Karaite Jews

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:allows gptkb:Written_Torah
gptkbp:coreBelief rejection of rabbinic authority
different calendar calculations
individual interpretation of scripture
observance of biblical holidays
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:foundedIn 8th century
gptkbp:historicalPopulation once up to 40% of world Jewry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Karaite Jews
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Karaim
Turkish
gptkbp:mainLine gptkb:Tanakh
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Lithuania
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:Ukraine
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableCommunity gptkb:Crimean_Karaites
gptkb:Egyptian_Karaites
gptkb:Israeli_Karaites
gptkb:Lithuanian_Karaites
gptkb:Turkish_Karaites
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Anan_ben_David
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Oral_Torah
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Karaite_Council_of_Sages
gptkb:Karaite_Synagogue_in_Ashdod
gptkb:Karaite_Synagogue_in_Istanbul
gptkb:Karaite_Jews_of_America
gptkb:Karaite_Synagogue_in_Cairo
gptkbp:population declining
less than 50,000
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Karaite_Judaism
gptkbp:rituals no Hanukkah
no Purim
no rabbinic holidays
distinct prayer customs
different Sabbath observance
different dietary laws
different tzitzit practice
no kippah requirement
no mezuzah
no tefillin
gptkbp:statusInIslam gptkb:ethnic_group
distinct from Rabbinic Judaism
gptkbp:statusInIsrael recognized as Jews
own marriage and divorce laws
own religious courts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ashkenazi_Jews
gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkb:Jews
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4