Karaite Judaism
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Karaite Judaism is a kind of Judaism that accepts only the Bible as authorative, and rejects the Mishnah and Talmud, which are explanations of the Bible by rabbis in the first few centuries of the Common Era. Karaite Jews believe that each person should be able to explain the Torah for themselves, instead of following the explanations of the rabbis.
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The list of main beliefs to Karaite Judaism are called the "Tuv Taam." It is called this because those are the first two words in Hebrew of the beliefs. These beliefs are:
- There is one God who is the creator of the world
- The Torah that Moses gave to the Jews at Mount Sinai is the truth
- The Torah is perfect and there is no need for any other Rabbinic texts (like the Talmud)
- There is a reward for those who follow the rules of the Torah
- The place of where the Temple in Jerusalem stood is holy, and prayers are said in the direction of where it stood
- The first day of each Hebrew month is decided by the lunar (moon) cycle
- The Tanakh, which is the Jewish version of the Old Testament, is a book of truth
- The beginning of the Jewish year according to the Torah is decided by the growth of the barley crops in the land of Israel
- The holidays talked about in the Torah are respected and celebrated
- God is the ruler of the world and he is the only being that always has existed and always will exist
- The Messianic Era will come and everybody will believe in the true God, the God of the Torah
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