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Best podcasts about karaites

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The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed
Crash Couse in Jewish Denominations with Rabbi Ken Spiro

The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 64:57


In this episode of The Shema Podcast, we explore the origins and evolution of Jewish denominations, delving into how movements like the Sadducees, Karaites, and Reform Judaism emerged and impacted Jewish history. Rabbi Ken Spiro joins us to discuss the critical role of Torah observance, the challenges of assimilation, and the timeless framework that sustains Jewish unity and identity. This enlightening discussion underscores the importance of reconnecting with Torah values in a modern context. Don't miss this inspiring conversation that calls for all Jews to engage in outreach and rediscover their shared heritage.Join the conversation: Be part of our growing community! Join the Shema Podcast for the Perplexed WhatsApp Group to share feedback, discuss episodes, and suggest future topics. Click here to sign upWill Your Children Be Jewish?  Click here to seeBuy Rabbi Ken Spiro's book: Crash Course in Jewish History: From Abraham to Modern Israel.  Click here to purchase ★ Support this podcast ★

Classes by Mordechai Dinerman
Lost in the Geniza: An Anonymous Teshuvah on the Two-Day Yom Tov Debate

Classes by Mordechai Dinerman

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 67:25


From the Cairo Geniza, we uncover an ancient Judeo-Arabic rabbinic essay offering unique insights into the history and development of the Jewish calendar, particularly the observance of the second day of yom tov outside the Land of Israel. As we delve deeper, this document emerges as part of a broader debate, addressing the Karaites' opposition to the two-day yom tov tradition. By comparing this text with Rambam's perspective, we'll gain a deeper understanding of this critical issue and a window into a pivotal moment in Jewish history. Lost in the Geniza: An Anonymous Teshuvah on the Two-Day Yom Tov Debate

YUTORAH: R' Ezra Schwartz -- Recent Shiurim
Antignos Ish Socho- tzedukim and Karaites

YUTORAH: R' Ezra Schwartz -- Recent Shiurim

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 13:33


Jewish History Soundbites
Karaite Jews in Czarist Russia

Jewish History Soundbites

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 41:04


Though never large in number, the Karaite communities of Russia are an interesting side chapter in Russian Jewish history. Residing primarily in the Crimean Peninsula, with communities in Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania, the Czarist government recognized the Karaites as distinct from Rabbinic Jews. Due to this recognition and intense lobbying efforts, the Karaite community was gradually absolved from the many restrictions pertinent to the Jews of the empire, including permission to reside outside the Pale of Settlement. Karaite scholars from Lutzk flourished in Crimea during the 19th century, and one of their endeavors was to write a new history of Karaites of the region. The most famous of these was Avraham Firkovich, whose research and collections played a large role in forming the new Karaite identity as ethnically distant from the Jewish People. Though much of his work was proven to be based on forgeries, the Karaite community of Russia was overall successful in remaining a distinct ethnic tribe from the Jewish People, and therefore not susceptible to Czarist discrimination.   Cross River, a leading financial institution committed to supporting its communities, is proud to sponsor Jewish History Soundbites. As a trusted partner for individuals and businesses, Cross River understands the importance of preserving and celebrating our heritage. By sponsoring this podcast, they demonstrate their unwavering dedication to enriching the lives of the communities in which they serve. Visit Cross River at https://www.crossriver.com/   Subscribe to Jewish History Soundbites Podcast on: PodBean: https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/ or your favorite podcast platform Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram at @Jsoundbites For sponsorship opportunities about your favorite topics of Jewish history or feedback contact Yehuda at:  yehuda@yehudageberer.com  

A Responsum a Day
R. Uzziel on Rejecting All Karaites (5 Iyar)

A Responsum a Day

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024


Judaism Unbound
Episode 429: The Jewish Calendar - Dalia Marx

Judaism Unbound

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 53:04


Dalia Marx, an author, teacher, and activist who promotes liberal Judaism in Israel, is the Rabbi Aaron D. Panken Professor of Liturgy and Midrash at Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem. Her book, From Time to Time: Journeys in the Jewish Calendar, uses a progressive approach to explore each Hebrew month and its holidays alongside art and literature. She joins Lex Rofeberg and Dan Libenson for a conversation about the Jewish calendar of the past, present, and future.Our newest round of UnYeshiva mini-courses is now live, and it's not too late to register! We've got everything from Phish to zines to death. Learn more and sign up at JudaismUnbound.com/Classes. Financial aid is available if needed, just fill out this form!Access full shownotes for this episode via this link. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation -- support Judaism Unbound by clicking here!

History for the Curious
The Karaites III - Unusual Episodes

History for the Curious

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 47:37


The Karaites arrive in Ponovezh, Lithuania; Seraya Shapshal abruptly changes direction; Ibn Ezra writes Zemirot [link below]; the Nazis preside over a Karaite debate; Voltaire quotes a Karaite scholar; The 21st century reconfigures Karaism.   Ki Eshmera Shabbat - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Um8Z5Wdok-WeA7zNmKFkEjG06eH21Sax/view?usp=drivesdk   Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:16 Karaites in Ponovitch 04:42 Karaites in Trakai 06:35 Relations with Orthodox Jews 09:27 Karaites under Tsarist Russia 15:15 Secularization and Reform 19:28 Communist Rule and World War II 24:12 Karaites and the Holocaust 28:30 Communist Rule and Decline 29:57 Karaites in the Middle East 32:47 Karaites in Europe and the USA 35:10 Karaites in Israel 39:24 Halakhic Status of the Karaites 44:43 The Evin Ezra and the Karaites 47:05 Conclusion

History for the Curious
The Karaites II - Forgeries & History

History for the Curious

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 40:55 Very Popular


Refugees arrived in Egypt from Toldeo in 1459, with ideas of their own. But as the centuries progressed, the Karaites spread out from the Middle East. Crimea became the headquarters of the movement. However Abraham Firkowitz had his own ideas about history, in which facts did not necessarily feature. Although St. Petersburg owes him a continuing debt of gratitude.   Chapters 00:00 Quarrel between Karaites and Rabbinites in 1833 03:17 Karaites in Egypt in the mid-1400s 06:05 Karaites and Rabbanites in 1465 07:01 Karaites seeking religious answers from Muslim jurists 08:30 Karaites' status as Jews 10:22 Karaites in Crimea and Eastern Europe 13:17 Karaites in Crimea in the late Middle Ages 19:33 Russian rule over Crimea and discriminatory laws 20:58 Avram Firkovich and his forgeries 25:35 Firkovich's influence and success 36:29 Firkovich's efforts and legacy

History for the Curious
The Karaites I - Origins & Practices

History for the Curious

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 46:14 Very Popular


1,200 years ago, a new form of Judaism was created, and it has lasted through the centuries. How far did Karaism spread? Did the Rambam allow them to be circumcised? Did Islam bring about the new ideology? And why would they observe Rosh Hashana without a Shofar?   Please email giana.elav@gmail.com for details on the upcoming Vienna Trip.   Chapters   00:00 Introduction to the Karaites 03:07 Beliefs and Practices of the Karaites 05:32 Rav Saadia Gaon and the Defense of Orthodoxy 06:29 Origins and Founding of the Karaites 09:19 Historical Context and Factors Influencing the Karaites 11:12 Interaction between Karaites and Orthodox Jews 15:24 Halakhic Requirements and Practices of the Karaites 20:04 Stringency and Uniqueness of Karaites' Observance 21:24 Differences in Shabbat Candle Lighting and Prayer 23:50 Comparison with the Sadducees and Tzadokim 24:46 Relationship between Karaites and Orthodox Jews 25:44 Spread of the Karaites in Iraq, Jerusalem, and Egypt 29:08 Presence of Karaites in Constantinople and Cyprus 32:56 Decline of Karaites in Jerusalem 35:20 Karaites in Egypt and Influence of the Rambam 39:34 Karaites in Toledo and Mixed Marriages

Nehemia's Wall Podcast
Support Team Study – Reaping the Benefits of the Medieval Aviv Calendar: Part 2

Nehemia's Wall Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024


Released From the Support Team Study Vault! In this episode of Reaping the Benefits of the Medieval Aviv Calendar: Part 2, Nehemia speaks with a scholar at University College London about how Karaites implemented the Aviv calendar in the tenth … Continue reading → The post Support Team Study – Reaping the Benefits of the Medieval Aviv Calendar: Part 2 appeared first on Nehemia's Wall.

