The Basics
If you are new to Karaism, this is the perfect place to start.

The Basics is dedicated to getting you up and running on some of the basic tenets of Karaism. Click on a selection below to view.

The Meaning of Mamzer
Melech ben Ya'aqov
4 April 2004
How can the God be so unfair!  He excludes a bastard child from the congregation of YHWH even until the tenth generation (Deuteronomy 23:3). What did that child ever do to deserve such a punishment? Answer: God is not unfair. Read on to understand the surprising reason why.  read article »
Jewish Calendar is Slowly Drifting Off Track
Melech ben Ya'aqov
February 1999
If Trend Continues, Passover Will Be In May and Rosh Hodesh One Day Later.  The Jewish calendar, laid out by Hillel II in the year 4119 (358 – 359 C.E.) and in use now for approximately 1,650 years, may have slowly drifted off track according to new research done by leading experts in the field of Biblical Astronomy.  read article »