Prayer - wikipersson
... 6. G-d communicates with man. In order for man to carry out his divinely ordered mission, he must know what it is. Prophecy is the means by which G-d communicates His wishes to man. It is a gift that man can attain upon reaching heights of selfperfection. 7. Moses' prophecy is unique. Moses' prophe ...
... 6. G-d communicates with man. In order for man to carry out his divinely ordered mission, he must know what it is. Prophecy is the means by which G-d communicates His wishes to man. It is a gift that man can attain upon reaching heights of selfperfection. 7. Moses' prophecy is unique. Moses' prophe ...
Maimonides` The Guide for the Perplexed is quite possibly his most
... Diaspora, a time that, for Maimonides, will be coming to an end possibly in his lifetime. He advises that despite the falling away from Torah by some of Israel, God has not forgotten her. There will always be those that turn away from God, to their own dreadful fate, and yet God remains steadfast by ...
... Diaspora, a time that, for Maimonides, will be coming to an end possibly in his lifetime. He advises that despite the falling away from Torah by some of Israel, God has not forgotten her. There will always be those that turn away from God, to their own dreadful fate, and yet God remains steadfast by ...
jewish texts for healing, healthcare and gemilut hasadim
... humanity, defined by compassion, especially for those who are most vulnerable, and reflective of faithful stewardship of our abundant health care resources. Health care reform that is inclusive, offering a guarantee of health care for every person regardless of individual circumstances; accessible, ...
... humanity, defined by compassion, especially for those who are most vulnerable, and reflective of faithful stewardship of our abundant health care resources. Health care reform that is inclusive, offering a guarantee of health care for every person regardless of individual circumstances; accessible, ...
File - TLCC Studies of Religion 2015
... helped to preserve faith in Judaism by people who were genuinely perplexed by the apparent contradictions in Jewish thought. Even more significant is the fact that Maimonides helped to assure the Jews who were less educated that their religion was one with a sound basis, so that they would not turn ...
... helped to preserve faith in Judaism by people who were genuinely perplexed by the apparent contradictions in Jewish thought. Even more significant is the fact that Maimonides helped to assure the Jews who were less educated that their religion was one with a sound basis, so that they would not turn ...
Glossary - Interfaith Explorers
... Circumcision – religious rite performed by a qualified ‘mohel’ on all Jewish boys usually on the eighth day after birth Covenant – an agreement Dreidel (Sivivon) - a small four sided spinning top with a Hebrew letter on each side Elijah - a Hebrew prophet 9th century BCE G-d - written designation fo ...
... Circumcision – religious rite performed by a qualified ‘mohel’ on all Jewish boys usually on the eighth day after birth Covenant – an agreement Dreidel (Sivivon) - a small four sided spinning top with a Hebrew letter on each side Elijah - a Hebrew prophet 9th century BCE G-d - written designation fo ...
here - Association for the Philosophy of Judaism
... Shkopp) has significant similarities to philosophical practice and could fruitfully used for philosophical discussion (this is not pilpul, by the way). ...
... Shkopp) has significant similarities to philosophical practice and could fruitfully used for philosophical discussion (this is not pilpul, by the way). ...
here - Association for the Philosophy of Judaism
... Refusing to set them at all may well lead to the blurring of the central and the peripheral, the ikkar and the tafel, and lead to the position that virtually all deviations delegitimate.”6 Positions such as Berger’s seem to oppose Benatar’s arguments for atheistic orthopraxy and theistic nonobservan ...
... Refusing to set them at all may well lead to the blurring of the central and the peripheral, the ikkar and the tafel, and lead to the position that virtually all deviations delegitimate.”6 Positions such as Berger’s seem to oppose Benatar’s arguments for atheistic orthopraxy and theistic nonobservan ...
Jewish Thinkers
... medical texts. Most of Maimonides' works were written in Arabic. However, the Mishneh Torah was written in Hebrew. His Jewish texts were: • The Commentary on the Mishna, in Hebrew Pirush Hamishnayot, written in Arabic. This text was one of the first commentaries of its kind; its introductory section ...
