Judaism “This Qaraite breach of the Oral Law earned them the nickname ‘the eaters of meat with milk'” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 January 2016 The Qaraites, from the start, understood the biblical verses of lo sevashal literally, in...
Halakhah A couple of “considerations regarding the words of מר עוקבא” re: waiting between meat and milk Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 December 2015 Here are two additional considerations regarding the words of מר עוקבא: אמר מר עוקבא...
Uncategorized “What was the accepted Halacha in the Franco-German Jewish communities of the early Middle Ages [for waiting between meat and milk]?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 December 2015 What was the accepted Halacha in the Franco-German Jewish communities of the early Middle...
Uncategorized “As the Qaraites allowed themselves to eat milk and meat together over the course of the tenth century, they became nicknamed ‘the eaters of milk and meat’” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 December 2015 In beginning of ninth and tenth century, Qaraites were concentrated in Iraq and Persia,...
Halakhah “While some earlier rishonim required waiting between eating beheima meat and eating dairy, Rambam was the first to state that one must wait after eating poultry, as well” Author Drew Kaplan Date 18 November 2015 While some earlier rishonim required waiting between eating beheima meat and eating dairy, Rambam...