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  "path": "/2026/03/05/the-history-of-rabbinical-judaism/",
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  "textContent": "The first Karaites began in Babylon. The founder was Anan ben David (740-795 CE). He and his followers rejected the authority of the rabbis and the Talmud. They claimed that the only source of religious law is the Bible's literal wording. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]",
  "title": "The history of rabbinical Judaism"
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