Karaite Denominations Judaism

Karaite Denominations Judaism

Karaite

Karaism is the practice of Judaism as dictated by the Torah and Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible. Karaites believe that the Tanakh (which includes the Torah) is the only legitimate source of Jewish law. Consequently, Karaites reject the Talmud (Rabbinic Oral Law) and other Rabbinic additions to Jewish law. Karaism does not reject Biblical interpretation. Rather, it holds every interpretation up to the same objective scrutiny regardless of its source.

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Editor's Picks:

- A very good site on Karaism put out by the Lithuanian Karaite community. One should keep in mind that Lithuanian Karaites consider themselves an ethnic, not a religious group.

- The online exhibit on Karaites and Samaritans from the Jewish Theological Seminary.

- A poetic narrative about destruction of the community, and a seemingly very thorough site.

- Information on the Noahides.
- A brief history of the Karaites in Ramla.
- Radio Voice of the World Karaite Movement.
- An online exhibition of Karaite Ketubot contained in the Taylor-Schachter collection at Cambridge.
- A reasonably good article on a Karaite Humash printed by the community in Ortakoi, 1832-35
- An english version of a poem about the Karaites in Derazne
- The home of the World Movement for Karaite Judaism - the movement of Nehemia Gordon and Meir Rekhavi, who founded it over the last 10 years.
- Featuring the al-Qirqisani Center for the Promotion of Karaite Studies, free downloadable texts from the Karaite library, and publications for sale.
- In spite of the numerous obstacles of a linguistic, economic and political nature, the Karaim in Lithuania have been able to produce the following publications during the six years of their national renaissance
- A first hand report on the current state of affairs of the Karaite community in Israel. Includes a historical overview of the community and interviews with Israeli Karaites.
- Home page for a new Karaite congregation, the second one in the US.
- Article by Dr. Daniel Frank on the relationship between medieval Karaite philosophy and the Muslim kalaam.
- A brief discussion of Karaites in Russia
- The home page of the Spoken Karaim CD project. Some information about Eastern European Karaim.
- An academic analysis of the Karaite community in Vilnius Lithuania by Dr. Tapani Harviainen, one of the leading scholars of Karaism in Europe today.
- A list of links for karaite sites on the internet, while most are genuine, a few are not.
- 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.
- This site contains a good summary of the mythology surrounding their origins spun by the Karaite communities in Eastern Europe.

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