01-03-2009, 01:28 AM
Shlama Akhi Dawid,
The line was:
unified Rabbinic-Orthodox mode (and even here there Lubavitch, Karaites, Hasids, etc) you have the Talmud, which is essentially one very long argument about Jewish law. It is from the Talmud we are told that "where you have two Jews, you have 3 opinions".
Also, the fact that Rabbnics and Karaites disagree and have different positions and traditions was the point of the post. Their arguments are very much mirrored between those of Pharisees and Saducees and to a lesser extent by the schools of Hillel and Shammai, but all were Torah observant, again the main point, relatively unified but big diffrences remain, 2 Jews, 3 opinions. Clear?
By "orthodox" I mean fundamentalist, taken from the Greek "straight way". And by "rabbinic" I refer to a formalized yeshivah based teaching system/ordination.The Karaites are ORTHODOX in their approach to Tanakh, but reject Majority Rabbinic Oral Law. The fact is Karaites simply replace Rabbinic traditions with their own, which THEY refer to their line rabbis in supporting. Some form of rabbinate and some form of orthodox interpretation applies to both groups, or will you tell me there are no orthodox Karaite rabbis?
So yes, you are nit picking and heaven help me if I ever write something quickly here.
The line was:
unified Rabbinic-Orthodox mode (and even here there Lubavitch, Karaites, Hasids, etc) you have the Talmud, which is essentially one very long argument about Jewish law. It is from the Talmud we are told that "where you have two Jews, you have 3 opinions".
Also, the fact that Rabbnics and Karaites disagree and have different positions and traditions was the point of the post. Their arguments are very much mirrored between those of Pharisees and Saducees and to a lesser extent by the schools of Hillel and Shammai, but all were Torah observant, again the main point, relatively unified but big diffrences remain, 2 Jews, 3 opinions. Clear?
By "orthodox" I mean fundamentalist, taken from the Greek "straight way". And by "rabbinic" I refer to a formalized yeshivah based teaching system/ordination.The Karaites are ORTHODOX in their approach to Tanakh, but reject Majority Rabbinic Oral Law. The fact is Karaites simply replace Rabbinic traditions with their own, which THEY refer to their line rabbis in supporting. Some form of rabbinate and some form of orthodox interpretation applies to both groups, or will you tell me there are no orthodox Karaite rabbis?
So yes, you are nit picking and heaven help me if I ever write something quickly here.
Shlama w'burkate
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