The Podcast of Jewish Ideas
4. Rabbis and Karaites | Dr. Miriam Goldstein

The Podcast of Jewish Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 66:13


In this episode J.J. and Dr. Miriam Goldstein dig into the ideas the animated the Rabbis (and Karaites) of the early Islamic period. For more thoughtfull Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org.If you enjoyed the episode, please rate and review the podcast in your app of choice. Miriam Goldstein is a professor in the Department of Arabic Language and Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. A specialist in medieval Judeo-Arabic texts, she focuses on interreligious relations in the medieval Arabic-speaking world as well as Judeo-Arabic Bible exegesis. She is author of A Judeo-Arabic Parody of the Life of Jesus: The Toledot Yeshu Helene Narrative (Tübingen, in press) and Karaite Exegesis in Medieval Jerusalem (Tübingen, 2011) and is editor of Authorship in Mediaeval Arabic and Persian Literatures (Jerusalem, 2019) andBeyond Religious Borders: Interaction and Intellectual Exchange in the Medieval Islamic World (Philadelphia, 2011), as well as numerous articles on Arabic and Judeo-Arabic literature. Her current major project is a critical edition and translation of the Judeo-Arabic commentaries of the Baghdadi Karaite scholar Ya‘qub al-Qirqisani, currently focusing on the books of Genesis and Exodus.

New Books Network
Daniel Lasker, "Karaism: An Introduction to the Oldest Surviving Alternative Judaism" (Littman Library, 2022)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 58:42


Karaite Judaism emerged in the ninth century in the Islamic Middle East as an alternative to the rabbinic Judaism of the Jewish majority. Karaites reject the underlying assumption of rabbinic Judaism, namely, that Jewish practice is to be based on two divinely revealed Torahs, a written one, embodied in the Five Books of Moses, and an oral one, eventually written down in rabbinic literature. In Karaism: An Introduction to the Oldest Surviving Alternative Judaism (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2022), Daniel Lasker presents for the first time a comprehensive overview of the entire story of Karaite Judaism. Daniel J. Lasker is Norbert Blechner Professor of Jewish Values (Emeritus) at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Schneur Zalman Newfield is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York, and the author of Degrees of Separation: Identity Formation While Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism (Temple University Press, 2020). Visit him online at ZalmanNewfield.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in Jewish Studies
Daniel Lasker, "Karaism: An Introduction to the Oldest Surviving Alternative Judaism" (Littman Library, 2022)

New Books in Jewish Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 58:42


Karaite Judaism emerged in the ninth century in the Islamic Middle East as an alternative to the rabbinic Judaism of the Jewish majority. Karaites reject the underlying assumption of rabbinic Judaism, namely, that Jewish practice is to be based on two divinely revealed Torahs, a written one, embodied in the Five Books of Moses, and an oral one, eventually written down in rabbinic literature. In Karaism: An Introduction to the Oldest Surviving Alternative Judaism (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2022), Daniel Lasker presents for the first time a comprehensive overview of the entire story of Karaite Judaism. Daniel J. Lasker is Norbert Blechner Professor of Jewish Values (Emeritus) at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Schneur Zalman Newfield is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York, and the author of Degrees of Separation: Identity Formation While Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism (Temple University Press, 2020). Visit him online at ZalmanNewfield.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

New Books in Middle Eastern Studies
Daniel Lasker, "Karaism: An Introduction to the Oldest Surviving Alternative Judaism" (Littman Library, 2022)

New Books in Middle Eastern Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 58:42


Karaite Judaism emerged in the ninth century in the Islamic Middle East as an alternative to the rabbinic Judaism of the Jewish majority. Karaites reject the underlying assumption of rabbinic Judaism, namely, that Jewish practice is to be based on two divinely revealed Torahs, a written one, embodied in the Five Books of Moses, and an oral one, eventually written down in rabbinic literature. In Karaism: An Introduction to the Oldest Surviving Alternative Judaism (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2022), Daniel Lasker presents for the first time a comprehensive overview of the entire story of Karaite Judaism. Daniel J. Lasker is Norbert Blechner Professor of Jewish Values (Emeritus) at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Schneur Zalman Newfield is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York, and the author of Degrees of Separation: Identity Formation While Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism (Temple University Press, 2020). Visit him online at ZalmanNewfield.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/middle-eastern-studies

New Books in Religion
Daniel Lasker, "Karaism: An Introduction to the Oldest Surviving Alternative Judaism" (Littman Library, 2022)

New Books in Religion

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 58:42


Karaite Judaism emerged in the ninth century in the Islamic Middle East as an alternative to the rabbinic Judaism of the Jewish majority. Karaites reject the underlying assumption of rabbinic Judaism, namely, that Jewish practice is to be based on two divinely revealed Torahs, a written one, embodied in the Five Books of Moses, and an oral one, eventually written down in rabbinic literature. In Karaism: An Introduction to the Oldest Surviving Alternative Judaism (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2022), Daniel Lasker presents for the first time a comprehensive overview of the entire story of Karaite Judaism. Daniel J. Lasker is Norbert Blechner Professor of Jewish Values (Emeritus) at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Schneur Zalman Newfield is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York, and the author of Degrees of Separation: Identity Formation While Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism (Temple University Press, 2020). Visit him online at ZalmanNewfield.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

New Books in Medieval History
Daniel Lasker, "Karaism: An Introduction to the Oldest Surviving Alternative Judaism" (Littman Library, 2022)

New Books in Medieval History

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 58:42


Karaite Judaism emerged in the ninth century in the Islamic Middle East as an alternative to the rabbinic Judaism of the Jewish majority. Karaites reject the underlying assumption of rabbinic Judaism, namely, that Jewish practice is to be based on two divinely revealed Torahs, a written one, embodied in the Five Books of Moses, and an oral one, eventually written down in rabbinic literature. In Karaism: An Introduction to the Oldest Surviving Alternative Judaism (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2022), Daniel Lasker presents for the first time a comprehensive overview of the entire story of Karaite Judaism. Daniel J. Lasker is Norbert Blechner Professor of Jewish Values (Emeritus) at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Schneur Zalman Newfield is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York, and the author of Degrees of Separation: Identity Formation While Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism (Temple University Press, 2020). Visit him online at ZalmanNewfield.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books Network
Golda Akhiezer, "Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe" (Brill, 2017)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 90:13


Golda Akhiezer's Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe (Brill, 2017; translated by David Greenberg) is the first of its kind to deal with Eastern European Karaite historical thought. It focuses on the social functions of Karaite historical narratives concerning the rise of Karaism from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. The book also deals with the image of Karaism created by Protestants, and with the perception of Karaism by some leaders of the Haskalah movement, especially the scholars of Hokhmat Israel. In both cases, Karaism was seen as an orientalistic phenomenon whereby the “enlightened” European scholars romanticized the “indigenous” people, while the Karaites (themselves), adopted this romantic images, incorporating it into their own national discourse. Finally, the book sheds new light on several conventional notions that shaped the study of Karaism from the nineteenth century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in History
Golda Akhiezer, "Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe" (Brill, 2017)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 90:13


Golda Akhiezer's Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe (Brill, 2017; translated by David Greenberg) is the first of its kind to deal with Eastern European Karaite historical thought. It focuses on the social functions of Karaite historical narratives concerning the rise of Karaism from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. The book also deals with the image of Karaism created by Protestants, and with the perception of Karaism by some leaders of the Haskalah movement, especially the scholars of Hokhmat Israel. In both cases, Karaism was seen as an orientalistic phenomenon whereby the “enlightened” European scholars romanticized the “indigenous” people, while the Karaites (themselves), adopted this romantic images, incorporating it into their own national discourse. Finally, the book sheds new light on several conventional notions that shaped the study of Karaism from the nineteenth century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

New Books in Jewish Studies
Golda Akhiezer, "Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe" (Brill, 2017)

