Moshe ben Maimon
Sign in to saveMoses ben Maimon (died 12 December 1204), commonly known as Maimonides and also referred to by the Hebrew acronym Rambam, was a Sephardic Jewish rabbi who is widely acknowledged as one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages. Originally from Córdoba, where he was born on Passover Eve of 1135 or 1138, his family was exiled from Muslim-ruled Spain when they refused to convert to Islam shortly after the Almohad Caliphate conquered the Almoravid dynasty in 1148. Over the course of the next two decades, Maimonides resided in Fez, Acre, Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Cairo
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Maimonides (1135–1204) was a highly influential medieval Jewish rabbi and scholar born in Spain who became one of the most important interpreters of Jewish law and Torah tradition. After his family fled religious persecution in Spain, he spent his life studying and writing in various cities across North Africa and the Middle East, leaving a lasting impact on Jewish thought and practice that extends to the present day.
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- Name
- Biography
- Early life
- Exile from Spain
- Settlement in Egypt
- Death of his brother David
- Leadership of Egypt's Jewish community
- Physician for the Ayyubid dynasty
- Death and burial place
- Ancestry and descendants
- Philosophical and theological commentary
- Nature of the God of Abraham
- Morality in character development
- The "prophetic" state
- Problem of evil in spite of God's presence
- Skepticism of astrology
- True beliefs versus necessary beliefs
- Hierarchy of righteousness (''tzedakah'')
- Biblical eschatology and events
- The Messianic era
- Resurrection of the Dead
- The World to Come
- Views on contemporary Kabbalah
- Published works
- On Judaism
- ''Mishneh Torah''
- Rabbinic law and theology
- On medicine
- ''Oath of Maimonides''
- On philosophy
- ''Treatise on Logic''
- Legacy
- Influence on Jewish scholarship
- Tributes and memorials
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
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Moses ben Maimon (died 12 December 1204), commonly known as Maimonides and also referred to by the Hebrew acronym Rambam, was a Sephardic Jewish rabbi who is widely acknowledged as one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages. Originally from Córdoba, where he was born on Passover Eve of 1135 or 1138, his family was exiled from Muslim-ruled Spain when they refused to convert to Islam shortly after the Almohad Caliphate conquered the Almoravid dynasty in 1148. Over the course of the next two decades, Maimonides resided in Fez, Acre, Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Cairo before finally settling in Fustat between 1168 and 1171. During this period, he advanced his vocations and became renowned for his achievements as an astronomer, philosopher, and physician—even being appointed to serve as personal physician to Saladin of the Ayyubid Sultanate.
Most contemporary Jews as far as Iraq and Yemen acclaimed Maimonides' writings on halakha and Jewish ethics. Yet, while he rose to lead the Jewish community in Egypt, he also had many loud critics, particularly in Spain. He continued to live in Fustat until his death in 1204 and is said to have been buried in Tiberias. Accordingly, the Tomb of Maimonides in Tiberias holds importance as a Jewish pilgrimage site.
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