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Rosh Hashanah, Yom Teruah, and the Shofar: By the Numbers
If Biblical exegesis were anything like Sabermetrics, no one would think we are commanded to blow the shofar on Rosh Hashanah. Well, to be precise, the Rabbinic community may continue to believe that we are commanded to blow a shofar … Continue reading
Filed under Daniel al-Kumisi, Holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Shofar, Yom Teruah
Why is this Karaite Writing about the Shofar on “Rosh Hashana”?
I really wanted to hate this song. And I really wanted to be frustrated at the Israeli Karaites who published it. These are not ideal qualities; I know. But once I took a deep breath, I realized that the song … Continue reading
Filed under Mordecai Ben Nisan, poetry, Rosh Hashanah, Shofar, terua, Yom Teruah
Too Poor to Marry: Karaite Women’s Activist Passes Away
I had been trying to find her for the past few years. I asked all the local Karaites. I emailed the Karaites in Israel. Still, no one knew Esther Yusuf Farag Al-Tanani or what became of her. And then last … Continue reading
Filed under Al-Kalim, Effendi Yusuf, Esther Al-Tanani, marriage crisis, Marriages, Women in Karaism
Learning 3: A Karaite Perspective on the High Holidays
May you reach the end of the holidays and rejoice for completing them. In case you were not able to join us for the live webinar, my latest learning has been posted to YouTube. And is also embedded below. In … Continue reading
The Shofar and the New Moon: Solving a Karaite Quandary (Reader Poll)
I finally did it. For almost 20 years I have been thinking about how to reconcile Psalms 81 which specifically says to blow the Shofar on new moon with the traditional Karaite view that there is no commandment to blow … Continue reading
Filed under New Moon, Rosh Chodesh, Rosh Hashanah, Shofar, Yefet ben 'Ali, Yom Teruah
Rabbi Jack Abramowitz of ‘Jew in the City’ is Welcome in My Tent
There is a rabbinic tradition that Abraham and Sarah were so welcoming that they would leave their tent open on all four sides in order to welcome strangers. [1.] So it always amuses me when Rabbanite Jews discuss which Jewish … Continue reading
Filed under Karaite Press, Karaite Rabbanite Relations, Ortho-Curious
What I Learned on the Second Day of Rosh Hashanah
Where to begin? I’ve spent the better part of two weeks explaining that the holiday Jews just celebrated is not “Rosh Hashanah” – and I’ve also tirelessly explained that Karaites do not observe an additional day for our holidays. So, … Continue reading
Filed under Chabad, Daniel al-Kumisi, Rosh Hashanah, Yaqub al-Qirqisani, Yefet ben 'Ali, Yom Teruah
