Do Conservative Jews generally regard Karaites as being Jewish?
Answer Dear Thomas, Thanks for writing. The Karaites became a separate group when they broke from Judaism in Babylonia for primarily political reasons, and especially when they adopted their own calendar and literal approach to the Hebrew Bible. In that sense, they would be seen as a separate sect as best and not part of modern Judaism. For further information, ou might want to check on their history in jewishencyclopedia.com on-line.