New Books in Jewish Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 90:13


Golda Akhiezer's Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe (Brill, 2017; translated by David Greenberg) is the first of its kind to deal with Eastern European Karaite historical thought. It focuses on the social functions of Karaite historical narratives concerning the rise of Karaism from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. The book also deals with the image of Karaism created by Protestants, and with the perception of Karaism by some leaders of the Haskalah movement, especially the scholars of Hokhmat Israel. In both cases, Karaism was seen as an orientalistic phenomenon whereby the “enlightened” European scholars romanticized the “indigenous” people, while the Karaites (themselves), adopted this romantic images, incorporating it into their own national discourse. Finally, the book sheds new light on several conventional notions that shaped the study of Karaism from the nineteenth century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

New Books in Intellectual History
Golda Akhiezer, "Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe" (Brill, 2017)

New Books in Intellectual History

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 90:13


Golda Akhiezer's Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe (Brill, 2017; translated by David Greenberg) is the first of its kind to deal with Eastern European Karaite historical thought. It focuses on the social functions of Karaite historical narratives concerning the rise of Karaism from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. The book also deals with the image of Karaism created by Protestants, and with the perception of Karaism by some leaders of the Haskalah movement, especially the scholars of Hokhmat Israel. In both cases, Karaism was seen as an orientalistic phenomenon whereby the “enlightened” European scholars romanticized the “indigenous” people, while the Karaites (themselves), adopted this romantic images, incorporating it into their own national discourse. Finally, the book sheds new light on several conventional notions that shaped the study of Karaism from the nineteenth century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

New Books in Early Modern History
Golda Akhiezer, "Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe" (Brill, 2017)

New Books in Early Modern History

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 90:13


Golda Akhiezer's Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe (Brill, 2017; translated by David Greenberg) is the first of its kind to deal with Eastern European Karaite historical thought. It focuses on the social functions of Karaite historical narratives concerning the rise of Karaism from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. The book also deals with the image of Karaism created by Protestants, and with the perception of Karaism by some leaders of the Haskalah movement, especially the scholars of Hokhmat Israel. In both cases, Karaism was seen as an orientalistic phenomenon whereby the “enlightened” European scholars romanticized the “indigenous” people, while the Karaites (themselves), adopted this romantic images, incorporating it into their own national discourse. Finally, the book sheds new light on several conventional notions that shaped the study of Karaism from the nineteenth century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Eastern European Studies
Golda Akhiezer, "Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe" (Brill, 2017)

New Books in Eastern European Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 90:13


Golda Akhiezer's Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe (Brill, 2017; translated by David Greenberg) is the first of its kind to deal with Eastern European Karaite historical thought. It focuses on the social functions of Karaite historical narratives concerning the rise of Karaism from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. The book also deals with the image of Karaism created by Protestants, and with the perception of Karaism by some leaders of the Haskalah movement, especially the scholars of Hokhmat Israel. In both cases, Karaism was seen as an orientalistic phenomenon whereby the “enlightened” European scholars romanticized the “indigenous” people, while the Karaites (themselves), adopted this romantic images, incorporating it into their own national discourse. Finally, the book sheds new light on several conventional notions that shaped the study of Karaism from the nineteenth century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies

New Books in Religion
Golda Akhiezer, "Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe" (Brill, 2017)

New Books in Religion

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 90:13


Golda Akhiezer's Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe (Brill, 2017; translated by David Greenberg) is the first of its kind to deal with Eastern European Karaite historical thought. It focuses on the social functions of Karaite historical narratives concerning the rise of Karaism from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. The book also deals with the image of Karaism created by Protestants, and with the perception of Karaism by some leaders of the Haskalah movement, especially the scholars of Hokhmat Israel. In both cases, Karaism was seen as an orientalistic phenomenon whereby the “enlightened” European scholars romanticized the “indigenous” people, while the Karaites (themselves), adopted this romantic images, incorporating it into their own national discourse. Finally, the book sheds new light on several conventional notions that shaped the study of Karaism from the nineteenth century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

New Books in Medieval History
Golda Akhiezer, "Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe" (Brill, 2017)

New Books in Medieval History

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 90:13


Golda Akhiezer's Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe (Brill, 2017; translated by David Greenberg) is the first of its kind to deal with Eastern European Karaite historical thought. It focuses on the social functions of Karaite historical narratives concerning the rise of Karaism from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. The book also deals with the image of Karaism created by Protestants, and with the perception of Karaism by some leaders of the Haskalah movement, especially the scholars of Hokhmat Israel. In both cases, Karaism was seen as an orientalistic phenomenon whereby the “enlightened” European scholars romanticized the “indigenous” people, while the Karaites (themselves), adopted this romantic images, incorporating it into their own national discourse. Finally, the book sheds new light on several conventional notions that shaped the study of Karaism from the nineteenth century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brill on the Wire
Golda Akhiezer, "Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe" (Brill, 2017)

Brill on the Wire

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 90:13


Golda Akhiezer's Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe (Brill, 2017; translated by David Greenberg) is the first of its kind to deal with Eastern European Karaite historical thought. It focuses on the social functions of Karaite historical narratives concerning the rise of Karaism from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. The book also deals with the image of Karaism created by Protestants, and with the perception of Karaism by some leaders of the Haskalah movement, especially the scholars of Hokhmat Israel. In both cases, Karaism was seen as an orientalistic phenomenon whereby the “enlightened” European scholars romanticized the “indigenous” people, while the Karaites (themselves), adopted this romantic images, incorporating it into their own national discourse. Finally, the book sheds new light on several conventional notions that shaped the study of Karaism from the nineteenth century.

Nehemia's Wall Podcast
Hebrew Voices #153 – Sighting the New Moon in the Middle Ages

Nehemia's Wall Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023


In this episode of Hebrew Voices #153, Sighting the New Moon in the Middle Ages, Nehemia speaks with a scholar at Cambridge University about why Jews transitioned from sighting the new moon to a precalculated calendar, how Karaites remained faithful … Continue reading → The post Hebrew Voices #153 – Sighting the New Moon in the Middle Ages appeared first on Nehemia's Wall.

New Books Network
Kiril Feferman, "The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus" (Yad Vadhem, 2016)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 132:50


Kiril Feferman's The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus (Yad Vadhem, 2016) presents a comprehensive account of the Jews in the Crimea and the North Caucasus in the Holocaust years. Based on extensive archival research, Feferman covers the life and destruction of the Jewish population in the region and describes in detail the relations between Jews and non-Jews before and during the war; the evacuation of Jews into these regions and out of them; the German occupation and the annihilation of the Ashkenazi Jewish population; the fate of non-Ashkenazi Jews in the area; Jewish responses; and reactions of local populations, including Cossacks, devout Orthodox Christians and Muslims. Objective factors, such as the availability of German manpower and food, weather and geographic conditions, in addition to subjective factors, such as the attitudes of Wehrmacht commanders, left their imprint on the implementation of the “Final Solution” policy in these areas. By the time the Germans occupied the Crimea in November 1941, it was absolutely clear to them that the Jews had to be eliminated. All the more so when they came to dominate the North Caucasus in the summer of 1942. Yet, the Nazi decision-makers were vexed by the need to clarify who was a Jew. The case of the Ashkenazi Jews was clear-cut, and their fate was similar to that of their brethren elsewhere in Europe. However, the Germans faced a formidable difficulty in categorizing the non-Ashkenazi Karaites and Krymchaks in the Crimea, and Mountain Jews in the North Caucasus, who, according to the Nazi world-view, shared some but not all racial and religious characteristics of Jews. Subsequently, German investigation involved a thorough pseudo-scientific analysis of racial and religious features by the Nazi academy, as well as SS “researchers.” Set against the background of the ongoing murder of Ashkenazi Jews in these regions and local politics with geo-political implications, this research title also focuses on the support – or lack thereof – lent to Karaites, Krymchaks and Mountain Jews by local Muslims. These interwoven histories cover a hitherto unexplored terrain in Holocaust history, and offer a fascinating window into the history of the Crimea and the North Caucasus and the fate of their Jewish inhabitants during World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in History
Kiril Feferman, "The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus" (Yad Vadhem, 2016)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 132:50


