Maimonides was born in Córdoba, Spain, in 1135.
Maimonides married religion and reason.
Maimonides - The Man Who Redefined Judaism.
Maimonides was a prolific writer.
Maimonides' 13 principles of faith.
In Maimonides' day the Jews viewed“ Torah,”
Maimonides also sharply criticized another practice:“[
Maimonides writes:“ Can there be a greater stumbling block than[
Christianity]?
Maimonides writes:“ Can there be a greater stumbling block than[
Maimonides defined these principles in his Commentary on the Mishnah,
After Maimonides( an influential Talmudic scholar of the 12th century)
century Talmudic scholar Moses Maimonides praised an Aaron Ben Asher text
Maimonides defined these principles in his Commentary on the Mishnah, Sanhedrin 10: 1.
The Encyclopaedia Judaica comments:“ The letters of Maimonides mark an epoch in letter writing.
many Jews prefer to ignore Maimonides on certain issues about which he spoke most forthrightly.
5 In contrast with these rabbis, Maimonides worked strenuously to support himself as a physician,
Cupping was also mentioned in Maimonides' book on health
and was used within the Eastern European Jewish community.
See the article“ Maimonides- The Man Who Redefined Judaism” in The Watchtower of March 1,
1995, pages 20- 3.
Only because the 12th- century Talmudic scholar Moses Maimonides praised an Aaron Ben Asher text
was preference given to it.
In a fundamental way, he redefined Judaism. Who was Maimonides, and why do many Jews see him as“ the second Moses”?
Tchernowitz… goes so far as to maintain that were it not for Maimonides Judaism would have broken up into different sects
Tchernowitz… goes so far as to maintain that were it not for Maimonides Judaism would have broken up into different sects
and beliefs.
Maimonides also sharply criticized another practice:“[ Rabbis] fixed
for themselves monetary demands from individuals and communities and caused people to think, in utter foolishness, that it is obligatory and proper.
Professor Yeshaiahu Leibowitz of Hebrew University, Jerusalem, stated:“ Maimonides is the most powerful image in the history of Judaism,
from the age of the Patriarchs and the Prophets to the present age.”.
In Maimonides' day the Jews viewed“ Torah,”
or“ Law,” as applying not only to the written words recorded by Moses but to all the rabbinical interpretation of this Law throughout the centuries.
Commentary on the Mishnah,
Avot 4: 5 In contrast with these rabbis, Maimonides worked strenuously to support himself as a physician,
never accepting payment for religious services. - Compare 2 Corinthians 2: 17; 1 Thessalonians 2: 9.