Questions tagged [mishneh-torah]
Questions about Rambam's magnum opus also know as Yad HaChazaka.
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What is the point of confessing before the meal on Erev Yom Kippur according to the Rambam?
The Rambam (Hilchos Teshuvah 2:7) writes that the reason why one should recite the Vidui on Erev Yom Kippur before the meal is that he might choke (heaven forbid) during the meal.
The question is: if ...
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Where to Find Original Manuscripts Of Mishne Torah
I have a couple versions of books from Mishne Torah: some of them are from Mishne Torah HaRav Kook edition, and the other book I have is Mishne Torah Hashalem Edition and it says there that it is ...
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Numbering of Halachot in Mishneh Thora
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I am a Noahide studying publications concerning the Noahide covenant.
I have noticed that references to the Mishneh Torah by the Rambam always come with two different numbers for the Halacha, ...
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Why does Rambam hil. Shiggagos 2:5 bring examples?
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Rambam, in the book of Karbanos, laws of Shiggagos, chapter 2 law 5 says:
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If one inadvertently committed one transgression, but there are two persons involved and he is unaware of the ...
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Is there a halachic difference between the "tzadikei" ("righteous") and the "chasidei" ("pious") umot ha Olam?
I am an Italian Noahide.
Rambam, in his Mishneh Torah, says that the "pious among the Nations" ("chasidei umot ha Olam") have part in the World to Come (Hilchot Teshuvah 3:5; ...
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Why does Rambam mention cities of refuge in separate halacha than Bilaam etc.?
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The Rambam in the beginning of the laws of kings chapter 11 brings the proofs from the Torah for how we know Moshiach.
The first proof is a verse from the Torah saying Hashem will "...
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Rambam's example for teshuva
Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Hilchos Teshuva 2:1:
For example, a person engaged in illicit sexual relations with a
woman. Afterwards, they met in privacy, in the same country, while his
love for her and ...
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Apparently contradicting passages of the Mishneh Torah
I would like to have, if possible, a clarification of two passages of the Mishneh Torah in apparent contradiction. In Sefer Nashim, Hilchot Ishut 3,11 Rambam expressly speaks of a lawful consecration ...
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Hebrew Dictionary for Mishneh Torah
I’m looking for a dictionary which contains words that one would find in The Rambam’s Mishneh Torah, not Biblical Hebrew. Any suggestions would be helpful.
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Rationale choice of professions when assessing damages
Rambam Nezikin Chovel uMazzik 2:11 states anent damages
If he caused him to lose a limb or cut off his hand, he must pay him
full compensation for his hand; this being "damages." In this
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Rambam's MT chapters without Biblical founding Mitzvhas
IIRC, The 14 books of MT are all based on Rambam's systematization of the 613 Mitzvos. Most chapters start with the list of the founding Mitzvos from which the rest of the Halochos follow. For example,...
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Righteous men in the Ir ha-nidachat
Rambam, in Hilchot Avodah Zarah 4:6, dealing with the subverted city, covers several scenarios:
If a minority of the city consists of idol-worshippers, they’re stoned and that’s it.
If a majority of ...
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Where can I get the Mishnah Torah in English in plain text, open source?
I want to upload and maintain various texts in English in plain text format for wikisource: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Portal:Judaism
In particular, I am looking for the Mishnah Torah in English. ...
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Two commentaries on the ir ha-nidachat
The Chabad translation of Mishneh Torah includes an editor's note to Hilchot Avodat Kochavim 4 saying:
There is a unique dimension to the laws of an עיר הנדחת that is not
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Where is the Hasagat Haraavad on Internet?
Rambam Shabbat 4.1-2 about the Din of Hatmana.
The Rishonim cite an Hasaga of the Raavad, but it's not in the Sifre Rambam.
I found it here
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א"א מעולם לא נראו ולא נשמעו תהפוכות כאלה ...
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Rav Kapach's commentary on the eighth chapter of Rambam's Mishneh Torah-Hilchot Teshuvah
I am an Italian ben Noach.
In the discussion
Does Rambam hold of eternal punishment?
I have read, in the user Alex's message, that according to Rav Kapah Rambam, in the eighth chapter of the Hilchot ...