Kiril Feferman's The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus (Yad Vadhem, 2016) presents a comprehensive account of the Jews in the Crimea and the North Caucasus in the Holocaust years. Based on extensive archival research, Feferman covers the life and destruction of the Jewish population in the region and describes in detail the relations between Jews and non-Jews before and during the war; the evacuation of Jews into these regions and out of them; the German occupation and the annihilation of the Ashkenazi Jewish population; the fate of non-Ashkenazi Jews in the area; Jewish responses; and reactions of local populations, including Cossacks, devout Orthodox Christians and Muslims. Objective factors, such as the availability of German manpower and food, weather and geographic conditions, in addition to subjective factors, such as the attitudes of Wehrmacht commanders, left their imprint on the implementation of the “Final Solution” policy in these areas. By the time the Germans occupied the Crimea in November 1941, it was absolutely clear to them that the Jews had to be eliminated. All the more so when they came to dominate the North Caucasus in the summer of 1942. Yet, the Nazi decision-makers were vexed by the need to clarify who was a Jew. The case of the Ashkenazi Jews was clear-cut, and their fate was similar to that of their brethren elsewhere in Europe. However, the Germans faced a formidable difficulty in categorizing the non-Ashkenazi Karaites and Krymchaks in the Crimea, and Mountain Jews in the North Caucasus, who, according to the Nazi world-view, shared some but not all racial and religious characteristics of Jews. Subsequently, German investigation involved a thorough pseudo-scientific analysis of racial and religious features by the Nazi academy, as well as SS “researchers.” Set against the background of the ongoing murder of Ashkenazi Jews in these regions and local politics with geo-political implications, this research title also focuses on the support – or lack thereof – lent to Karaites, Krymchaks and Mountain Jews by local Muslims. These interwoven histories cover a hitherto unexplored terrain in Holocaust history, and offer a fascinating window into the history of the Crimea and the North Caucasus and the fate of their Jewish inhabitants during World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

New Books in Military History
Kiril Feferman, "The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus" (Yad Vadhem, 2016)

New Books in Military History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 132:50


Kiril Feferman's The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus (Yad Vadhem, 2016) presents a comprehensive account of the Jews in the Crimea and the North Caucasus in the Holocaust years. Based on extensive archival research, Feferman covers the life and destruction of the Jewish population in the region and describes in detail the relations between Jews and non-Jews before and during the war; the evacuation of Jews into these regions and out of them; the German occupation and the annihilation of the Ashkenazi Jewish population; the fate of non-Ashkenazi Jews in the area; Jewish responses; and reactions of local populations, including Cossacks, devout Orthodox Christians and Muslims. Objective factors, such as the availability of German manpower and food, weather and geographic conditions, in addition to subjective factors, such as the attitudes of Wehrmacht commanders, left their imprint on the implementation of the “Final Solution” policy in these areas. By the time the Germans occupied the Crimea in November 1941, it was absolutely clear to them that the Jews had to be eliminated. All the more so when they came to dominate the North Caucasus in the summer of 1942. Yet, the Nazi decision-makers were vexed by the need to clarify who was a Jew. The case of the Ashkenazi Jews was clear-cut, and their fate was similar to that of their brethren elsewhere in Europe. However, the Germans faced a formidable difficulty in categorizing the non-Ashkenazi Karaites and Krymchaks in the Crimea, and Mountain Jews in the North Caucasus, who, according to the Nazi world-view, shared some but not all racial and religious characteristics of Jews. Subsequently, German investigation involved a thorough pseudo-scientific analysis of racial and religious features by the Nazi academy, as well as SS “researchers.” Set against the background of the ongoing murder of Ashkenazi Jews in these regions and local politics with geo-political implications, this research title also focuses on the support – or lack thereof – lent to Karaites, Krymchaks and Mountain Jews by local Muslims. These interwoven histories cover a hitherto unexplored terrain in Holocaust history, and offer a fascinating window into the history of the Crimea and the North Caucasus and the fate of their Jewish inhabitants during World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history

New Books in German Studies
Kiril Feferman, "The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus" (Yad Vadhem, 2016)

New Books in German Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 132:50


Kiril Feferman's The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus (Yad Vadhem, 2016) presents a comprehensive account of the Jews in the Crimea and the North Caucasus in the Holocaust years. Based on extensive archival research, Feferman covers the life and destruction of the Jewish population in the region and describes in detail the relations between Jews and non-Jews before and during the war; the evacuation of Jews into these regions and out of them; the German occupation and the annihilation of the Ashkenazi Jewish population; the fate of non-Ashkenazi Jews in the area; Jewish responses; and reactions of local populations, including Cossacks, devout Orthodox Christians and Muslims. Objective factors, such as the availability of German manpower and food, weather and geographic conditions, in addition to subjective factors, such as the attitudes of Wehrmacht commanders, left their imprint on the implementation of the “Final Solution” policy in these areas. By the time the Germans occupied the Crimea in November 1941, it was absolutely clear to them that the Jews had to be eliminated. All the more so when they came to dominate the North Caucasus in the summer of 1942. Yet, the Nazi decision-makers were vexed by the need to clarify who was a Jew. The case of the Ashkenazi Jews was clear-cut, and their fate was similar to that of their brethren elsewhere in Europe. However, the Germans faced a formidable difficulty in categorizing the non-Ashkenazi Karaites and Krymchaks in the Crimea, and Mountain Jews in the North Caucasus, who, according to the Nazi world-view, shared some but not all racial and religious characteristics of Jews. Subsequently, German investigation involved a thorough pseudo-scientific analysis of racial and religious features by the Nazi academy, as well as SS “researchers.” Set against the background of the ongoing murder of Ashkenazi Jews in these regions and local politics with geo-political implications, this research title also focuses on the support – or lack thereof – lent to Karaites, Krymchaks and Mountain Jews by local Muslims. These interwoven histories cover a hitherto unexplored terrain in Holocaust history, and offer a fascinating window into the history of the Crimea and the North Caucasus and the fate of their Jewish inhabitants during World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/german-studies

New Books in Jewish Studies
Kiril Feferman, "The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus" (Yad Vashem, 2016)

New Books in Jewish Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 132:50


Kiril Feferman's The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus (Yad Vashem, 2016) presents a comprehensive account of the Jews in the Crimea and the North Caucasus in the Holocaust years. Based on extensive archival research, Feferman covers the life and destruction of the Jewish population in the region and describes in detail the relations between Jews and non-Jews before and during the war; the evacuation of Jews into these regions and out of them; the German occupation and the annihilation of the Ashkenazi Jewish population; the fate of non-Ashkenazi Jews in the area; Jewish responses; and reactions of local populations, including Cossacks, devout Orthodox Christians and Muslims. Objective factors, such as the availability of German manpower and food, weather and geographic conditions, in addition to subjective factors, such as the attitudes of Wehrmacht commanders, left their imprint on the implementation of the “Final Solution” policy in these areas. By the time the Germans occupied the Crimea in November 1941, it was absolutely clear to them that the Jews had to be eliminated. All the more so when they came to dominate the North Caucasus in the summer of 1942. Yet, the Nazi decision-makers were vexed by the need to clarify who was a Jew. The case of the Ashkenazi Jews was clear-cut, and their fate was similar to that of their brethren elsewhere in Europe. However, the Germans faced a formidable difficulty in categorizing the non-Ashkenazi Karaites and Krymchaks in the Crimea, and Mountain Jews in the North Caucasus, who, according to the Nazi world-view, shared some but not all racial and religious characteristics of Jews. Subsequently, German investigation involved a thorough pseudo-scientific analysis of racial and religious features by the Nazi academy, as well as SS “researchers.” Set against the background of the ongoing murder of Ashkenazi Jews in these regions and local politics with geo-political implications, this research title also focuses on the support – or lack thereof – lent to Karaites, Krymchaks and Mountain Jews by local Muslims. These interwoven histories cover a hitherto unexplored terrain in Holocaust history, and offer a fascinating window into the history of the Crimea and the North Caucasus and the fate of their Jewish inhabitants during World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

New Books in Genocide Studies
Kiril Feferman, "The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus" (Yad Vadhem, 2016)

New Books in Genocide Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 132:50


