Avraham Ben-Raḥamiël Qanaï (אברהם בן-רחמיאל קנאי) (November 25, 1946 - May 30, 2021), whose original surname was Blank, was born to an AshkenaziJewish family that hailed from Romania (source: Ḥakham Meir Rekhavi). Qanaï was on his way to India in 1968 with a stopover in Israel when the late Ḥakham Mordecai Alfandari (1929–1999) met him - the first Karaite he came in contact with in his life - and convinced him of the view that Karaite Judaism was the truth . The late Ḥakham Immanuel Massouda (the first Chief Karaite Ḥakham in Israel since 1948) met him shortly afterward and gave him a Ḥakham's cap (hat) as a gift. Qanaï fabricated a story where this registered as his being proclaimed a Ḥakham by Massouda, but this was not at all Massouda's intention (source: Ḥakham Meir Rekhavi).
Avraham Qanaï was the leader of the Congregation Oraḥ Ṣaddiqim in Albany, New York,[1] and a proponent of Karaite Judaism in the United States. He was considered a Ḥakham by many Karaites and Karaite Jewish aspirants. However, the Qaraite Community as a whole and its leadership never recognized him as such.
^. ABC-Directory.Com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
^. The James Connolly Upstate New York Regional General Membership Branch Industrial Workers of the World. Archived from the original on December 5, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
^. Karaite Jewish Congregation Oraḥ Ṣaddiqim. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
^An Introduction to Karaite Judaism: History, Theology, Practice, and Culture (Hardcover). Qirqisani Center. January 30, 2003. ISBN0-9700775-4-8. The first introduction to Karaite history, practice, thought, and custom in the English language
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avraham, qanaï, avraham, raḥamiël, qanaï, אברהם, בן, רחמיאל, קנאי, november, 1946, 2021, whose, original, surname, blank, born, ashkenazi, jewish, family, that, hailed, from, romania, source, Ḥakham, meir, rekhavi, qanaï, india, 1968, with, stopover, israel, w. Avraham Ben Raḥamiel Qanai אברהם בן רחמיאל קנאי November 25 1946 May 30 2021 whose original surname was Blank was born to an Ashkenazi Jewish family that hailed from Romania source Ḥakham Meir Rekhavi Qanai was on his way to India in 1968 with a stopover in Israel when the late Ḥakham Mordecai Alfandari 1929 1999 met him the first Karaite he came in contact with in his life and convinced him of the view that Karaite Judaism was the truth The late Ḥakham Immanuel Massouda the first Chief Karaite Ḥakham in Israel since 1948 met him shortly afterward and gave him a Ḥakham s cap hat as a gift Qanai fabricated a story where this registered as his being proclaimed a Ḥakham by Massouda but this was not at all Massouda s intention source Ḥakham Meir Rekhavi Avraham Qanai was the leader of the Congregation Oraḥ Ṣaddiqim in Albany New York 1 and a proponent of Karaite Judaism in the United States He was considered a Ḥakham by many Karaites and Karaite Jewish aspirants However the Qaraite Community as a whole and its leadership never recognized him as such Qanai was from 2005 until 2010 branch secretary of the James Connolly Upstate New York Regional GMB Industrial Workers of the World of Albany New York 2 Qanai claimed his original surname was Bolekcan and had this name for his father on his presently defunct Karaite community s website 3 He is a co author of the book An Introduction to Karaite Judaism History Theology Practice and Custom which discusses historical and modern Karaite Judaism 4 as well as editor of numerous Karaite texts published by al Qirqisani Center for the Promotion of Karaite Studies http www karaitejudaism com books publications shtml and translator of numerous Karaite texts including the Karaite Haggadah c 2000 amp 2003 ISBN 0 9700775 3 X pbk The Abbreviated Shabbat Prayer book According to the Custom of the Karaite Jews July 2001 and research papers including A Hebrew Poem by Hakham Shabetai Ben Mordekhai Tiro and Crimean Karaite Jewish Identity in the 20th Century published in Eastern European Karaites in the Last Generations ed D Y Shapira and Daniel J Lasker copyright Jerusalem 2011 Ben Zvi Institute for Study of Jewish Communities in the East of Yad Ben Zvi and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem ISBN 978 965 235 156 2 External links editKaraite Jewish Congregation Orah Saddiqim al Qirqisani Center Publications 1 References edit Congregation Orah Saddiqim ABC Directory Com Archived from the original on October 26 2010 Retrieved 2010 01 03 The James Connolly Upstate New York Regional General Membership Branch of the INDUSTRIAL WORKERS of the WORLD The James Connolly Upstate New York Regional General Membership Branch Industrial Workers of the World Archived from the original on December 5 2009 Retrieved January 3 2010 Raḥamiel Ben Yosef Bolekcan father of Ḥakham Avraham Ben Raḥamiel Qanai passed away on Wednesday 22 August 2007 Karaite Jewish Congregation Oraḥ Ṣaddiqim Archived from the original on April 14 2009 Retrieved January 3 2010 An Introduction to Karaite Judaism History Theology Practice and Culture Hardcover Qirqisani Center January 30 2003 ISBN 0 9700775 4 8 The first introduction to Karaite history practice thought and custom in the English language Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Avraham Qanai amp oldid 1169252658, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
