Tuesday | 13.3 | 18:00-22:00
Entrance is free of charge with pre-registration on the library's website.
18:30-20:00 From Bnei Mikra to Karaite Jewry
Chair: Prof. Yoram Arder, Tel Aviv University
Beyond the Partition - Relations between Karaite Interpretation and Rabbinical Interpretation
Prof. Hagai Ben-Shammai, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
On the Biblical Interpretations of Yefet ben Ali the Karaite
Sagit Botbul, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Moshe Ben Avraham Deri - the most prominent poet of the Karaites
Dr. Uri Melamed, The Academy of the Hebrew Language:
20:30 Karaite Judaism in everyday life
Karaite Jewry: Past, Present and Future
The sage Moshe Yosef Piruz, the Chief Rabbi of Karaite Jewry in Israel
Dealing with Israeli society and preserving the tradition in everyday life
Moderator: Reno Tzror
With:
Moshe Dabah, a mohel and shochet in the Karaite community
Esther Levy, a Karaite mother and grandmother
Attorney Neria Haroeh, Secretary of the Karaite Jewry Court of Justice
Etty Baruch, an officer in the IDF and a Karaite mother
Performance of liturgical poetry and prayer: The Bnei Mikra Choir
Explanatory notes on the musical performance: The Sage Avraham Kapili, musicologist.
The event will be accompanied by excerpts from documentary films about the Karaite communities in Egypt and Israel.
An exhibition of items related to the Karaite tradition from the treasures of the National Library.
"Anan HaNasi" synagoge in Ashdod