Kiril Feferman's The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus (Yad Vadhem, 2016) presents a comprehensive account of the Jews in the Crimea and the North Caucasus in the Holocaust years. Based on extensive archival research, Feferman covers the life and destruction of the Jewish population in the region and describes in detail the relations between Jews and non-Jews before and during the war; the evacuation of Jews into these regions and out of them; the German occupation and the annihilation of the Ashkenazi Jewish population; the fate of non-Ashkenazi Jews in the area; Jewish responses; and reactions of local populations, including Cossacks, devout Orthodox Christians and Muslims. Objective factors, such as the availability of German manpower and food, weather and geographic conditions, in addition to subjective factors, such as the attitudes of Wehrmacht commanders, left their imprint on the implementation of the “Final Solution” policy in these areas. By the time the Germans occupied the Crimea in November 1941, it was absolutely clear to them that the Jews had to be eliminated. All the more so when they came to dominate the North Caucasus in the summer of 1942. Yet, the Nazi decision-makers were vexed by the need to clarify who was a Jew. The case of the Ashkenazi Jews was clear-cut, and their fate was similar to that of their brethren elsewhere in Europe. However, the Germans faced a formidable difficulty in categorizing the non-Ashkenazi Karaites and Krymchaks in the Crimea, and Mountain Jews in the North Caucasus, who, according to the Nazi world-view, shared some but not all racial and religious characteristics of Jews. Subsequently, German investigation involved a thorough pseudo-scientific analysis of racial and religious features by the Nazi academy, as well as SS “researchers.” Set against the background of the ongoing murder of Ashkenazi Jews in these regions and local politics with geo-political implications, this research title also focuses on the support – or lack thereof – lent to Karaites, Krymchaks and Mountain Jews by local Muslims. These interwoven histories cover a hitherto unexplored terrain in Holocaust history, and offer a fascinating window into the history of the Crimea and the North Caucasus and the fate of their Jewish inhabitants during World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/genocide-studies

New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies
Kiril Feferman, "The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus" (Yad Vadhem, 2016)

New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 132:50


Kiril Feferman's The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus (Yad Vadhem, 2016) presents a comprehensive account of the Jews in the Crimea and the North Caucasus in the Holocaust years. Based on extensive archival research, Feferman covers the life and destruction of the Jewish population in the region and describes in detail the relations between Jews and non-Jews before and during the war; the evacuation of Jews into these regions and out of them; the German occupation and the annihilation of the Ashkenazi Jewish population; the fate of non-Ashkenazi Jews in the area; Jewish responses; and reactions of local populations, including Cossacks, devout Orthodox Christians and Muslims. Objective factors, such as the availability of German manpower and food, weather and geographic conditions, in addition to subjective factors, such as the attitudes of Wehrmacht commanders, left their imprint on the implementation of the “Final Solution” policy in these areas. By the time the Germans occupied the Crimea in November 1941, it was absolutely clear to them that the Jews had to be eliminated. All the more so when they came to dominate the North Caucasus in the summer of 1942. Yet, the Nazi decision-makers were vexed by the need to clarify who was a Jew. The case of the Ashkenazi Jews was clear-cut, and their fate was similar to that of their brethren elsewhere in Europe. However, the Germans faced a formidable difficulty in categorizing the non-Ashkenazi Karaites and Krymchaks in the Crimea, and Mountain Jews in the North Caucasus, who, according to the Nazi world-view, shared some but not all racial and religious characteristics of Jews. Subsequently, German investigation involved a thorough pseudo-scientific analysis of racial and religious features by the Nazi academy, as well as SS “researchers.” Set against the background of the ongoing murder of Ashkenazi Jews in these regions and local politics with geo-political implications, this research title also focuses on the support – or lack thereof – lent to Karaites, Krymchaks and Mountain Jews by local Muslims. These interwoven histories cover a hitherto unexplored terrain in Holocaust history, and offer a fascinating window into the history of the Crimea and the North Caucasus and the fate of their Jewish inhabitants during World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/russian-studies

New Books in Eastern European Studies
Kiril Feferman, "The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus" (Yad Vadhem, 2016)

New Books in Eastern European Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 132:50


Kiril Feferman's The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus (Yad Vadhem, 2016) presents a comprehensive account of the Jews in the Crimea and the North Caucasus in the Holocaust years. Based on extensive archival research, Feferman covers the life and destruction of the Jewish population in the region and describes in detail the relations between Jews and non-Jews before and during the war; the evacuation of Jews into these regions and out of them; the German occupation and the annihilation of the Ashkenazi Jewish population; the fate of non-Ashkenazi Jews in the area; Jewish responses; and reactions of local populations, including Cossacks, devout Orthodox Christians and Muslims. Objective factors, such as the availability of German manpower and food, weather and geographic conditions, in addition to subjective factors, such as the attitudes of Wehrmacht commanders, left their imprint on the implementation of the “Final Solution” policy in these areas. By the time the Germans occupied the Crimea in November 1941, it was absolutely clear to them that the Jews had to be eliminated. All the more so when they came to dominate the North Caucasus in the summer of 1942. Yet, the Nazi decision-makers were vexed by the need to clarify who was a Jew. The case of the Ashkenazi Jews was clear-cut, and their fate was similar to that of their brethren elsewhere in Europe. However, the Germans faced a formidable difficulty in categorizing the non-Ashkenazi Karaites and Krymchaks in the Crimea, and Mountain Jews in the North Caucasus, who, according to the Nazi world-view, shared some but not all racial and religious characteristics of Jews. Subsequently, German investigation involved a thorough pseudo-scientific analysis of racial and religious features by the Nazi academy, as well as SS “researchers.” Set against the background of the ongoing murder of Ashkenazi Jews in these regions and local politics with geo-political implications, this research title also focuses on the support – or lack thereof – lent to Karaites, Krymchaks and Mountain Jews by local Muslims. These interwoven histories cover a hitherto unexplored terrain in Holocaust history, and offer a fascinating window into the history of the Crimea and the North Caucasus and the fate of their Jewish inhabitants during World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies

New Books in Ukrainian Studies
Kiril Feferman, "The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus" (Yad Vadhem, 2016)

New Books in Ukrainian Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 132:50


Kiril Feferman's The Holocaust in the Crimea and the North Caucasus (Yad Vadhem, 2016) presents a comprehensive account of the Jews in the Crimea and the North Caucasus in the Holocaust years. Based on extensive archival research, Feferman covers the life and destruction of the Jewish population in the region and describes in detail the relations between Jews and non-Jews before and during the war; the evacuation of Jews into these regions and out of them; the German occupation and the annihilation of the Ashkenazi Jewish population; the fate of non-Ashkenazi Jews in the area; Jewish responses; and reactions of local populations, including Cossacks, devout Orthodox Christians and Muslims. Objective factors, such as the availability of German manpower and food, weather and geographic conditions, in addition to subjective factors, such as the attitudes of Wehrmacht commanders, left their imprint on the implementation of the “Final Solution” policy in these areas. By the time the Germans occupied the Crimea in November 1941, it was absolutely clear to them that the Jews had to be eliminated. All the more so when they came to dominate the North Caucasus in the summer of 1942. Yet, the Nazi decision-makers were vexed by the need to clarify who was a Jew. The case of the Ashkenazi Jews was clear-cut, and their fate was similar to that of their brethren elsewhere in Europe. However, the Germans faced a formidable difficulty in categorizing the non-Ashkenazi Karaites and Krymchaks in the Crimea, and Mountain Jews in the North Caucasus, who, according to the Nazi world-view, shared some but not all racial and religious characteristics of Jews. Subsequently, German investigation involved a thorough pseudo-scientific analysis of racial and religious features by the Nazi academy, as well as SS “researchers.” Set against the background of the ongoing murder of Ashkenazi Jews in these regions and local politics with geo-political implications, this research title also focuses on the support – or lack thereof – lent to Karaites, Krymchaks and Mountain Jews by local Muslims. These interwoven histories cover a hitherto unexplored terrain in Holocaust history, and offer a fascinating window into the history of the Crimea and the North Caucasus and the fate of their Jewish inhabitants during World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dreaming the World to Come
Cheshvan with Yishaq Ofori-Solomon

