]].

Additionally, [[Beta Israel|Ethiopian Jews]], whose branch of practiced Judaism is known as [[Haymanot]], have been included under the oversight of Israel's already broad Sephardic [[Chief Rabbi]]nate.