Sign In / Become a Member   Events     New Books     Kuntresim     Dinur Publications     eJewish.info     Contact us     About us!     עברית     Add Resource   Resource Index Resources > Medieval Jewish History > Karaim Search for:    Advanced Search    Browse by keyword Search all listings Search only in Karaim There are currently 11 resources in this category Displaying results 1 - 11: Sort by site rank Sort by title Sort by rating Sort by popularity Sort by date 1. Abraham Ibn Daud - Jewish Historian and Philosopher      More Info Abraham Ibn Daud was born in Cordoba in the 12th century. He studied rabbinics, Bible, Hebrew poetry, and Greek and Jewish philosophy, New Testament, Koran. When the Almohads attacked, he fled to Castile, where he settled in Toledo. He is best known for writing Sefer haKabbalah, a history of Jewish tradition, against Karaite teaching. He believed that Scripture fulfilled itself only within Rabb... 2. Chapters On Jewish Literature      More Info The full text version of the book "Chapters On Jewish Literature" by Israel Abrahams.These twenty-five short chapters on Jewish Literature open with the fall of Jerusalem in the year 70 of the current era, and end with the death of Moses Mendelssohn in 1786. They include Jewish poetry,midrash, mysticism,Karaitic Literature, Ethical Literature, Historians and Chroniclers etc. etc. 3. Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress: The Karaite Humash      More Info An edition of the Five Books of Moses (Humash, Pentateuch) in Hebrew with a Turkish Tatar translation in parallel columns, published by the Karaite community in Ortakoi, a town near Constantinople, 1832-35. The Library of Congress' copy is in excellent condition. 4. Karaite Ketubbot      More Info This is a part of a page of Cambridge University Library, The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit. The Karaites have existed as an independent Jewish sect since their establishment in Babylonia around the eighth century. They have distinguished themselves from Rabbanite mainstream Judaism by rejecting the oral tradition, as recorded in the Talmud, and by considering the Bible as their exclusive... 5. Karaylarin Üyi / Karaim Home Page      More Info This Web site is dedicated to the history and culture of Crimean Karaims. Here you will find the history of Karaims, their language, culture, and struggle to survive. Crimean Karaims are people of Turk(ic) descent who have adopted Karaism. an ethnic mixture of Alans, Cumans and a number of Turkic Kipchak tribes in Crimea and northern steppes of Black Sea, as well as the ruling junta of Khazaria (n... 6. KJA - Karaite Jews in America      More Info This is the website of the Karaite Jews in America. It tells about Karaite Customs and Traditions such as: The Sabbath, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Purim, Circumcision, and has Articles, Holiday Calendar, Announcements, Family Tree, Pictures and more. 7. Rabbi Abraham Ibn Daud (1110-1180)      More Info During the "Golden Era" of Jewish history in Spain, there lived in Toledo the great Jewish historian, philosopher and defender of our faith, Rabbi Abraham ibn Daud HaLevi. His famous book - Sefer Hakabalah- the Book of Tradition ,as an answer to the Karaites' claims. 8. Saadia Gaon - Philosopher and Karaite-Fighter      More Info This Page of "Gates to Jewish heritage" tells about Saadia Gaon, 882-942, in Babilonia. Much of what we know about him comes from the Cairo Geniza. There had been tension between Babylonia and Palestine for generations. Saadia showed that world Jewry viewed Babylonia's religious leader as more authoritative than Israel's. 9. Sherira Gaon - The First History of the Talmud      More Info This page of "Gates to Jewish heritage" tells about Sherira bar Channina (906-1006 CE), gaon in Babylonia, head of the academy. He taught Jewish law to world Jewry. According to tradition, he could trace his lineage all the way back to King David. 10. The Karaitic Literature      More Info The 6th chapter of the book "Chapters On Jewish Literature" is dedicated to the Karaitic leaders and their literature. 11. פוסטאט (קהיר העתיקה)      More Info מאמר מתוך הספרייה הוירטואלית של המרכז לטכנולוגיה חינוכית העוסק בעיר פוסטאט (קהיר העתיקה) שבמצרים. כולל דיון ביהודים שחיו בפוסטאט, בבית הכנסת הקדום בן-עזרא ובגניזת קהיר. Looking for more resources on this topic? Click here to try your search on Google. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Rabin Building Jerusalem, Israel, 91905 Phone: 972-2-5881894/ Fax: 972-2-5883894 dinur@h2.hum.huji.ac.il