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English: "Azhara Nora'ah" - Placard Issued by the Maghreb Community Protesting the "Dardaim" Yemenite Faction that Disavowed the Zohar. Jerusalem, [1934]

Printed placard issued by the rabbis of the Maghreb community in Jerusalem opposing the Yemenite faction that disavowed the Zohar and opposed the Torah of kabbala, and were known by the derogatory term "Dardaim - the disciples of Rabbi Yichya Kapach of Sanaa, Yemen. Chorev press. Jerusalem, [1934].

"We have seen ... under the name of the "Irgun Avi David" a part of the Yemenite community from Sanaa, who speak improperly against the book of the Zohar and the books of kabbala in general ... they contradict and destroy ... the belief that the early scholars are like angels ... great rabbis and magnificent Torah scholars, who, according to their silly words, all erred. In their opinion they can be considered idol worshipers ... may all ears who hear this be saved ..." This poster includes proofs that kabbala is an essential part of Jewish tradition [who is greater than the Ramban ... and at the end of his life he learned kabbala ... and recently Rabbeinu Chaim ben Atar ...]. Includes a story about someone named Aharon HaLevi who arrived in Yemen and spoke against the Zohar. Eventually it came to light that he was a Christian, and more.

The margins of the placard feature the printed signatures of the rabbis of the Maghreb community: R' Shmuel Azran, R' Yosef Y. Shalosh and Rabbi Shalom M. Azulai.

The "Dardaim" was a small faction of Yemenite Jewry founded in Sanaa at the start of the 20th century. It was formed within the Yemenite Baladi community by Rabbi Yichya Kapach. The rift stemmed from this group's opinions regarding the wisdom of kabbala and the Zohar. The Dardaim considered themselves disciples of Maimonides and viewed kabbala as an idea foreign to Jewish tradition. In the Land of Israel they were strongly opposed, both by the Yemenite community [who called them "Igshim" - stubborn] and by all other Jewish factions. In recent years, this movement had a rebirth among the disciples of Rabbi Yosef Kapach, who viewed him as his father's successor.