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Mishne Torah Kings and Wars Ch.6
Hi I am posting my question again because the old post is closed, but I edited my question to avoid problems:
Mishne Torah,Kings and Wars Ch. 6:
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7 Mitzwot and Gentiles in Hell for the Sins of Israel
I have a few questions: It is said that Hashem is the God of ALL people. But then how can it be that many Jewish sages destined non-Jews for "hell"? I picked out a few examples for you:
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"Censorship" via not translating verses from the Torah - Rambam
In hilchot Tefillah (12:12) in the Mishneh Torah, the Rambam outlines certain passages in the Torah that a metargem is not allowed to translate in public. Seemingly, in the time of the Rambam, a ...
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The twelve months not necessarily be observed? [closed]
According to various rabbinic sources, after an engagement twelve months (one year) must follow for effective coexistence (Nisuin): Talmud, mKetubot 5,2; 57b; mNedarin 10.5 but also Mishneh Torah, ...
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Scan Mishneh Torah
I'm looking a scan (photo) of paper (Mishneh Torah, Sefer Nashim, Ishut 3,11) translated by the rabbi Rabbi Eliyahu Touger. Can someone please send me this page? I need it for a translation comparison-...
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Sources for the Rambam's hierarchy of angels
Traditional meforshim of Yechezkel 1 (for example, the Malbim) explain that the three often-mentioned classes of angels (ofanim, chayos and seraphim) correspond to the notions of the 3 lower worlds (...
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Source for this Rambam quote?
I am looking for a source for the quote below. I assume it is the Mishneh Torah but have no basis for such belief.
The quote (roughly translated by a non-Jewish “quotes” website) is:
One should see ...
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Idols made by robots/machines
Maimonides says in Avodat Kochavim, Chapter Eight:
It is permitted to derive benefit from anything that has not been manipulated by man or that was not made by man, even though it was worshiped [as a ...
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Rambam Hilchot Melachim 10:9 Translation
I would like to share with you two different English translations of the same passage(s) from the above Halacha:
עַכּוּ''ם שֶׁעָסַק בַּתּוֹרָה חַיָּב מִיתָה. (...) וְאִם עָסַק בַּתּוֹרָה אוֹ שָׁבַת ...
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Sources used by Maimonides in Mishneh Torah-Avodat Kochavim 1:1
In Mishneh Torah-Avodat Kochavim 1:1 Rambam states:
"During the times of Enosh, mankind made a great mistake, and the wise men of that generation gave thoughtless counsel. Enosh himself was one ...
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What is the halachic source that allows the king of Israel to acquire a pilegesh through yichud alone?
In Mishneh Torah-The Laws of Kings 4:4 Rambam says:
(The king of Israel) may take wives and pilagshim from the entire territory of Eretz Yisrael. The term 'wives' implies women who were married with ...
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Clarifications on Mishneh Torah (Ishut 10:16)
הַמְאָרֵס אֶת בִּתּוֹ קְטַנָּה וּתְבָעָהּ הַבַּעַל לְנִשּׂוּאִין. בֵּין הִיא בֵּין אָבִיהָ יְכוֹלִין לְעַכֵּב שֶׁלֹּא תִּנָּשֵׂא עַד שֶׁתַּגְדִּיל וְתֵעָשֶׂה נַעֲרָה וְאִם רָצָה לְכָנְסָהּ כּוֹנֵס. ...
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Translating Maggid Mishneh (Issurei Biah 12:10)
My previous three questions on this topic dealt with the Rambam's original text, touching upon matters of both translation and interpretation, the two being inexorably linked; in this follow-up, ...
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Learning to read Mishneh Torah
I have taken a number of classes covering Hebrew grammar and basic vocabulary and my proficiency level is basic but sufficient to navigate the Siddur, and with a dictionary (looking up many words) I ...
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Ambiguity in the Rambam: What Types of בָּא Are Covered by the Term?
This is a follow-up to my previous two questions:
Within the following excerpt, does the term בָּא (which occurs thrice: twice with one meaning, and once with another), include all possible types of ...
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Ambiguity in the Rambam: Does בְּזָדוֹן Imply Mutual Consent?
This is a follow-up to my previous question:
In the following excerpt, does the term בְּזָדוֹן imply mutual consent, or simply a unilateral decision on the part of one of the two people involved, ...
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Ambiguity in the Rambam: Who Is Pursuing Whom?
The following has already been translated, but upon closer examination, something seems amiss:
אֲבָל יִשְׂרָאֵל הַבָּא עַל הַכּוּתִית ... כֵּיוָן שֶׁבָּא עַל הַכּוּתִית בְּזָדוֹן הֲרֵי זוֹ נֶהֱרֶגֶת ...
