21. Genizah Fragments Vol 31 An online exhibition of karaite Ketubot contained in the TaylorSchachter collection at Cambridge.Category Society Religion and Spirituality Denominations karaite...... karaite ketubbot. An Egyptian karaite ketubbah TS 13J37.11, one of the rare Egyptianketubbot discussed in this article (Size of full image = 450,921 bytes). http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/Taylor-Schechter/GF/31/

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit Genizah Fragments The Newsletter of Cambridge University's Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit at Cambridge University Library No. 31 April 1996 Images of the Newsletter: Page 1 (452,680 bytes) Page 2 (430,632 bytes) Page 3 (436,880 bytes) Page 4 (442,534 bytes) In this Edition: Memories of a momentous find T-S unit realises a golden dream Karaite ketubbot Visitors to the Library ... Contact the Unit Memories of a momentous find It is now almost exactly a century since Solomon Schechter's Scottish friends in Cambridge, Mrs Agnes Lewis and Mrs Margaret Gibson, showed him a manuscript folio that ultimately led him to the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo, and to the massive haul of Genizah fragments that he brought back to Cambridge. Schechter was able to identify the folio as a Hebrew text of Ben Sira (Ecclesiasticus), the wisdom book written in the 2nd pre-Christian century and copied in 10th-century Cairo. During the period from the initial discovery until the official presentation of the Taylor-Schechter Collection to the University of Cambridge in October, 1898, various noteworthy events took place. These will be commemorated in the relevant issues of Genizah Fragments between now and 1998 by transcriptions and reproductions of original documents. The series begins with an extract from Mrs Lewis's description of developments in the spring of 1896, as related in her volume, In the Shadow of Sinai (1895-1897) (Cambridge, 1898), pp.168-80:

22. Karaite Passover Haggadah: Introduction The karaite Haggadah uses the Biblical narrative to retell the story of the exodus, based on the karaite rite for Passover. http://www.karaite-korner.org/haggadah.shtml

Karaite Passover Haggadah: Introduction The Torah commands us to tell over the story of Exodus on the first night of Passover. The Karaite Haggadah uses the Biblical narrative to retell this story. Check out the newly revised Passover Haggadha (including a revised Karaite translation of the Biblical texts). Includes a free printer-friendly download with side-by-side English and Hebrew text. "Order of the Haggadah of the Feast of Passover According to the Custom of the Karaite Jews", The National Religious Council Publication, Jerusalem 1973 "Haggadah or Small Hallel for Passover Eve According to the Custom of the Karaites with a translation in the Russian Language, Each Item in its Place", Shlomoh Firik, Odessa 1901 Most of the Karaite Haggadah consists of Biblical verses. The translation of the Biblical portions presented here are in general based on the King James Version with slight modifications. The divine name (YHVH), which the King James inaccurately translated as "LORD" (in capital letters), has been replaced with the Hebrew "YHWH", representing the original Hebrew Yod-He-Vav-He, the divine name of God. Non-Biblical portions were translated by Nehemia Gordon and are marked at the end of each passage as "(NB)", that is "Non-Biblical". The non-Biblical sections have been bolded so as to distinguish them. In a number of instances the verse numbers in the English Bible are off by one or more from the verse numbers in the Hebrew. This usually takes place when the English Bible fails to count short sentences. When such a difference takes place the English Bible verse numbers are marked in square brackets.

23. An Egyptian Karaite Ketubbah TS 13J37.11, one of the rare Egyptian ketubbot discussed in this article.Contact If you have any questions, please email The Genizah http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/Taylor-Schechter/GF/31/karaite.html

T-S 13J37.11, one of the rare Egyptian ketubbot discussed in this article Contact If you have any questions, please e-mail The Genizah Unit Return to April 1996 Genizah Fragments Return to the Genizah Fragments index Return to the Taylor-Schechter Home Page Return to Cambridge University Library's Home Page

24. This Page Has Moved Meaning and observances of the Feast of Weeks, from a karaite perspective. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/3384/karaitekorner-shavuot.html

This Page Has Moved To: http://www.karaite-korner.org/shavuot.shtml

25. Countdown 6001-New Moon Ministries Messianic karaite Rabbi Rood teaches seminars on Holidays and Temple. Provides teachings and an agriculturally and astronomically corrected Hebrew calendar, based on karaite observation. http://www.6001.com/

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26. Karaite Links Page A list of links for karaite sites on the internet, while most are genuine, a few are not. http://www.u.arizona.edu/~onur/karait.htm

