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From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
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Subject: Re: Re: I think we have a problem.
Message-ID: <441@unc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 13-Jun-85 21:42:18 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 13 21:42:18 1985
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References: <osu-eddi.356> <379@unc.UUCP> <osu-eddi.366> <404@unc.UUCP> <agrigene.138>
Reply-To: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
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Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Summary: 

In article <agrigene.138> buchbind@agrigene.UUCP writes:

>    Historically, how monolithic has Judaism been?  There are a few Samaritans
>(technically they're Israelites, not Jews) and Karites around.  The Falashas
>aren't Halachic.  What of the differences (which are well tolerated among the
>Orthodox) between Sephardic and Ashkinazi practice?

This is not the first time I have heard of the Samaritans and the Karites.
I have some questions about these two groups:

	1)  Who are they?  Where do they live?  What is their status today
		(number, independence, acceptance by neighbors)?

	2)  How do their beliefs and practices differ from Orthodox Judaism?

	3)  What rationale do they give for these differences?  I.e., why do
		they do what they do?
	
	4)  What do Orthodox Jews think of them?  What do these groups think
		of us regular Jews?

Frank Silbermann