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Ramban’s interpretation of the expression "leshem zenut" in Mishneh Torah-Hilchot Ishut 1: 4
We read in
Mishneh Torah-Hilchot Ishut 1:4
“Before the Torah was given, when a man would meet a woman in the
marketplace, and he and she desired, he could give her payment, engage
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Was Moses really angry or pretending?
The Rambam said in his Mishneh Torah that it's sometimes useful to act angry:
If one desires to instill reverence in his children and his household, or in public if he is the head of a community, and ...
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Maggid Mishnah on relying on approximations for π and √2
In a previous discussion, it was stated:
The Maggid Mishnah in Hilchos Shabbos (17:26) says that one may rely on π=3, but he says in Hilchos Eiruvin (3:2) that one may not rely on √2=1.4.
I can't ...
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Contradiction in Maimonides?
Maimonides felt that G-d is transcendent, that G-d has no body and is one, though we cannot attribute any description to G-d. At best, we can say what G-d is not. Thus it is impossible to describe G-d ...
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Is there a list of important sugyos in the mishneh Torah [closed]
I heard Rav Lichtenstein made a list of important sugyos in the mishneh Torah to learn. Does anyone have it or something similar?
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Rav Yosef Karo's Kesef Mishneh: is there online an English translation?
Do you know of online an English translation of Rav Yosef Karo's Kesef Mishneh? Unless I'm mistaken, it is a fundamental work to better understand the Mishneh Torah.
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Resources for learning the shorshei mitzvos of the Rambam
The Rambam lays down 14 principles, which he terms shorshei mitzvos, to determine which mitzvos are part of the 613. Besides the commentaries in the standard Mishne Torah, are there any other books ...
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Are there any contradictions between the Rambam's Mishneh Torah and his Moreh Nevuchim?
The Rambam wrote the Mishneh Torah before he wrote the Moreh Nevuchim. This led me to wonder if he changed his mind on certain topics that might be reflected by an apparent contradiction between the ...
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No atonement for adultery without punishment?
If I understand correctly, proper teshuva for sins between man and G-d removes punishment (Hilchot Teshuvah 2:9):
Neither repentance nor the Day of Atonement atone for any save for
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Can a yeshiva be holier than Beis Hamikdosh?
Rambam in his Mishneh Torah (Prayer and the Priestly Blessing 11:14) states that a hall of study is holier than a synagogue.
This raises an interesting question if a hall of study can be holier than ...
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Is adultery a sin between man and G-d or between man and man?
As we know, there are two types of sins: sins between man and man, and sins between man and G-d.
I used to think that adultery is a sin between man and man. However, reading Mishneh Torah, I ...
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Why does Rambam change the list of items in Keilim 29:2 that combine for tumah and hazayah?
In the mishnah Keilim 29:2, we see a list of items and an indication of how many can be attached to each other and still be considered joined with regards to tumah and hazayah (sprinkling for ...
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Why does the Mishneh Torah detail how to free a slave if it is forbidden?
Mishneh Torah Hilkhot Avadim 5:1-3 details how a Canaanite slave is freed (with money or a document). However, 9:6 states that one may not free a Canaanite slave (though if one does, the slave is free)...
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Is there a practical difference between different ways of food becoming obligated in ma'aser?
The Rambam (Ma'aser 3:3), apparently based on the Yerushalmi (Ma'asrot 4:1), lists six things that make food fixed (קבע) in the obligation for ma'aser: bringing it into a courtyard, buying/selling, ...
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Parnassah and Marriage: Rambam vs. The Lubavitcher Rebbe
Reading Rambam's Mishneh Torah, Human Dispositions 5:11, we stumble upon the following opinion:
The way of sensible people: A man should first select a permanent vocation out of which to derive a ...
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Rambam's Hilchot Melachim 9: 2 on making, by the Gentiles, of human statues for decorative purposes [duplicate]
I'm an Italian Noahide
The prohibition against worship of false gods is an integral part of the Noahide Laws .
Rambam says in Melachim uMilchamot 9: 2 (English translation by Rabbi E. Touger):
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On which precise halachic source did Rambam claim that the pilegesh is forbidden to all Jewish men except the kings of Israel?
I’m an Italian noahide.
This question covers my exclusively intellectual curiosity, being an halachic case that does not concern the Gentiles but only the Jews.
We read in Mishneh Torah -Melachim ...
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