Ethnographer and historian, Shelomo Dov Goitein, gave a poignant description of the new movement in Yemen of which Hayyim Habshush was a member, and which movement in later years, after his death, had been further expanded under the charismatic leadership of Rabbi Yihya Qafih: “...He (i.e.
Ethnographer and historian Shelomo Dov Goitein chronicled a notable new Yemeni movement to which Hayyim Habshush contributed. Following Habshush's demise, this movement was enhanced under the charismatic influence of Rabbi Yihya Qafih: “...He (i.e.