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Rambam (1138-1204) was a Jewish sage and a big rationalist. Here is a good summary of the Rambam. …

I think it is because Rambam was a big rationalist and probably because Maimonides was a great thinker, perhaps Judaism's greatest thinker in the league of greatest Jewish geniuses such as Albert Einstein … Just as Einstein is the renowned authority of science, so, too, Rambam is considered the most authoritative of Halakhah (Mishneh Torah) and rational thought (Guide). …

See the introduction to the Guide of the Perplexed, where Maimonides states that the truth is the truth no matter what its source.

This issue aside, how do we reconcile this with Rambam? … In his fifth Principle of Faith (which every Jew must accept literally), Rambam writes: "It is the Blessed One Whom it is proper to worship, to exalt, to propagate His greatness, and to fulfill His commandments …

The Rambam also states that this is not only his view but is the view of the prophets. See Guide 3:32. 

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Though the Bible attributes it to G-d because as the Rambam said, G-d is the first cause. Ultimate cause. … Although the Rambam says that the use of magic could have been performed by Moshe, it should be noted that he does not dismiss the possibility out of hand since anything is technically possible but, ever …

as a concession to the prevalent ancient practice of making such offerings to the pagan gods (Moreh Nebuhim 111:32).[1] In his essay Purpose of Sacrifices, Rabbi Dov Linzer states the following: Rambam …

[1] Might we say Rambam viewed some laws as he did Midrash …

This Rambam quote comes to mind. Silence is praise to Thee (Ps. 65:2), which interpreted signifies: silence with regard to You is praise. … But this is not pantheism, for both Spinoza and the Rambam believed in panentheism, G-d's presence, the Shekhinah, is felt [by humans] everywhere. …

Where did Rambam say he wrote a book about prophecy? Sources, please. I heard Rabbi Manis Friedman talk about this in a lecture. …

Why isn’t Albert Einstein a heretic? He said: “I believe in Spinoza’s G-d who reveals Himself in the orderly harmony of what exists, not in a G-d who concerns Himself with fates and actions of human b …

Maimonides felt that a perfect God cannot change its mind. For Maimonides, God has no emotions, and God has no mind and no conscious will at all. Any decision is a change. You are deciding to do somet …

In addition, Rabbi Goodman said in an interview that Rambam wrote the articles of faith in his twenties and the Moreh Nevukhim in his fifties, implying that the Rambam may have not adhered to all of his … This is because Rambam implemented the use of "Necessary beliefs," Aristotle's method, but no official consensus has been reached. …

For example, when Rambam wrote that Moses's prophecy was above all others, this was written in order to combat the messiahship of Mohammed and Jesus. … Also, the fact that Rambam seems to suggests that we will not perform sacrifices in the future, indicates that how we interpret the Torah will change. …

Some scholars even think the Rambam held this view also. For example, Rambam's 10th principle, as you write, says that "G-d knows what people are doing NOW, but adds nothing about their future." … Rambam seems to say that G-d did not test Abraham, it was an internal struggle. “G-d tested Abraham” by the laws of nature. …