Dor Daim tradition

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The Dor Daim tradition is a rationalist Yemenite Jewish movement and liturgical approach that emphasizes Maimonidean philosophy, strict adherence to early halakhic sources, and opposition to later kabbalistic innovations.

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Dor Daim tradition canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish religious movement
Yemenite Jewish tradition
aimsToPreserve original Yemenite halakhic practice
pre-kabbalistic Yemenite liturgy
associatedWithCommunity Yemenite Jews
associatedWithEthnicGroup Yemenite Jews
associatedWithRegion Yemen
critiques Safed Kabbalah
surface form: Lurianic Kabbalah

widespread popularization of kabbalistic ideas
emphasizes Maimonidean philosophy
peshat (plain-sense) interpretation
philosophical monotheism
strict adherence to early halakhic sources
study of halakha over mystical texts
unity of God without emanations
emphasizesPhilosophyOf Maimonides
hasLiturgicalApproach Yemenite Jewish liturgy
hasLiturgicalCharacteristic pre-kabbalistic Yemenite nusach
hasPositionOnKabbalah non-normative and non-binding
hasTheologicalOrientation rationalist
hasViewOnAuthority halakhic authority derives from Talmud and early codifiers
hasViewOnBelief dogmas should be grounded in Maimonidean principles of faith
hasViewOnCustom later customs must conform to early halakhic sources
hasViewOnMysticism mystical doctrines are not binding halakhically
hasViewOnPhilosophy Jewish philosophy should follow Maimonidean rationalism
hasViewOnPrayerText prayer texts should reflect early Yemenite and Maimonidean norms
influencedBy Guide for the Perplexed
surface form: Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed

Mishneh Torah
surface form: Mishneh Torah of Maimonides
languageOfLiturgy Hebrew
opposes incorporation of Lurianic kabbalistic passages into liturgy
later kabbalistic innovations
prioritizes Mishneh Torah
Talmud Bavli
early halakhic codifiers
rejects amulets and segulot as religious norms
anthropomorphic conceptions of God
popular mystical practices
rejectsAuthorityOf Zohar as a binding halakhic source
religiousBranchOf Judaism
stresses halakhic rigor
intellectual understanding of faith
textual fidelity to early sources
viewsMaimonidesAs primary halakhic authority

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Yemenite Jews usesPrayerRite Dor Daim tradition