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Maimonides

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Maimonides

Moses ben Maimon, commonly known as Maimonides, and also referred to by the acronym Rambam, was a medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages. In his time, he was also a preeminent astronomer and physician. Born in Córdoba, Almoravid Empire (present-day Spain) on Passover Eve, 1135 or 1138, he worked as a rabbi, physician, and philosopher in Morocco and Egypt. He died in Egypt on December 12, 1204, whence his body was taken to the lower Galilee and buried in Tiberias.

Thursday Jun 17, 2021

Maimonides: Decision and Indecision

The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.

Monday Jun 7, 2021

Maimonides about fish and fishing

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Tuesday Nov 12, 2013

Maimonides: Charity and Poverty

Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.