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Karaism is a non-Rabbinical
Jewish sect
characterized by the
recognition of the
written Tanakh alone as its
supreme authority in
halakha (religious law)...
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protest against superstition, or
perhaps against (some
predecessor of) the
Karaitic refusal to have any
light on
Sabbath Eve, even were it lit
before the Sabbath...
- is
written "אלקומסי" in Masudi's Al-Tanbih (ed. De Goeje, p. 113), in a
Karaitic commentary to Leviticus, and in a m****cript copy of Jefeth's commentary...
- Bashyaẓi, Aderet, ch. ii., iii.
Extracts from the,
after quotations from
Karaitic authors, are
found in: Pinsker, Liḳḳuṭe Ḳadmoniyyot, ii. 188;
Abraham Harkavy...
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Accounts for the
majority of J1 in Yemen,
Cohen Jews (both
Rabbinical and
Karaitic). J1c3d1 (L174.1) J1c3d2 (L222.2)
Accounts for the
majority of J1c3d in...
- (dean) of
Pumbedita Academy from 890 to 897, and was
known for his anti-
Karaitic stance.
Prior to his appointment, R. Hai ben
David had
served as a rabbinic...
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acknowledged by the
Rabbanites as one of the prin****l
representatives of
Karaitic learning and as a
great authority on
grammar and exegesis. He is quoted...
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polemical work
containing an
attack on
Rabbinic Judaism directed by some
Karaitic writer. This is
especially the
impression we gain from the
contents of...
- ****iduous
student of
Karaitic literature, and
where he
engaged in
controversies with the
representatives of the
local Karaitic community. His
works are...
- Lit." 1850, p. 12). The
Sefer ha-'Osher is of no
especial importance for
Karaitic Bible exegesis, nor, so far as is known, is it
mentioned by
earlier Karaite...
