Search Results for: tefillin
God is no Accident; But Your Tefillin Might Be
Or: “How I whiffed in that extremely popular Tefillin video.” Today, on the week when we read some of the “tefillin passages” in Parashat Bo, I do a massive mea culpa on a relatively minor part of the Tefillin video … Continue reading
Filed under Jacob ben Reuben, Tefillin
Tefillin the Blanks
When I was nine or ten, the rabbi at the conservative synagogue where I received my Jewish education asked me a simple question: “Shawn, do Karaites wear tefillin?” I knew that I had never seen a set of tefillin anywhere … Continue reading
Filed under Kara, Kara & Robby, Robby, Tefillin
Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz has a Fundamental Problem
I know. I know. You’re worried, “Here we go again. This is gonna be another variation of the Thinker post. And Shawn is going to make his name taking down those who speak ill of Karaites.” Don’t worry – it’s not … Continue reading
Alex Sinclair Is Using Karaites to Manipulate You
Alex Sinclair is a thinker. Just ask him. He’ll tell you. Unfortunately for him – and for his readers – his thought process short-circuited about 1000 years ago, during a time when polemics were commonplace and marginalization was fully accepted.
Filed under Alex Sinclair
Monday Morning Karaite: Breaking Down My Judaism Unbound Appearance
Yes. I know it’s Wednesday. But what is time anymore? Today, I Monday-morning-quarterback my performance during my Judaism Unbound podcast interview. This is super meta for a Karaite. It’s like my gemara on the mishna that was the podcast. Before … Continue reading
Filed under Abib, Calendar, Judaism Unbound, Mezuzot, Milk and Meat, Mishawites, Rabbanite Privilege, Tefillin
Exciting News: Web Courses and Educational Donations
My fellow Threaders, First, do we like being called Threaders? (Let me know at the end of the post.) As you know, I have been blogging less than I had originally planned. And indeed, I am blogging less than I … Continue reading
Filed under courses, Tefillin, Uncategorized
Rabbanite Privilege & The Struggle of Other Judaisms
It’s 2016, and let’s face it: despite my best efforts, Karaites remain on the fringe, a mere after thought in the Jewish landscape. The normative form of Judaism today is Rabbinic Judaism – so much so that when someone contemplates his … Continue reading
Filed under Rabbanite Privilege, Rabbinic Influence
