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Giants Of #7: Rav Saadia and the Karaites

Speaker:: Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner
Date:: November 17 2022

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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

History:

8th - 10th Centuries CE

Collections: R' Torczyner Giants Of

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More on the era of Rav Saadia Gaon: The Gaonate in Israel, and the Karaites. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

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Giants Of #7: Rav Saadia and the Karaites

Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

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8th - 10th Centuries CE

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Giants Of #7: Rav Saadia and the Karaites

Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

History: 8th - 10th Centuries CE

Collections: R' Torczyner Giants Of

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History:

8th - 10th Centuries CE