Hakham Avraham Ben Rachmiel Qanai

Avraham Ben-Rahamiël Qanaï is considered a Hakham, a religious leader of the Karaite Jewish communities and serves as the Hakham of the Karaite community of Albany, New York.

Hakham Qanaï studied with the late Chief Hakham ‘Immanu’el Ben-Mosheh Mass‘ouda, the late Chief Hakham David Yerushalmi, Former Chief Hakham Hayyim Levi, present Chief Hakham Eliyahu Marzouq, Deputy Chief Hakham Mosheh Dabbah, Hakham Yosef El-Gamil, and the late Hakham Zekharyah Rahamim Levi. It was Hakham ‘Immanu’el that bestowed the title of Hakham upon Hakham Qanaï.

Hakham Qanaï has been involved in perpetuating learning among his people, and took part in the authorship of the book "An Introduction to Karaite Judaism: A Guide to Karaite Theology, Observance and History" in which the authors delve deep into what it means to be a Karaite.

External links

* [http://www.orahsaddiqim.org Congregation Orah Saddiqim]