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Only the Bible Counts: Karaism in Israel |
| Section: CULTURE / PEOPLES |
| Author: Nechemia Meyers |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1998 |
| Size: 2,181 Words, 13,548 Characters |
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When pressed, the genial, 64-year-old rabbi admits that some Karaite families in Israel, pestered by their children, do in fact light menorah candles for the holiday. "Just as some American Jewish families--faced by a parallel 'December dilemma'--place Christmas trees in their homes," he explains.
Dabah also alludes to a "mezuzah compromise." Karaites do not traditionally place a mezuzah (a small parchment scroll inscribed with the passages from Deuteronomy 6:4--9 and 11:13--21) on their doorposts (as do most Jews). Instead, they put up a little plaque with the Ten Commandments. "But here in Israel," Dabah adds with a wry smile, "many of us, anxious to make our rabbinate [mainstream Jewish] visitors feel welcome, place a mezuzah there as well."
Since it was formed in Persia in the ei...
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...f Karaite voters in the town, the municipality has supported various Karaite projects, the most recent of which was construction of the handsome new community center. But the Karaites do not place their faith in the future in the support or rejection of men. They believe that God has preserved them for the last thirteen centuries. And they expect that He will do so for at least thirteen more.
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