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Karaism is the longest surviving non-Rabbinic form of Judaism. It emerged in the Islamic Middle East in the ninth century and still exists today, most notably in the Israeli Karaite community. Despite its importance for Jewish civilization, most histories of Judaism almost ignore Karaism or provide incorrect information about it. In the past few decades, especially with the opening of the libraries in the Former Soviet Union, Karaite studies have received a major stimulus.
A good example of this progress has been Prof. Daniel J. Lasker’s Karaism. An Introduction to the Oldest Surviving Alternative Judaism (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2020 - https://www.magnespress.co.il/en/book/Karaism-8281 ). Prof. Lasker’s lecture for ESRA Rehovot will discuss the emergence and history of Karaism, how Karaite practice differs from that of Rabbinic Judaism and the status of Karaites in Israel.
Prof. Lasker studied received his degrees at Brandeis University. He is the Norbert Blechner Professor of Jewish Values (emeritus) in the Goldstein-Goren Department of Jewish Thought at Ben-Gurion University. He is the author of eight books and over two hundred and fifty other publications in the fields of Jewish philosophy.
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