2012 August

WHAT WE BELIEVE

  "In the Name of the ALL-TRANSCENDENT ONE, the Mighty-Authority of the universe."  (Genesis 21,33)           In addition to the Thirteen Principles of Faith, we bear witness and affirm:    ...

Why the name Dor Deah?

  Q.  Isn’t it dishonest for a non-Yemenite organization to describe itself as Dor Deah?  Couldn't you choose a name with less stigma?     A.  The generation of Israel that left Egypt should not...

Is Dor Deah heretical?

Q. Is Dor Deah heretical?   A. There are those who would claim that Dor Deah, even all talmidei ha-Rambam, are heretics.  The cause of this accusation is their belief that the Zohar and Lurianic Kabbalah are...

Is Dor Deah Rambamist?

Q.  Does Dor Deah regard as invalid any position contrary to Mishneh Torah?   A.  Our simple reply is no.  This is but one reason why we do not accept the label Rambamist.   The following,...

Drinking on Purim

    (HEBREW SOURCE TEXTS BELOW)  Thanks to R' Asher Meza for sharing some of these sources with me, as well as what I found on conversationsinklal.blogspot.com/2008/02/rambam-on-drinking-on-purim.html |  ENGLISH: chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/682956/jewish/Mishneh-Torah.htm (Quotes in Hebrew found below are...