Dreaming the World to Come

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 49:05


This month's guest is Yishaq (also known as Yitshaq or Isaac) Ofori Solomon. Yishaq Ofori Solomon (he/him) is an educator, student, writer, and journalist who is a Black African (Beta Yisraelim and Musta'arabi) Queer Jew. They spend much of their time building communities based on solidarity. Here he shares much that is dear to him as a child of intersecting and rich Black, African, and Jewish Diaspora experiences. Find Yishaq's writing at https://www.heyalma.com/author/isaac-ofori-solomon/ Join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/dreamingtheworldtocome Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-PzunkdbVA4yrhBChIXY8od06z8POB4t Show Notes: High Holidays or High Holy Days - Holidays that mark the beginning of the Jewish year, including Rosh Hashanah (the New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), as well as Sukkot (Harvest Festival), Shemini Atzeret (day after Sukkot), and Simchat Torah (where we roll the Torah back to the beginning). Slow down / The Mother's Response - song by Riv Shapiro, https://soundcloud.com/user-828425998/slow-down-the-mothers-response Yom Kippur - Day of Atonement, many Jews observe by fasting for 25 hours, praying for forgiveness and to be written in “The Book of Life” for the coming year. Sukkot - A joyous harvest festival that lasts for 8 days, when many Jews build a temporary outdoor structure called a Sukkah. Prayers for rain are traditional during this time, and it is also traditional to invited the “ushpizim” or beloved ancestors into the Sukkah to join in the celebration TIshrei - The first month of the Jewish calendar, during which the High Holy Days occur. Cheshvan - The second month of the Jewish calendar. Sigd - "Day of Prostration," Beta Yisrael holiday on the last day of Cheshvan. Ashkenazi - A term referring to diasporic Jews who trace their lineage back to medieval Jewish communities in the west of Germany, or eastern Europe. Nun - The fourteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, pronounced like the English letter “n” Nes נס - Hebrew word meaning “miracle” Beta Yisrael - also known as “House of Israel” or “Community of Israel,” or Ethiopian Jews who lived for many centuries between the modern-day Amhara and Tigray regions of Ethiopia, most of whom immigrated to Israel in the late 20th century. Ashkenormativity - The centering and privileging of Jews of Eastern European descent Maghreb - The western part of North Africa and the Arab world, including Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia Qessim - the Kohenim of Beta Yisrael Nusach - language or tunes of specific lineage of prayer SWANA - a decolonial word for the South West Asian/ North African region in place of “Middle East,” “Near East,” “Arab World,” or “Islamic World” (swanaalliance.com) Karaites - a pre-rabbinic Jewish people largely from Egypt and Iraq B'nei anusim - the children of the Jews forced to convert to Christianity during the insquisition Conversos - (see above) Am Yisrael - People of Israel "Wise Ones," song written by Natanya Apfelbaum. You can find a recording of the original version on the Ancestralization album, track 20: https://jewishancestralhealing.bandcamp.com/album/ancestralization

Unique Israeli Tours
75. Bustenai, Karaites

Unique Israeli Tours

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 70:44


75. Bustenai, Karaites

CounterVortex Podcast
CounterVortex Episode 123: Whither Khazaria?

CounterVortex Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 36:26


In Episode 123 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg discusses the history of Khazaria, the medieval Turko-Jewish empire in what is now southern Russia and eastern Ukraine. While the fate of the mysterious Khazars has won much attention from scholars—and controversy—because of what it may reveal about the origin of the Jews of Eastern Europe, this question also touches on the origins of the Ukrainian people and state. Whatever the validity of the "Khazar Thesis" about the ethnogenesis of the Ashkenazim, it is the Ukrainian Jews—such as President Volodymyr Zelensky—who are the most likely to trace a lineage of the Khazars. In 2021, Zelenksy and the Ukrainian parliament passed a law recognizing the cultural and autonomous rights of three indigenous peoples of the Russian-annexed Crimean Peninsula: the Muslim Tatars and the Jewish Krymchaks and Karaites. Of any Jews on Earth, it is these last two groups that have the best claim to the Khazar inheritance—and are now a part of the struggle for a free and multicultural Ukraine, in repudiation of the Russian neo-imperialist project. Listen on SoundCloud or via Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/countervortex Books discussed: The Jews of Khazaria by Kevin Alan Brook; The Thirteenth Tribe: The Khazar Empire and its Heritage by Arthur Koestler; The Kuzari: In Defense of the Despised Faith by Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi Research assistance: David Bloom Production by Chris Rywalt We ask listeners to donate just $1 per weekly podcast via Patreon -- or $2 for our new special offer! We now have 36 subscribers. If you appreciate our work, please become Number 37!

Seforimchatter
With Prof. Daniel J. Lasker discussing the history of Karaism and his new book on the topic

Seforimchatter

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 50:46 Very Popular


#135.With Prof. Daniel J. Lasker discussing the history of Karaism and his new book, "Karaism: An introduction to the oldest Surviving Alternative Judaism"We discussed the history of the Karaites, how they differed from Tzedukim (sadducees), what the believe, basic ideology, how they differ from rabbinic judaism, where they lived throughout the centuries, where they are today, and more To purchase the book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/karaism-9781800855960?q=lasker&lang=en&cc=us

Mining The Riches Of The Parsha
10@9 Ramla, Karaites, and Cholent - March 9, 2022

Mining The Riches Of The Parsha

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 12:49


10@9 is 10 minutes (approximately) of Zoom Torah study every weekday morning at 9 a.m. Topics range from the weekly Parsha, current issues in Jewish Law, or a Torah perspective on what is happening in the world. Feel free to suggest a topic - just email me: rabbi@adath.ca. Join us on Zoom at: www.adath.ca/page_zoom.html Subscribe to my YouTube channel at: tinyurl.com/adathyoutube And my Instagram: @adathmichael

Messiah Matters
Show #374 – Not Logical

Messiah Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 60:15


In this episode, we discuss the Sabbath after the resurrection of Christ. We also follow up on our discussion from last week and the idea that New Testament believers only drake “new wine.” 0:00 Introduction 5:09 New wine discussion 12:20 Sabbath keeping after Jesus 30:12 Who is the bride of Yeshua 38:00 Thoughts on Karaites… The post Show #374 – Not Logical appeared first on Messiah Matters.

Rabbi Daniel Glatstein Podcast
Journey to Turkey: Bursa- The History of the Karaites

Rabbi Daniel Glatstein Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 10:18


Mundofonías
Mundofonías 2021 #65: De Chipre a China / From Cyprus to China

Mundofonías

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2021 60:31


De Chipre a China From Cyprus to China Aquí tramos unas nuevas Mundofonías llenas de novedades discográficas que nos hacen traen ecos de Chipre, los cantos de Mordovia, la música de los caraítas, sones de Estonia, Finlandia o Rumanía, antiguas melodías chinas y centenarios poemas persas, con evocaciones también indias. Here you have a new Mundofonias show plenty of new releases that bring us echoes of Cyprus, the songs of Mordovia, the music of the Karaites, sounds from Estonia, Finland or Romania, ancient Chinese melodies and centuries-old Persian poems, with Indian evocations as well. · Monsieur Doumani - Alavrostishiotis - Pissourin · Trio Tekke -  Tempest of the dawn - Great tunes from the World Music Charts Europe (V.A.) · Merema - Moksha girl was walking - Great tunes from the World Music Charts Europe (V.A.) · Karolina Cicha & Spółka - Troch szacharda - Tany · Karolina Cicha & Spółka - Soframyzda - Karaimska mapa muzyczna · Puuluup - Kasekesed - Viimane suusataja · Multumult - Maneaua din Clejani - Now and then: New sounds from an old world · Fanfare Ciocărlia - Demon dance (dedicated to Ivan Nikolaev) - It wasn't hard to love you · Cheng Yu with Dennis Kwong Thye Lee - Meihua sannong - Longyin: The dragon Chants: 1930s' silk-stringed guqin with xiao flute · Shujaat Husain Khan, Katayoun Goudarzi, Shaho Andalibi, & Shariq Mustafa - Wild - This pale Imagen: / Image: Multumult

Authentic, Compassionate Judaism for the Thinking Person
The Depth of Loving Torah and Being Loved Through It: Being Taught is to Be Loved

Authentic, Compassionate Judaism for the Thinking Person

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 18:24


After Moshe recounts the 10 Commandments --the 10 "word-statements"-- in Deuteronomy chapter 5, we get the Shema and the Ve-Ahavta, we must Hearken to "these words," incribe them in our hearts, and return God's love by loving through teaching these words.  What are the words?  Given the context of chapter 5, it would make sense these are the 10 Commandments, perhaps to be the text of the mezuzah and teaching the VeAhavta is exhorting.  Of course, the Rabbis argue vociferously that this cannot be, and just gives unwarranted support to Karaites and others who deny the Torah by reducing it to the 10 Commandments.  (The Rabbis have some justification for their argument.)  So "these words which I command you this day" become the entire set of teachings of the written Torah and our own interpretations that all happen through the act of God's love and our Love for God, and therefore the Mezuzah includes this selection about Love.  What does it mean to love Torah?   Delivered on the day of Tu B'Av, the annual Jewish "Valentine's Day" that celebrates falling in love and romance, I share my experience of love and loving a Torah that goes beyond sentences.  

