Unanswered Questions
424 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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What is the source of Rambam's cosmology?
In the Mishneh Torah third section of Yesodei a geocentric world is described with a number of spheres containing stars that revolve around the Earth due to the motion of the spheres that contain them....
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Why does the Gemara say that Rabbi Zekharya's excessive humility caused the exile?
Gittin 55b states
Rabbi Yoḥanan says: The excessive humility of Rabbi Zekharya ben
Avkolas destroyed our Temple, burned our Sanctuary, and exiled us from
our land.
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Reconciling Maimonides' Interpretation of Theodicy in the Book of Job: Eliphaz vs. Elihu
A question has been on my mind, and I would appreciate your opinion.
While studying chapter 23 of the third book of the Moreh Nevukhim, Rambam (Maimonides) seems to acknowledge the traditional view of ...
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Rambam: Thou Shalt Not Be an Idiot
According to this article:
I think racism violates some important meta-principles of the Torah,
particularly the thinking of Maimonides, for whom there is a 614th
commandment, Thou Shalt Not Be an ...
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Source of a shita for when giving Tochacha (הוכח תוכיח) is likely to go unheeded
In a handwritten drasha written in 1904 by a relative, it refers to a peirush that offers a resolution for when the mitzva of הוכח תוכיח is conflicted with the need to avoid saying a דבר שאינו נשמע (a ...
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Would the Exodus generation not have entered Canaan/spent years in the desert irrespective of sin?
R Avraham ibn Ezra and Rambam both posit that the Israelite slaves that left Egypt were not upto the task of war and needed to die out and be replaced with more courageous progeny (ibn Ezra) and/or ...
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The legend of Rashi's 4 lines
There is a known legend among Talmudists that each Amud has four lines of Rashi before the beginning of the text of the Talmud to hint to a student to review the Amud four times before continuing. I'm ...
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Shimush: Mar'os on Niddah - why does it work?
In Hilchos Niddah, expertise in מראות, examining bedikos or kesamim (intentional examinations, or accidental stains on the woman's undergarments) to decide if they are tamei - which would make the ...
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Rambam Mishneh Torah handbook
Rambam’s Mishneh Torah is filled with particular words and phrases used repeatedly. It’s also organized in a very particular fashion. Both the word choice and the structure are used deliberately. ...
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Is there a hadran text recited upon completing the Rambam's Mishneh Torah?
Is there a set text for a siyum upon completion of the Mishneh Torah? Perhaps something like the Hadran said upon completion of a masechet of Talmud.
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Does it talk about any Instances of not using sarcasm in conversation in the Talmud
Does the Talmud ever mention any caution against using sarcasm in conversation to avoid hurting another with words?
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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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Looking for a quote from the Rambam's Moreh Nevuchim
I heard in a shiur that the Rambam in his Moreh Nevuchim writes that when one asks you a fundamental question about your religion, you will not be able to give a concise answer due to the fact that ...
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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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Is this quote really from the Rambam?
Some non-Jewish sources on the internet (eg here) attribute the following quote to the Rambam:
Teach thy tongue to say, “I do not know,” and thou shalt progress
Does anyone have a source for this?
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