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Moses Mendelssohn, arguably the founding figure of modern Jewish philosophy, famously quipped that it was the hours of his youth spent studying the philosophical work of another Moses—Moses Maimonides ...

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'From Moses to Moses, there has been none like Moses" runs the epitaph on the tomb of Moses Maimonides, comparing the medieval Jewish philosopher with his Biblical namesake—in the philosopher's favor.

(UNDATED) It was quite a surprise when two famous people recently jumped out of the history books to join me in a fascinating conversation. Here’s the transcript of the encounter between Moses ...

Moses Maimonides is known as Rambam, the Hebrew acronym of his full title and name, Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon. Today we'll just stick with the Greek form of the name, Maimonides. Maimonides adapted the ...

The medieval philosopher-physician has left a ‘practical legacy’ on modern medical practice. Doctors around the world hold in high regard the writings and manner of care of medieval ...

For centuries, a quiet war has raged in the halls of academia and the sanctuaries of theology. It revolves around the fundamental nature of reality. On one side is the physical world-concrete, visible ...

Time has a way of turning radicals into authorities. Thomas Aquinas was provocative during his lifetime because he sought to ground Christian theology in Aristotelian philosophy. Marx was exiled, ...

Q. What would Moses think about Jewish life today? A. It depends on which Moses. That’s not meant to be a joke or a cop-out. If you are talking about Moses the administrator, he would probably be ...