The Chief Cornerstone of thirteenth- to fourteenth-century Constantinople

of thirteenth- to fourteenth-century Constantinople

With its wide-ranging subject matter

But politics and current affairs were by no means al-Kalim’s staple content

Aaron ben Joseph was also a Biblical commentator

al-Kalim is a compendious resource for the study of the Karaites in Egypt during the 1940s and ’50s

The Chief Cornerstone of thirteenth- to fourteenth-century ConstantinopleThe Chief Cornerstone recalls the efforts that Hakham Toviyya Simha Levi Babovich undertook to lead the Karaite Jewish community in Egypt. Upon his arrival, he feverishly began to institute educational programs so as to inspire a spiritual revival among his new congregants. This book itself is one such initiative, aimed at educating his community about influential individuals in the history of the Karaite movement. The results of Hakham Toviyya's