Subbotniks is a common name for adherents of Russian religious movements that split from Sabbatarian sects in the late 18th century.
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Subbotniks is a common name for adherents of Russian religious movements that split from Sabbatarian sects in the late 18th century.
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The majority of Subbotniks were converts to Rabbinic or Karaite Judaism from Christianity.
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The Subbotniks were originally Christian peasants of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Imperial Russian officials and Orthodox clergy considered the Subbotniks to be heretical to Russian Orthodox religion, and tried to suppress their sects and other Judaizers.
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The Subbotniks concealed their religious beliefs and rites from Orthodox Christians.
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Subbotniks observed the Sabbath on Saturday, and were known as sabbatarians.
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The Subbotniks came to an agreement with the Russian Orthodox priests and succeeded in gaining a measure of peace for a period.
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Some Subbotniks had immigrated to Ottoman Palestine even prior to the First Aliyah.
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Tora-centered Bnei Moshe movement ties with the Subbotniks and formed the majority of the port Jaffa's population.
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Since that period, Subbotniks remaining in Russia have encountered status-related problems.
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Apart from their religious rites, the Subbotniks were generally indistinguishable from Russian Orthodox or secular Russians in terms of dress and lifestyle.
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