27. The Karaite Tallit karaite Judaica. karaite Tallit. A tallit goes by many names. In Biblical Hebrew,it is called a simlah. In modern parlance, we refer to it as a tallit. http://judaica.karaitejudaism.com/Items/tallit.shtml

Karaite Judaica New Release Books Software/Multimedia Music Home Karaite Tallit A tallit goes by many names. In Biblical Hebrew, it is called a simlah. In modern parlance, we refer to it as a tallit. It is also called a charshaf (for a woman's tallit). Traditionally, a man's tallit is worn over his shoulders, while a woman’s is worn over her head, and with a kippah sold separately (Please note: Actual textiles may vary based on availability. Sisiyot are sold separately. Men's simple men’s tallit (The simple men’s tallit has solid-colored fabric and corners, without brocade or border.) fine men’s tallit (The fine men’s tallit has solid-colored fabric with brocaded corners, with a border.) elegant men’s tallit (The elegant men’s tallit has brocaded fabric and corners, with border.) Women’s simple women’s tallit (The simple women’s tallit has solid-colored fabric, without lace, brocade or border.) fine women’s tallit (The fine women’s tallit has lace or brocaded fabric, with a border.) elegant women's tallit (The elegant women’s tallit has lace or brocaded fabric and corners

28. Karaite Korner - Shavuot (Feast Of Weeks) karaite explanation of the holiday of Shavuot http://www.karaite-korner.org/shavuot.shtml

Shavuot Shavuot (Feast of Weeks/ Pentecost) is the Biblical harvest-festival celebrated 50 days after the Sunday which falls out during Passover. These fifty days are called the Counting of the Omer. The Rabbis incorrectly celebrate Shavuoth on the 6th of Sivan. What is Shavuot? Hag Ha-Shavuot, is the second of the three annual Hagim [ Pilgrimage-Festivals ] in the Hebrew Calendar and is known in English as the Feast of Weeks or Pentecost. Shavuot is also referred to in the Torah as Hag HaKatzir ( Feast of Harvest ) [Ex 23,16] and Yom HaBikurim ( Day of Firstfruits ) [Nu 28,26]. In Post-Biblical times Shavuot was believed to be the anniversary of the Revelation at Sinai, but there is no basis for this in the Tanach (Hebrew Bible). When is Shavuot? Unlike all the other Holidays in the Tanach, the Feast of Weeks is not given a fixed calendar date but instead we are commanded to celebrate it at the end of a 50-day period known as " The Counting of the Omer " (Shavuot being the 50th day). The commencement of this 50-day period is marked by the bringing of the Omer Offering in the Temple as we read, "And you shall count from the morrow after the Sabbath from the day you bring the Omer [Sheaf] of Waving; seven complete Sabbaths shall you count... until the morrow of the seventh Sabbath you will count fifty days... and you shall proclaim on this very day, it shall be a holy convocation for you " (Lev 23,15-16.21). In late Second Temple times a debate arose between the Boethusians and the Pharisees about whether the "morrow after the Sabbath" [Heb.

29. Karaites do not even know that they exist. For more information about the karaites,see The karaite Jews of America. Source Judaism 101. http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Judaism/Karaites.html

Karaites During the 9th century C.E., a number of sects arose that denied the existence of oral Torah . These sects came to be known as Karaites (literally, People of the Scripture), and they were distinguished from the Rabbanites or Rabbinical Judaism. The Karaites believed in strict interpretation of the literal text of the scripture, without rabbinical interpretation.They believed that rabbinical law was not part of an oral tradition that had been handed down from G-d, nor was it inspired by G-d, but was an original work of the sages. As such, rabbinical teachings are subject to the flaws of any document written by mere mortals. The difference between Rabbanites and Karaites that is most commonly noted is in regard to the Sabbath : the Karaites noted that the Bible specifically prohibits lighting a flame on the Sabbath, so they kept their houses dark on the sabbath. The Rabbanites, on the other hand, relied upon rabbinical interpretation that allowed us to leave burning a flame that was ignited before the sabbath. Karaites also prohibited sexual intercourse on the sabbath, while Rabbanites considered the sabbath to be the best time for sexual intercourse. The Karaites also follow a slightly different calendar than the Rabbanites. According to the Karaites, this movement at one time attracted as much as 40% of the Jewish people. Today, Karaites are a very small minority, and most Rabbinical Jews do not even know that they exist. For more information about the Karaites, see

