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The Two Sundays of Shavuot: The 2018 Karaite Calendar Un-Crisis
“Sigh. Even when we’re right, we can’t even agree how to be right.” That was my initial reaction when confronted with the reality that this year well-meaning Karaites will be split regarding the date to celebrate Shavuot. Since then, I … Continue reading
Filed under Nehemia Gordon, New Moon, Passover, Shavuot, Tomer Mangoubi
Biblical Prophecy (Almost) Fulfilled on Shavuot
For the past few months, the Karaite Jews of America has been busy planning its Shavuot extravaganza. This is the first time the KJA has done something like this; so no one knew quite what to expect. With 87% of … Continue reading
Filed under Karaite Jews of America, Shavuot
Going Karaite for Shavuot
The Karaite Jews of America is in the midst of its Up For The Count campaign, and the KJA has received tremendous interest from non-Karaites who want to learn to count the omer in accordance with the traditional Karaite timing … Continue reading
Filed under Karaite Jews of America, Shavuot
Shavuot: I’m #upforthecount
What is the world coming to!? The Karaite Jews of America has launched an initiative using . . . hashtags. This morning, the KJA announced that it wants to help Karaites (of all varieties) count the omer in accordance with the … Continue reading
Filed under Counting of the Omer, Karaite Jews of America, Shavuot
$500 Bounty: Prove whether Ronnu Shamayim was written by a Karaite or Rabbanite
I’ve had enough guessing, enough speculation and enough supposition. I want someone – ANYONE – to bring me definitive proof of whether Elyakim, the author of Ronnu Shamayim, was a Karaite or Rabbanite. And I’m putting up a $500 bounty (or rather The Karaite … Continue reading
My Birkat Hamazon is Wrong, But It’s Better Than Yours
My Birkat brings all the boys to the yard, I can teach and I won’t even charge. Or something like that. About a year ago, I was caught in what appeared at the time to be a mind-numbing debate over … Continue reading
Filed under Eli Shmuel, Geniza, James Walker, Liturgy, Neria Haroeh, Nir Nissim, Prayer, Siddur
How The Chief Cornerstone Came to Be
On Tuesday, on Election Day in the United States, I officially released The Chief Cornerstone for sale. Yes. On election day. And I did it very intentionally. You see the words “The Chief Cornerstone”, Rosh Pinna, come from Psalms 118: The … Continue reading
Filed under Hakham Toviyya Babovich, Rosh Pinna
