Our mission is to help you embrace The Torah and the Karaite Jewish People.
Lead Instructor of the English Speaking Courses
Hakham Meir Yosef Rekhavi is the editor of the "Biblical Passover Haggadha" and co-author of "As It is Written: A Brief Case for Karaism." His writings on selected subjects can be found at: http://rekhavi.karaitejudaism.org/. He was a student of the late Karaite Hakham Mordecai Alfandari, and his path to Karaite Judaism is can be accessed at:http://rekhavi.karaitejudaism.org/my_journey.shtml
Chief Hakham of the Karaite Jews in Israel and Instructor of English courses
Instructor Latin American Language Courses
Instructor of Spanish and Portuguese Speaking Courses
This position remains unfilled and the course in Spanish and Portuguese remains on hold.
Instructor in Biblical Hebrew and Arabic Studies
We are please to have our newest member of our staff Yaaqov Walker. Yaaqov is a truly accomplished linguist in Hebrew and Arabic. He has worked on several projects for the Karaite Jews of America and will be helping our students become Biblical Hebrew fluent. He will also be teaching traditional Karaite prayers.
Financial Officer, Technical Manager, Dean of Students and Assistant to the Chancellor
Gabbi Yochanan Zaqantov holds an MBA from St. John Fisher College. Having received his certification as Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute (PMI), he maintains both his affiliation and credentials. He has taught post-secondary courses in Computers and Liberal Arts. His Tanakh Studies can be found at the http://www.karaitejudaism.org. His article on "My search for the Aviv" was published in the April 2007 edition of the KJA's Bulletin. He is the webmaster for this site and handles most communications for people contacting the university.
Provost and Founding Board Member
Dr. Eliezer Ephraim Cohen holds a B.S.L. from Western State University College of Law, a J.D. from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, an LL.M. from Uninettuno University (Rome) in European Law and Policies. He is a founding member of the Board of Directors and currently serves as the University Provost. He also is the Chairman of 4 SQ International SCC Ltd, a Malta Securitisation Cell Company