30. Genizah Fragments Vol 31 An online exhibition of karaite Ketubot contained in the TaylorSchachter collection at Cambridge. http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/Taylor-Schechter/GF/31/#Art03

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit Genizah Fragments The Newsletter of Cambridge University's Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit at Cambridge University Library No. 31 April 1996 Images of the Newsletter: Page 1 (452,680 bytes) Page 2 (430,632 bytes) Page 3 (436,880 bytes) Page 4 (442,534 bytes) In this Edition: Memories of a momentous find T-S unit realises a golden dream Karaite ketubbot Visitors to the Library ... Contact the Unit Memories of a momentous find It is now almost exactly a century since Solomon Schechter's Scottish friends in Cambridge, Mrs Agnes Lewis and Mrs Margaret Gibson, showed him a manuscript folio that ultimately led him to the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo, and to the massive haul of Genizah fragments that he brought back to Cambridge. Schechter was able to identify the folio as a Hebrew text of Ben Sira (Ecclesiasticus), the wisdom book written in the 2nd pre-Christian century and copied in 10th-century Cairo. During the period from the initial discovery until the official presentation of the Taylor-Schechter Collection to the University of Cambridge in October, 1898, various noteworthy events took place. These will be commemorated in the relevant issues of Genizah Fragments between now and 1998 by transcriptions and reproductions of original documents. The series begins with an extract from Mrs Lewis's description of developments in the spring of 1896, as related in her volume, In the Shadow of Sinai (1895-1897) (Cambridge, 1898), pp.168-80:

31. Who Are The Karaite Jews? Who are the karaite Jews? This is the Torah that remains in our possessionto this very day. Return to the karaite Judaism Information Home Page. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/AQanai_Ktav/whoareth.htm

Who are the Karaite Jews? The Karaites are an inseparable part of the People of Israel; they believe in the existence of a single written Torah (law), the Torah that was given by God to Moses in the year 2448 (of the Hebrew calendar [=1313 b.c.e.]) on Mount Sinai, after the exodus of Israel to freedom from the Egyptian bondage; the Torah has been passed on in written form from generation to generation. This is the Torah that remains in our possession to this very day. Return to the Karaite Judaism Information Home Page

32. Welcome To Ramla Municipality Web Site | áøåëéí äáàéí ìàúø òéø A brief history of the karaites in Ramla. http://www.ramla.muni.il/E_ramla/history/kraim.html

Karaites in Ramla In the middle ages existed in Ramla a large community of Karaites. The first information regarding them in from the 10th century, and the Karaite SAHAL MATZLIACH tells about them and their fine relationship with their neighboring Jews who they called Rabbis: "Our brothers, deciples of the rabbis in the holy mountain ( Jerusalem ) and in Ramla" In later years the Karaite community increased and conflicts aroused between them and the Jews. In the 11th century around the year 1030 the rabbinical authorities in Jerusalem decided to declare a ban on them and planned to carry this out on Jerusalems Mount Of Olives were many would gather for the HOSHANA RABA festival - the last day of the Jewish holiday SUCOT. The governing authorities opposed to this act wanting to keep conflicts between residents as far away as possible. The Karaites in Ramla had special synagogues. One was named KNISA-ALUSTA in Arabic meaning "The middle synagogue". According to one informa there was also a Karaite synagogue named after the Jewish prophet SHMUEL.

33. JHS Preprints And Reprints Series - Preprint 24 (Russian) An english version of a poem about the karaites in Derazne http://www.jewish-heritage.org/prep24.htm

34. Karaite-Korner En Español - Luz De Israel Translate this page karaite-Korner en Español. Bienvenido a la circular de la Luz de Israel.La Luz de Israel fue fundada por el difunto Mordecai Alfandari http://www.caraitas.org/LuzdeIsrael/

Bienvenido a la circular de la Luz de Israel . La Luz de Israel fue fundada por el difunto Mordecai Alfandari ALTERNATIVA. El Siervo Sufriente Querido Hermano Isaac.... ... Obediencia El Camino de YHVH La Alternativa El Camino de YHVH El Nombre El Hijo de David: Como Identificarlo. ... Acepto Testimonios por Claude A. Biggs Otros Autores Elohim 1 Elohim 2 La Gran Mentira Rechazada Dos Caminos ... La "Verdad" del Evangelio, Aspectos que No Imprimen en sus Publicaciones Editados por: La "Luz de ISRAEL", una fraternidad dedicada a brindar el mensaje de las Escrituras Hebreas a toda la humanidad. La Luz de Israel fue escrita por Mordecai Alfandari (1929-1999), bendita sea su memoria. Por favor, deje sus pensamientos y comentarios sobre La Luz de Israel en nuestro libro de firmas. Baruj Prieto 26. DIC. 2002