Luke Ford
What Is Authentic Judaism? (7-19-21)

Luke Ford

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 182:21


00:00 Lipton Matthews discusses gender quotas, Africa, and IQ with Dooovid, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W42iIA0pKrI 03:00 Luke's views on authentic Judaism 08:00 Dooovid's views on authentic Judaism 24:00 David Cole Stein on blacks & Jews, https://www.takimag.com/article/the-dysgenic-duo/ 38:00 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Understanding Cognitive Distortions: Dr. Dawn Elise Snipes, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOoowYQmZr8 47:00 In ‘My Unorthodox Life,' Julia Haart Bares More Than Just Her Knees, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/arts/television/my-unorthodox-life-julia-haart.html 1:00:00 The significance of the number 12 1:10:50 Andy Nowicki: The Luke Ford Experience, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JulDz9uEUjo 1:15:00 Conspiracy Theories are for Losers, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekiu9maM3wc 1:18:00 Why people believe in conspiracy theories, https://www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of-psychology/conspiracy-theories 1:21:00 If You Love Conspiracy Theories (Or Know Someone Who Does), Watch This | Michael Shermer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGDcnUbqPyU 1:25:00 Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=130046 2:00:00 Andy Nowicki: The Luke Ford experience, Part 2 ("This is the end"), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abrjiDGX18Y 2:13:00 Judas Maccabeus, https://twitter.com/JudasMaccabeus7 2:14:00 Judas is over Covid, he can taste and smell again 2:15:00 Judas's Youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLgGCISOp6Ytu1W6adwvAtw 2:24:00 Judas on Reform & Masorti Judaism 2:35:00 Reform, Conservative Leaders Outraged at Orthodox Crashing of Tisha B'Av Ceremony, https%3A%2F%2Fwww.haaretz.com%2Fisrael-news%2F.premium-reform-conservative-leaders-outraged-at-orthodox-crashing-of-tisha-b-av-ceremony-1.10010470 2:44:00 Samaritans, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaritans 2:45:00 Karaites, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaite_Judaism 2:51:00 Why is Judas a west-bank settler? 2:55:00 Judas the farmer 2:57:00 Judas's interactions with Muslims 2:59:00 Judas on Middle East peace Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSFVD7Xfhn7sJY8LAIQmH8Q/join https://odysee.com/@LukeFordLive, https://lbry.tv/@LukeFord, https://rumble.com/lukeford https://dlive.tv/lukefordlivestreams Listener Call In #: 1-310-997-4596 Superchat: https://entropystream.live/app/lukefordlive Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/lukeford/ Soundcloud MP3s: https://soundcloud.com/luke-ford-666431593 Code of Conduct: https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=125692 https://www.patreon.com/lukeford http://lukeford.net Email me: lukeisback@gmail.com or DM me on Twitter.com/lukeford Support the show | https://www.streamlabs.com/lukeford, https://patreon.com/lukeford, https://PayPal.Me/lukeisback Facebook: http://facebook.com/lukecford Feel free to clip my videos. It's nice when you link back to the original.

Parashah Explorations
Emor: Counting, Karaites, and Controversy (2021-04-29)

Parashah Explorations

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 45:24


Judaism Unbound
Episode 264: Karaites -- Bible Only, Please - Shawn Lichaa

Judaism Unbound

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 62:10


Shawn Lichaa is a Karaite. "What's that," you ask? Very valid question! Karaites are a group of Jews whose traditions, and interpretations, are built around the Bible alone -- not the Talmud or any other piece of what Rabbanites (rabbinic Jews) call "the oral Torah."Lichaa, founder of The Karaite Press and A Blue Thread: A Jewish Blog with a Thread of Karaite Throughout, joins Dan and Lex to explore Karaite Jews' relationship to the Bible, and ways in which their approaches differ from rabbinic Jews'. In their conversation, they also ask what light Karaites can shine on broader issues affecting many other groups of marginalized Jews as well.If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here!To access shownotes for this episode, click here.

Seforimchatter
With R' Nechemya Sheinfeld discussing the Ibn Ezra and his commentary on the Ibn Ezra, "Daas Ezra"

Seforimchatter

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 66:06


#55.With R' Nechemya Sheinfeld discussing the Ibn Ezra and his commentary on the Ibn Ezra, "Daas Ezra" (6 volumes, Mossad Harav Kook)We discussed a basic biography of Ibn Ezra, controversy around the Ibn Ezra's Pirush (Maharshal, Karaites, against Chazal, etc) what Daas Ezra seeks to do and how he did it, Pirush Aruch & Katzar on Shemos, Hakdama on Bereishis, Shittah Acheres on Bereishis, and morehttps://www.mosadharavkook.com/shop/%d7%97%d7%95%d7%9e%d7%a9-%d7%93%d7%a2%d7%aa-%d7%a2%d7%96%d7%a8%d7%90-%d7%a1%d7%98-6-%d7%9b%d7%a8%d7%9b%d7%99%d7%9d/

Kosher Queers
43 — Re'eh: G-d Doesn't Like Your Exes

Kosher Queers

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 58:49 Transcription Available


This week, we use an extended metaphor about monogamy and knowing G-d, raise some questions about Wicca, and have a good time with rubber ducks. Plus, cool historical info about Karaites and the Talmud, how to figure out if a prophet is just a fake, and why bats are not the same as eagles. Also, if you're into Elder Scrolls Three, apparently this episode is for you. Full transcript here.Here's the picture of chai written in rubber ducks! This week Jaz read Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender and The Talmud: A Biography by Barry Scott Wimpfheimer and recommend both for different reasons. Jaz and Lulav watched the movie Bit, which was also good, and featured the actress Nicole Maine, who you can follow on Twitter @NicoleAMaines if you want to check out more of her work; you can also follow our listener Ada, who wrote comments for this week's Continuity Corner, @klezmerwitch. Jaz says in this episode that they think that child sacrifice was a thing in the ancient Middle East, but the archaeological evidence for that seems kind of scant, so take that assertion with a grain of salt. Content notes: Discussion of slavery. Support us on Patreon! Send us questions or comments at kosherqueers@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter @kosherqueers, and like us on Facebook at Kosher Queers. Our music is by the band Brivele. This week, our audio was edited by Lulav Arnow and our transcript was written by Jaz Twersky. Our logo is by Lior Gross, and we are not endorsed by or affiliated with the Orthodox Union.Support the show (http://patreon.com/kosherqueers)

The Q & A with Rabbi Breitowitz Podcast
Q&A- Karaites, Birth Control & Ultimate Truth

The Q & A with Rabbi Breitowitz Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 60:19


Rabbi Dr Yitzchak Breitowitz, of Ohr Somayach Jerusalem, discussing the most common questions about Judaism. To submit questions, feedback or for sponsorship opportunities, contact us at: podcasts@ohr.edu Nasso 5780 (Produced by: CedarStudios Podcasting 2020)

Messianic Apologetics
Karaites, Karaite Judaism – FAQ

Messianic Apologetics

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 6:38


What is your opinion of Karaite Judaism? The post Karaites, Karaite Judaism – FAQ appeared first on Messianic Apologetics.

Yeshiva of Newark Podcast
Jewish History Channelled-Introduction to the Yerushalmi

Yeshiva of Newark Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 42:54


Rabbi Kivelevitz and the class explore the theories behind the differences between the structure and approach of the Talmud Yerushalmi to the Bavli.The history of the Gaonim and Karaites are discussed,as well as the novel approach of Rav Kook ztvk"l.Please leave us a review or email us at ravkiv@gmail.comFor more information on this podcast visityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast is powered by JewishPodcasts.org. Start your own podcast today and share your content with the world. Click jewishpodcasts.fm/signup to get started.

