The translation is preceded by a short historical note on Maimonides, a brief description of the background to Mishnah Torah and a glossary of technical terms for those not acquainted with Jewish terminology. Although the terseness of the Hebrew language and the difficulties of rendering it into English are referred to, the translation is readable and lucid. There is, however, no indication of ...

Surprisingly, there are at least three major theological subjects where Hermann Cohen seems to agree with Mendelssohn—against standard Jewish Reform theology. Even more interesting: All points stand in connection the religious thought of Moses Maimonides (1137–1204), medieval halakhist and philosopher, whose radical ideas Mendelssohn mostly rejected generally adopted. Should this observation be...

Of all medieval Jewish philosophers after Maimonides, the one whose legal thinking is most constitutional was Rabbi Nissim ben Reuben of Girona, known by the acronym Ran (Rabbenu Nissim). He was born in about 1310 and died in 1376. He lived, taught, and judged in Barcelona, then part of the Crown of Aragon. A prolific writer, he authored a celebrated commentary on Rabbi Isaac Alfasi’s Sefer ha-...

Had he not created the first systematic and comprehensive code of Jewish law (Mishneh Torah) would his successors in that project, R. Jacob ben Asher, author of the Arba’ah Turim, and R. Joseph Karo, author of the Shulhan Arukh, have had the vision and courage to embark on what would have been, if not for Maimonides, a revolutionary innovation? The Mishneh Torah is revolutionary in three ways: ...


 A major trend that characterized the naturalization of Aristotelian habitus concept in medieval Islamic world was its application to religious discourses. This not limited works Muslim thinkers. The present communication focuses on ways which Maimonides used concept, naturalizing it Jewish system.

The year 1935 marked the 800th anniversary of birth Jewish scholar Moses ben Maimon, better known as Maimonides. This article focuses on representations Maimonides a cultural hero during this year, taking its central case commemorations in Cairo. Specifically, examines historiography and discussions past Egypt tied with debates revival, commonly nahḍa. It argues first all that Egyptian non-Jewi...

The material has not been previously published elsewhere and is being considered solely by the American Journal of Medical Case Reports. This case report determined to be “A Healthcare Operations Activity and does not include Human Research – Institutional Review Board approval is not required” by Maimonides Institutional Review Board, an institutional ethics committee.

During the thirteenth century, the Jews in southern France (called “Provence” in Hebrew sources) experienced a cultural revolution. Following the arrival of Maimonides’ writings and the translation of his Guide of the Perplexed into Hebrew, a very distinctive tradition of philosophy and exegesis was developed. Basic works of Graeco-Arabic and Arabic philosophy were translated into Hebrew, in re...

The translation is preceded by a short historical note on Maimonides, a brief description of the background to Mishnah Torah and a glossary of technical terms for those not acquainted with Jewish terminology. Although the terseness of the Hebrew language and the difficulties of rendering it into English are referred to, the translation is readable and lucid. There is, however, no indication of ...

The commentary itself gives an interesting insight on medical thought and practice during the late twelfth century. The unrivalled position of Hippocratic medicine is evident from Maimonides' statement in his introduction that "these are the aphorisms which every physician, and even non-physician should know by heart". Seven sections follow containing various Hippocratic aphorisms, some of whic...