... medical texts. Most of Maimonides' works were written in Arabic. However, the Mishneh Torah was written in Hebrew. His Jewish texts were: • The Commentary on the Mishna, in Hebrew Pirush Hamishnayot, written in Arabic. This text was one of the first commentaries of its kind; its introductory section ...
Moses Maimonides - Year 11-12 Studies of Religion 2Unit 2013-4
... - In the Torah, it says we should observe the shabbat because (1) God created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th and (2) God took us out of slavery in Egypt. ! - Maimonides gave us a third reason. (3) Because it is good for the soul.! - On the Jewish Shabbat, we are supposed to rest. Some do ...
... - In the Torah, it says we should observe the shabbat because (1) God created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th and (2) God took us out of slavery in Egypt. ! - Maimonides gave us a third reason. (3) Because it is good for the soul.! - On the Jewish Shabbat, we are supposed to rest. Some do ...
book review
... Prior to Maimonides, Judaism had little by way of dogma. Jews were expected to believe in one God and to follow the Torah's commandments, but no list of beliefs defined Judaism. But Maimonides' quest to delineate Jewish belief, as Mr. Halbertal explains, wasn't some philosophical exercise but a hist ...
... Prior to Maimonides, Judaism had little by way of dogma. Jews were expected to believe in one God and to follow the Torah's commandments, but no list of beliefs defined Judaism. But Maimonides' quest to delineate Jewish belief, as Mr. Halbertal explains, wasn't some philosophical exercise but a hist ...
Summary Points
... Maimonides argued in the Guide for the Perplexed that if taking the bible literally contravened reason then it should not be taken literally. In the Guide for the Perplexed Maimonides puts forward the position that religious belief should be logical and open to intellectual debate. In the Guide for ...
... Maimonides argued in the Guide for the Perplexed that if taking the bible literally contravened reason then it should not be taken literally. In the Guide for the Perplexed Maimonides puts forward the position that religious belief should be logical and open to intellectual debate. In the Guide for ...
Explain rambam contribution
... exile and death. If a Jew chose exile they would be posed with the problem of how to practice their faith away from other adherents, because prayer within a community is one of the essential elements of Judaism. Also in that society the average person was uneducated, meaning that many Jew’s were uns ...
... exile and death. If a Jew chose exile they would be posed with the problem of how to practice their faith away from other adherents, because prayer within a community is one of the essential elements of Judaism. Also in that society the average person was uneducated, meaning that many Jew’s were uns ...
The Philosophy of Maimonides
... figuratively. Otherwise, one would incorrectly conclude that God is a corporeal being. Was Maimonides correct? Does Scripture teach that God is incorporeal? In this connection, Maimonides – like Abraham ibn Daud – stressed that no positive attributes can be predicated of God since the Divine is an a ...
... figuratively. Otherwise, one would incorrectly conclude that God is a corporeal being. Was Maimonides correct? Does Scripture teach that God is incorporeal? In this connection, Maimonides – like Abraham ibn Daud – stressed that no positive attributes can be predicated of God since the Divine is an a ...
The Guide for the Perplexed
The Guide for the Perplexed (Hebrew: מורה נבוכים, Moreh Nevukhim; Arabic: دلالة الحائرين, dalālatul ḥā’irīn, דלאל̈ה אלחאירין) is one of the three major works of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, primarily known either as Maimonides, in the West, or by the acronym RAMBAM (Hebrew: רמב""ם – for ""Rabbeynu Mosheh Ben Maimon"", ""Our Rabbi Moses Son of Maimon""), by the Jewish People. It was written in Judeo-Arabic in the form of a three part letter to his student, Rabbi Joseph ben Judah of Ceuta, the son of Rabbi Judah, and is the main source of the Rambam's philosophical views, as opposed to his opinions on Jewish law.Since many of the philosophical concepts, such as his view of theodicy and the relationship between philosophy and religion, are relevant beyond strictly Jewish theology, it has been the work most commonly associated with Maimonides in the non-Jewish world and it is known to have influenced several major non-Jewish philosophers. Following its publication, ""almost every philosophic work for the remainder of the Middle Ages cited, commented on, or criticized Maimonides' views."" Within Judaism, the Guide became widely popular, with many Jewish communities requesting copies of the manuscript, but also quite controversial, with some communities limiting its study or banning it altogether.