Yeshiva of Newark Podcast
Jewish History Channelled-Introduction to the Yerushalmi

Yeshiva of Newark Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 42:53


Rabbi Kivelevitz and the class explore the theories behind the differences between the structure and approach of the Talmud Yerushalmi to the Bavli.The history of the Gaonim and Karaites are discussed,as well as the novel approach of Rav Kook ztvk"l.Please leave us a review or email us at ravkiv@gmail.comFor more information on this podcast visityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

ThinkTorah.org
Karaites and Khazars

ThinkTorah.org

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2019 84:13


TRUTH2U Radio
The Biblical Calendar – Reckoning Months & Years

TRUTH2U Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2018


How is a month, a leap month, or a year reckoned according to the biblical calendar? What are the historical traditions and do Karaites observe an “oral law” in following practices not clearly stipulated in the text? And what is the difference in understanding the first month of a biblical year and Rosh Hashanah? Join […]

TRUTH2U Radio
The Biblical Calendar – Reckoning Months & Years

TRUTH2U Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2018


How is a month, a leap month, or a year reckoned according to the biblical calendar? What are the historical traditions and do Karaites observe an “oral law” in following practices not clearly stipulated in the text? And what is the difference in understanding the first month of a biblical year and Rosh Hashanah? Join […]

Embrace Shabbat
Shabbat Observance and of Supporting Shabbat Observance

Embrace Shabbat

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2018


Shabbat Observance and of Supporting Shabbat Observance The more we recognize and appreciate the inestimable value of Shabbat observance, the greater our devotion to, and enthusiasm for, Shabbat will be. A story is told (in Ha'Shabbat Be'mehitzat Ha'Hafetz Haim , p. 57) of a man who suffered from a stomach ailment that led his doctors to warn him to avoid certain foods, including hamin (“cholent”) – the traditional Shabbat food that cooks on the fire through Friday night and is then eaten for Shabbat lunch. Our tradition affords great importance to eating such foods on Shabbat in order to publicly renounce the heretical view of the Karaites, who erroneously maintained that the Torah forbids leaving a fire burning on Shabbat. This man wanted to know whether he should forego on this custom in light of the doctor's warnings that this food would cause him pain and discomfort in his stomach. He brought his question to the Hafetz Haim. The Hafetz Haim answered that if one eats לכבוד שבת , with the intention of giving honor to Shabbat, then שבת היא מלזעוק ורפואה קרובה לבוא . This expression means that Shabbat is not a time for praying on behalf of sick patients (unless somebody is seriously ill), and the Hafetz Haim was telling this patient that if he is genuinely committed to the honor of Shabbat, then Shabbat will not be a cause of cries of pain. To the contrary, ורפואה קרובה לבוא – the merit of honoring Shabbat will bring good health and will cure him of his ailments. “Are you sure?” the man asked. “Can I be certain that I won't get sick from eating this food?” “If you are very concerned,” the Hafetz Haim said, “then listen to your doctors and don't eat it.” Later Rabbis explained the Rabbi's response to mean that if one has full, unquestioning faith in our Sages' guarantees, then he will earn protection. But if a person entertains doubts, and is skeptical, then he will not earn full protection. (A similar point is made about the privilege of serving as sandak at a berit , which is said to be a segulah that brings wealth. Of course, not everybody who serves as sandak becomes wealthy, and the explanation given is that most people do not fully trust the power of this merit, and so they do not earn its special benefits.) Therefore, it behooves us to regularly reinforce our belief in the special powers and benefits of Shabbat observance, as this belief will ensure that we reap those benefits. On an earlier occasion, we told another story of the Hafetz Haim, who once advised Rav Avraham Kalmanovitch that he could “sell” his merit of Shabbat observance to a seriously ill patient, so he would be healed. For the Hafetz Haim, the merit of Shabbat was something real and tangible, no less than a material object. Just as one has property, such as a home, which he could sell, the merit of Shabbat observance is likewise an asset of immense value. It is told (in Rabbi Paysach Krohn's Illuminations of the Maggid , p. 285) that the family of Rav Shayela Kerestirer (1851-1925) was once preparing for Shabbat on Friday, expecting a large group of guests, and they suddenly realized that they did not have enough money for the food they needed. Just then, a man from a wealthy family knocked on the door, and requested a blessing from the Rabbi on behalf of his father, who had taken seriously ill. The Rabbi told the young man that if his father would pay for all the Rabbi's Shabbat needs, he would be healed. The man went home to tell his father what the Rabbi said, and the father agreed. He brought the Rabbi the money to cover all his Shabbat costs, and sure enough, the next week, the father was cured. Rav Shayela was later asked to identify the source of this concept, that one earns good health by supporting another person's Shabbat. He replied by pointing to the compensation requirements that the Torah establishes in a case where one caused his fellow physical harm. These requirements include shevet – compensating for the income the victim lost as a result of his injury – as well as covering his medical costs (in addition to other payments). The Torah (Shemot 21:19) commands, רק שבתו יתן ורפא ירפא (“only he must pay his lost income, and for his cure”). This phrase may be understood to mean, “Even if one only gives money for another person's Shabbat, then he will be healed.” This is the source of the notion that giving financial assistance to allow somebody to properly honor Shabbat brings merit that is capable of curing one's illnesses. More generally, this story demonstrates that when we enable other people to perform a mitzvah , we share the merit of that mitzvah . For example, by supporting a yeshivah one earns a share in the merit of the Torah studied in the yeshivah. By supporting hesed projects, one earns the merit of the acts of kindness that he helped to facilitate. Likewise, by helping people to properly observe Shabbat, one earns the immense benefits of their Shabbat observance. A striking example of this concept appears in the Kaf Ha'haim (223), which rules, citing the Hid”a, that when a scholar publishes a new Torah book, this occasion warrants the recitation of the berachah of שהחיינו . The Kaf Ha'haim adds that this applies even to the sponsor of a Torah book. Since he facilitated the book's publication, he is an equal partner in the merits of Torah being spread, and so he, too, may recite שהחיינו . Observing Shabbat, and helping others to properly observe Shabbat, is exceedingly valuable and offers great benefits. Let us appreciate these benefits and look for opportunities to both enhance our own Shabbat observance and help other people to enhance their Shabbat observance, so we can earn all the special blessings that Shabbat –the מקור הברכה (source of blessing) – has to offer.

Torah Judaism Audio
Noahide Rabbis: Create more Karaites than Converts…

Torah Judaism Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018


Noahide Rabbis: Create more Karaites than Converts… (More Atheists than Noahides) with Rabbi Asher Meza of TorahJudaism.com

Tel Aviv Review
Karaites: The first Jewish fundamentalists

Tel Aviv Review

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2016 19:40


Prof. Meira Polliack of the Department of Bible Studies at Tel Aviv University discusses with host Gilad Halpern the conceptual and theological exchanges between Islam and Judaism in the 9th and 10th centuries. Song: Adrian Younge feat. Karolina & Letitia Sadier - Hands Of God This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

Men of Torah
Klever Karaites

Men of Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2013 92:19


The End Within -
- More on the History of Jewish Sects of Eastern Europe

The End Within - "Come and Take It"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2011 121:00


Tonight, 10:00PM CDT - More history of Eastern European History of Georgia/Armenia and Jewish Sects that rose from that area.  

Marriage by Rabbi YY Jacobson
Letters of Strife and the Mechanism of Love

Marriage by Rabbi YY Jacobson

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2010 40:41


A debate between the Karaites and traditional Jews focused on the anomaly of the Rabbis calling the document of divorce a get, neglecting the biblical term for the writ of divorce (sefer krisus). This class presents an explanation why it is specifically the portion discussing the daily lamb sacrifices that conveys the essence of an enduring relationship. From a spiritual and psychological perspective, these two types of offerings represent two types of sacrifice: Self-motivated sacrifice vs. complete sacrifice; conditional sacrifice vs. unconditional sacrifice. It is this type of relationship that eliminates the possibility of divorce. Hence, it is from this offering that the Torah omits the two letters representing divorce.