title: A Karaite Ḥakham Kolel and a Hebrew Poet: Zeraḥ ben Nathan in a New World
abstract: In modern research, Karaite Jews are often viewed, discussed, and scrutinized against their relationship with the Jewish mainstream-rabbinic Jews.Through centuries of survival as a minority form of Judaism, Karaites did adjust some of their ideas and traditions to conform to certain rabbinic standards, but they did so without losing their distinctive identity.Nonetheless, Karaite halakha is often of interest due to its "deviations" from rabbinic halakha, and Karaite customs are worth mentioning 