64. Maimonides (Jewish History Lab) 

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. Brilliantly clear and inspiring. Thank you dear Rabbi for this amazing lesson.

So excited about this one! Have always been highly interested in learning as much detail as possible about the rambam, of blessed memory!

Great vlog as always, regarts from a christian who studies the jewish roots of christianity and keeping Shabbat

Listen to you all the time and enjoy your lectures a great deal. As a older women in a evangelical church I refuse payment when filling the need to care for little ones. It is a privilege to help out am able. Other ladies in my congregation feel the same way. That ties in with the Sephardic Rabbis practice with payment.

My research paper on Maimonides (undergraduate course Makers of Hispanic Catholic History) was my true introduction to Jewish history.

Maimonides was truly one the greatest Jewish thinkers. He didn't have the most authentic understanding of Judaism, but his philosophy is very profound.

Wonderful! My profound thanks to you!

One of my favorite Aristotelians

Excellent overview. Always a pleasure to listen to your lectures! Rabbi Yosef Qafih z"l wrote: "In all the subjects of the Torah, Yemenite Jews customarily base their rule of practice (halakhah) on Maimonides' teachings, and will instruct in accordance with his view, whether in lenient rulings or in strict rulings, even where most other halakhic authorities disagree. Even so, some ancient customs remained with the Yemenite Jews, especially in those matters committed unto the masses and to the general public, which are still adhered to by them from an ancient period, and which they did not change even though Maimonides rules otherwise."

Gracias/Toda Raba Professor Abramson

It is said Rabbeinu Yona wrote Sharei Teshuva for the reason that he was somewhat complicit in the opposition of Rambam that led to the burning of his books.

Rambam sounds like he was the Lubavitcher Rebbe of his day!

Speaking of Maimonides, his lack of footnotes and sources, and the commentaries, which try to supply that lack, here are my instructions on writing a _Shulchan Aruch:_ First, understand the Rambam well enough to write a commentary on it - the _Kesef Mishne._ Then, understand the other great codifier, the _Tur,_ well enough to write a thorough elucidation - the _Bris Yosef._ (It helps if you've also written a commentary on the Zohar and other kabalistic works.) After all that preparation, you may be ready to write a _Shulchan Aruch._ But you still have to race some fellow half your age... (I speak, of course, of _Maran_ Rabbi Yosef Karo and Rabbi Moshe Isserel's.)

Ohhhh yeaaahhhhh!!! He made Judaism easy for me👍

Wow .. Maimonides was way beyond his time... looks like Rambam could have been a Jewish Messiah, a healer, and a spiritual intellectual. He even put his own writings instead of a scribe, but again it came down to another rejection.

ו"ו Wow

Dear Abramson! Ihope U make avidio about Sadosi jewish family. In Afghanistan (1747) we had a King called Ahmad Shah sadosi.all his sons has None muslim names. By attacking 7 times on Indian Mughals he helped Briten to accupy India.