Maimonides

On the relationship between philosophy and Judaism.

Gregg Stern
Sept. 10 2015 12:01AM

The story of Hebrew religious literature in the era of the printed word.

June 12 2015 12:01AM

“The land in Torah isn’t passive; it has its own connection to God and to us.”

Sarah Marx
May 26 2015 12:01AM

Isn’t such behavior self-evidently wrong? And why the deaf in particular?

Shai Held
April 29 2015 12:01AM

The fifth question on everyone’s mind.

April 1 2015 12:01AM

An interview with the man who wrote the book on the Aleppo Codex.

March 10 2015 12:01AM

The Torah repeatedly mandates care for orphans (along with widows and the poor), most notably by creating a special tithe to be given them and. . .

Feb. 11 2015 12:01AM

One of the great debates about Moses Maimonides’ philosophical magnum opus, the Guide of the Perplexed, concerns the degree to which it should be taken. . .

Daniel Davies
Feb. 5 2015 12:01AM

In a recent book, James A. Diamond explores how the philosophical ideas of Moses Maimonides were received by medieval and modern Jewish thinkers. Diamond, in. . .

Jan. 12 2015 12:01AM

Academic study of the Bible in order to shed light on its origins presents a theological minefield; but this does not mean that traditionalist Jews. . .

Sept. 9 2014 12:01AM

Although skeptical of man’s ability to know divine truths “scientifically,” the great medieval philosopher advised his readers to place every confidence in their beliefs. 

Dani Rabinowitz
June 19 2014 12:01AM

The figurative description of God in Psalm 23 expresses stewardship, companionship, attendance, nurturing, and love: qualities as precious today as then.   

Fred Reiss
May 14 2014 12:01AM

God created the universe, and God delivered Israel from Egypt; through the storytelling of the Haggadah, Passover bridges the transcendental and experiential sides of Jewish life.

William Kolbrener
April 9 2014 12:01AM

Beyond the rather narrow confines of Jewish theology, the 12th-century religious philosopher dealt with questions common to all faiths.

Jay Harris
April 2 2014 12:01AM