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Karaite

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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 ... [MORE]

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1. Karaimai - 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.
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2. Karaite Humash - A reasonably good article on a Karaite Humash printed by the community in Ortakoi, 1832-35
3. Assembly of the Living God - Information on the Noahides.
4. Early Karaite Philosophy - Article by Dr. Daniel Frank on the relationship between medieval Karaite philosophy and the Muslim kalaam.
5. JHS: Preprints and reprints series - preprint 24 (Russian) - An english version of a poem about the Karaites in Derazne
6. Karaim Publications - 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
7. Karaite Ketubot - An online exhibition of Karaite Ketubot contained in the Taylor-Schachter collection at Cambridge.
8. Karaites in Derazne - A poetic narrative about destruction of the community, and a seemingly very thorough site.
9. Karaites in Ramla - A brief history of the Karaites in Ramla.
10. Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire - A brief discussion of Karaites in Russia
11. Scripture and Schism - The online exhibit on Karaites and Samaritans from the Jewish Theological Seminary.
12. Spoken Karaim CD - The home page of the Spoken Karaim CD project. Some information about Eastern European Karaim.
13. The Karaite Korner - 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.
14. The Lavon Affair - 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.

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