35. Karaite-Korner En Español - Luz De Israel Translate this page de cada Luna Nueva, Abib, Nuevos Artículos y otras importantes actualizaciones,por favor Subscríbase al Boletín de Noticias de la karaite Korner (en Ingles http://www.caraitas.org/

Esquema de la web Preguntas Frecuentes El Papel de la Mujer Preguntas sobre la Biblia Tzitzit (Flecos) Tefillin (Filacterias) Glosario Calendario La Luna Nueva en la Biblia Abib (Cebada) Preguntas sobre Abib Archivos de Lunas Nuevas (Ingles) Avistamientos Mensuales de la Luna Nueva (Ingles) Festividades Hag HaMatzot (Pascua) Shavuot Yom Teruah ("Rosh Hashannah") Yom Kippur Sukkot y Shemini Atzeret (Fiesta Links Luz de Israel (Ingles) Recursos La Biblia Hebrea al Instante (Ingles) (Ingles) Nota del traductor Si desea ponerse en contacto con nosotros escríbanos (contacto en Español). Última Actualización: 28. OCT. 2002 Actualizado el

36. Karaite Liturgy karaite Liturgy The Preeminence of Scripture. Introduction. The subject of karaiteprayer is intrinsically tied to the complex nature of the movement. http://qumran.com/Karaite Information/karaite_liturgy.htm

Karaite Liturgy: The Preeminence of Scripture Introduction The preeminence of Scripture in establishing Divine law and a passionate rejection of and opposition to the Talmudic tradition characterizes the basic tenets of Karaite theology. Not surprisingly, Karaite perspectives on prayer also reflect these over-arching points of view. Karaism viewed itself as returning toward a more ancient and legitimate form of Judaism reflective of the Second Temple period. As time progressed, Karaism saw itself as a minority in the tradition of the prophets who fought to return Israel to righteousness. Yet like much of Karaite life, the influence of greater Judaism remained strong and Karaism grew to quietly include a number of distinct rabbinic features even while rejecting the core components of rabbinic prayer. Karaite prayer and its key features are the subject of this paper. A Brief History The subject of Karaite prayer is intrinsically tied to the complex nature of the movement. Unlike its rabbinic counterpart, and due in part to its rejection of the established oral tradition, Karaism did not develop a system of authority that could easily standardize its beliefs or practices. Early Karaism was characterized as much by its opposition to rabbinism as by its lack of coherency.

37. Karaite True Believers in Melitopol, just north of the Crimean peninsula, she had heard her grandmothertell of Anan BenDavid, the eighth-century founder of the karaite movement who http://qumran.com/Karaite Information/karaite_true_believers.htm

THE JERUSALEM POST Wednesday, November 11, 1998 22 Heshvan 5759 Updated Wed., Nov. 11 16:01 True believers By ESTHER HECHT (November 3) - When Tanya Magram came to live in Kibbutz Hulata with her husband and infant daughter four years ago, she knew just enough Hebrew to ask, "Are there any Karaites in Israel?" Click on Picture to Enlarge As a child in Melitopol, just north of the Crimean peninsula, she had heard her grandmother tell of Anan Ben-David, the eighth-century founder of the Karaite movement who built a synagogue in the holy city of Jerusalem. He and his followers rejected the authority of the Talmud, and called for a return to Jewish law as laid out in the Torah. But no one in the Upper Galilee kibbutz could answer Magram's question. Caught up in adjusting to her new life, she let the matter ride. Then her older sister, Valeria, arrived as a tourist and the two traveled to Jerusalem. Turning a corner in the Old City's Jewish Quarter, they suddenly found themselves on the Street of the Karaites. They followed the arrow to the very synagogue their grandmother had spoken of. "We are Karaites," Magram announced to the man who answered her knock. The synagogue was closed that day, he said apologetically, but they could contact the community's national headquarters in Ramle. It was there that a second, even greater surprise, awaited them.

