Early Life of Rav Saadya
Q: This great Jewish leader was born in 882.
A: Who was Rav Saadya Gaon?
Q: Rav Saadya wrote answers to Jewish legal questions known as these.
A: What are responsa?
Q: This sect rejected rabbinic tradition.
A: Who are the Karaites?
Q: Jewish life and Torah study were reviving in this land.
A: What is Eretz Yisrael?
Q: Rabbi Aharon claimed the authority of these two positions.
A: What are Nasi and Gaon?
Q: Rav Saadya was born in this Egyptian city.
A: What is Fayun?
Q: Rav Saadya translated this into Arabic.
A: What is the Tanach?
Q: The founder of the Karaite sect was this man.
A: Who was Anan ben David?
Q: Rabbi Aharon ben Meir lived in this city.
A: What is Tiberias?
Q: Rabbi Aharon refused to accept the decision of these leaders in Babylonia.
A: Who were the Geonim?
Q: Rav Saadya lived during this era of Jewish leadership.
A: What is the Geonic Era?
Q: His famous philosophical work defending Jewish belief was called this.
A: What is HaEmunos VeHaDayos?
Q: Karaite interpretations often led to these types of religious practices.
A: What are extreme religious practices?
Q: Traditionally, this body set the Jewish calendar.
A: What is the Sanhedrin?
Q: The dispute caused Jews to observe these on different days.
A: What are holidays?
Q: At age 20, Rav Saadya wrote this Hebrew grammar book.
A: What is Sefer HaEgron?
Q: Rav Saadya believed this was more dangerous than outside pressure.
A: What is internal disagreement within Judaism?
Q: Rav Saadya became the strongest opponent of this group.
A: Who were the Karaites?
Q: The calendar system used in Babylonia was established by this leader.
A: Who was Hillel II?
Q: Rav Saadya defended the correct calendar using these methods.
A: What are letters and logical / halachic reasoning?
Q: Rav Saadya later moved from Egypt to this holy land after facing attacks.
A: What is Eretz Yisrael?
Q: Rav Saadya is remembered as one of the leading Jewish thinkers in this field.
A: What is Jewish philosophy?
Q: Rav Saadya’s opposition to the Karaites helped preserve this.
A: What is traditional Judaism?
Q: In this year, the great calendar dispute took place.
A: What is 921?
Q: Rav Saadya’s actions helped preserve this among the Jewish people.
A: What is Jewish unity?