A report on Maimonides
Medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages.
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Talmud
21 linksCentral text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (halakha) and Jewish theology.
Central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (halakha) and Jewish theology.
It was also an important primary source for the study of the Babylonian Talmud by the Kairouan school of Chananel ben Chushiel and Nissim ben Jacob, with the result that opinions ultimately based on the Jerusalem Talmud found their way into both the Tosafot and the Mishneh Torah of Maimonides.
Sephardi Jews
13 linksSepharadi Jews (יהדות ספרד, ; Djudíos Sefardíes), also known as Sephardic Jews or Sepharadim, and sometimes referred to by modern scholars as Hispanic Jews,
Sepharadi Jews (יהדות ספרד, ; Djudíos Sefardíes), also known as Sephardic Jews or Sepharadim, and sometimes referred to by modern scholars as Hispanic Jews,
Although the millennia-long established latter groups do not have ancestry from the Jewish communities of Iberia, the majority of them were influenced by the Sephardi style of liturgy, law, and customs from the influence of the Andalusian schools and Maimonides; many Iberian Jewish exiles later sought refuge in those pre-existing Jewish communities over the course of the last few centuries, resulting in their integration with those communities.
Kabbalah
13 linksEsoteric method, discipline and school of thought in Jewish mysticism.
Esoteric method, discipline and school of thought in Jewish mysticism.
The Theosophical or Theosophical-Theurgic tradition of Theoretical Kabbalah (the main focus of the Zohar and Luria) seeks to understand and describe the divine realm using the imaginative and mythic symbols of human psychological experience. As an intuitive conceptual alternative to rationalist Jewish philosophy, particularly Maimonides' Aristotelianism, this speculation became the central stream of Kabbalah, and the usual reference of the term "kabbalah". Its theosophy also implies the innate, centrally important theurgic influence of human conduct on redeeming or damaging the spiritual realms, as man is a divine microcosm, and the spiritual realms the divine macrocosm. The purpose of traditional theosophical kabbalah was to give the whole of normative Jewish religious practice this mystical metaphysical meaning
Halakha
16 linksCollective body of Jewish religious laws which is derived from the written and Oral Torah.
Collective body of Jewish religious laws which is derived from the written and Oral Torah.
The Mishneh Torah by Maimonides (1135–1204). This work encompasses the full range of Talmudic law; it is organized and reformulated in a logical system – in 14 books, 83 sections and 1000 chapters – with each halakha stated clearly. The Mishneh Torah is very influential to this day, and several later works reproduce passages verbatim. It also includes a section on Metaphysics and fundamental beliefs. (Some claim this section draws heavily on Aristotelian science and metaphysics; others suggest that it is within the tradition of Saadia Gaon.) It is the main source of practical halakha for many Yemenite Jews – mainly Baladi and Dor Daim – as well as for a growing community referred to as talmidei haRambam.
Jewish philosophy
8 linksJewish philosophy (פילוסופיה יהודית) includes all philosophy carried out by Jews, or in relation to the religion of Judaism.
Jewish philosophy (פילוסופיה יהודית) includes all philosophy carried out by Jews, or in relation to the religion of Judaism.
Samuel ibn Naghrillah, Hasdai ibn Shaprut, and Moshe ben Hanoch founded the Lucena Yeshiva that produced such brilliant scholars as Isaac ibn Ghiyyat and Maimon ben Yosef, the father of Maimonides.
The Guide for the Perplexed
11 linksThe Guide for the Perplexed (دلالة الحائرين, Dalālat al-ḥā’irīn, ; מורה נבוכים, Moreh Nevukhim) is a work of theology by Maimonides.
Orthodox Judaism
13 linksCollective term for the traditionalist and theologically conservative branches of contemporary Judaism.
Collective term for the traditionalist and theologically conservative branches of contemporary Judaism.
Geiger and others presented exegesis as an arbitrary, illogical process, and consequently defenders of tradition embraced Maimonides' marginalized claim that the Sages merely buttressed already received laws with biblical citations, rather than actually deriving them through exegesis.
Oral Torah
6 linksAccording to Rabbinic Judaism, the Oral Torah or Oral Law (Torah she-be-'al peh) are those purported laws, statutes, and legal interpretations that were not recorded in the Five Books of Moses, the Written Torah (Torah she-bi-khtav), but nonetheless are regarded by Orthodox Jews as prescriptive and given at the same time.
According to Rabbinic Judaism, the Oral Torah or Oral Law (Torah she-be-'al peh) are those purported laws, statutes, and legal interpretations that were not recorded in the Five Books of Moses, the Written Torah (Torah she-bi-khtav), but nonetheless are regarded by Orthodox Jews as prescriptive and given at the same time.
Belief that at least portions of the Oral Torah were transmitted orally from God to Moses on Mount Sinai during the Exodus from Egypt is a fundamental tenet of faith of Orthodox Judaism, and was recognized as one of the Thirteen Principles of Faith by Maimonides.
Al-Farabi
5 linksAbu Nasr Al-Farabi (أبو نصر محمد الفارابي) known in the West as Alpharabius; (c.
Abu Nasr Al-Farabi (أبو نصر محمد الفارابي) known in the West as Alpharabius; (c.
He is credited with preserving the original Greek texts during the Middle Ages via his commentaries and treatises, and influencing many prominent philosophers, such as Avicenna and Maimonides.