38. Israeli Intelligence Week 2 Talks about the karaite spy Dr. Moshe Marzouk. After his public trial and execution in Egypt, this karaite martyr was hailed as a national hero in Israel. http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/juice/service/week2.html

The Lavon Affair Due to a change of plans, we will not be discussing the Mossad's role in Iraqi immigration to Israel in the 1950's. We will do that later in the semester if it fits into our schedule This week we will be discussing a spy story in Israel's early years that left a nasty mark on the young state, with reverberations for the following 20 years. It was called the "Lavon Affair", after Defense Minister Pinhas Lavon, "Esek HaBish" or "The Mishap". It revolved around nearly a dozen highly dedicated young Egyptian Jews who were asked, and agreed to spy for Israel against the country in which they were born. Why they were caught and more or less abandoned by Israel to incarceration and for a while, torture in Egypt's prisons to be finally released only 14 years later is a question that has never been answered. This story, known as "Operation Susannah", is thus one of idealism and self-sacrifice, as well as abandonment and an unwillingness to take responsibility. That left four more "Zionist spies", as they came to be called in Egypt. Marcelle Ninio, a woman, and Robert Dassa, both sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment, and Victor Levy and Philip Nathanson, who were sentenced for life. Marcelle Ninio was kept on her own in the women's prison in Kanather. The men were jailed together for fourteen years, mainly in the Tura prison.

39. New Life In Karaim Communities An academic analysis of the karaite community in Vilnius Lithuania by Dr. Tapani Harviainen, one of the leading scholars of Karaism in Europe today. http://www.hf-fak.uib.no/institutter/smi/paj/Harviainen.html

The third Nordic conference on Middle Eastern Studies: Ethnic encounter and culture change Joensuu, Finland, 19-22 June 1995 Signs of New Life in Karaim Communities Tapani Harviainen University of Helsinki NB Ethnic encounter and culture change , Bergen/London 1997, 72-83. Please quote or refer only to the published article.* In the title of this paper, I have promised to tell of new life in Karaim communities. However, before speaking about new life and the signs of it, it seems necessary to say some words about the Karaim communities. The Karaites and the Karaims, in particular, have remained a borderland indeed. Since the space is limited, we must resort to a number of sweping generalizations which unfortunately do not do full justice to the views of the Karaite movement itself. The Karaite reformation movement arose among the Jews in Mesopotamia in the 8th century A.D. Beside other derogatory stories, it has been claimed that 'Anan ben David, a son of the exilarch of the Jews and a descendant of King David, founded the Karaite sect, since his younger brother was set up in his place as the exilarch of the Jews in Mesopotamia. In fact, we do not know the reasons which led 'Anan ben David to preach about a return to the written word of the Hebrew Bible, i.e. the Old Testament, and about the renunciation of the Oral Law which was highly esteemed by the Rabbanite Jews. As a consequence, the Mishna, the Talmudic literature and the whole traditional hermeneutics, the halakha

40. Day Of Atonement Of The Karaite Jews In 1844 Day of Atonement of the karaite Jews in 1844. The karaite Jews has now confirmedthat the Day of Atonement in 1844 was late September and not Late October. http://www.truthorfables.com/Day_of_Atonement_of_the_Karaite.htm

TRUTH OR FABLES 2 Tim. 4:4 (KJV) And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. Exposing Seventh-day Adventist Fables Seventh-day Adventists from their beginning have turned from the "TRUTH" , the teachings of Jesus and the Apostles to the "FABLES" of their prophet Ellen G. White. Robert K. Sanders Editor [Home] [Subjects] [Contact Me] FAQ ... Archives NEW SDA Directory Links Day of Atonement of the Karaite Jews in 1844. The Karaite Jews has now confirmed that the "Day of Atonement" in 1844 was late September and not Late October. Their research is presented further down in this topic, but first we need to preface why this is important. Why is the Karaite date of the Day of Atonement important? Seventh-day Adventists claim that in 1844, a very small Jewish sect called the "Karaites," used a different calendar and thus celebrated the Day of Atonement (10th of Tishri) on October 22, one month later than the Rabbinical/Orthodox Jews who did so on September 23. Thus the entire Seventh-day Adventist teaching regarding the 2300 days of Daniel 8:14, the Investigative Judgment, the Great Disappointment, and Jesus' entrance into the Most Holy Place, hinges only on the words of their prophet Ellen White and on their claim Karaites celebrated the Day of Atonement on October 22 in 1844. If either of these assertions is incorrect, then Seventh-day Adventism is in serious theological trouble. The Rabbinical Day of Atonement in 1844 is easy to for anyone to prove from Jewish sources, that it came on September 23, 1844.

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