Difference between revisions of "Subbotnik Jews"
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| − | '''Subbotnik Jews''' are a type of Israeli Jew with [[Karaimite]] origins but who have opted to go through an Orthodox Giyur Lechumra without turning their backs on their Karaimite Subbotnik heritage and have settled in Israel. They are distinct from Talmudist Subbotnik Gerei who reject their Subbotnik heritage in order to assimilate into one or another specific Hassidic movement. | + | '''Subbotnik Jews''' are a type of Israeli Jew with [[Karaimite]] origins but who have opted to go through an Orthodox Giyur Lechumra without turning their backs on their Karaimite Subbotnik heritage and have settled in Israel. They are distinct from Talmudist Subbotnik Gerei who reject their Subbotnik heritage in order to assimilate into one or another specific Hassidic movement. Subbotnik Jews follow Judah ben Tabbai's Yerushalmi Palestinian Minhag HaQaraim but are not Karaite Jews. |
Subbotnik Jews are legally permitted to serve as a Beth Din to oversee the Karaimite-Subbotnik Noahites. | Subbotnik Jews are legally permitted to serve as a Beth Din to oversee the Karaimite-Subbotnik Noahites. | ||
[[Category:Tosafists Approach]] | [[Category:Tosafists Approach]] | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 14 May 2018
Subbotnik Jews are a type of Israeli Jew with Karaimite origins but who have opted to go through an Orthodox Giyur Lechumra without turning their backs on their Karaimite Subbotnik heritage and have settled in Israel. They are distinct from Talmudist Subbotnik Gerei who reject their Subbotnik heritage in order to assimilate into one or another specific Hassidic movement. Subbotnik Jews follow Judah ben Tabbai's Yerushalmi Palestinian Minhag HaQaraim but are not Karaite Jews.
Subbotnik Jews are legally permitted to serve as a Beth Din to oversee the Karaimite-Subbotnik Noahites.
