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Maimonides, then and now.(Moses Maimonides )
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THE CONFERENCES THAT HAVE MARKED THE 800TH anniversary of the death of Maimonides have examined and assessed the many aspects of his thought and achievement. Scholarly books follow in their wake, including Herbert Davidson's encompassing Moses Maimonides, the Man and his Works. This is thus an appropriate moment to consider the range and impact of his unique contribution to Jewish life and culture.
Today we speak of Maimonides in magisterial terms. It is important, howev...
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Maimonides, Then and Now
Judaism
; THE CONFERENCES THAT HAVE MARKED THE 800TH anniversary of the death of Maimonides have examined and assessed the many aspects of his thought and achievement. Scholarly books follow in their wake, including Herbert Davidson's encompassing Moses Maimonides, the Man and his Works. This is thus an
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Fallibility of the sages
Jerusalem Post
; JOSHUA J. ADLER Jerusalem Post 06-04-2004 Headline: Fallibility of the sages Byline: JOSHUA J. ADLER Edition; Up Front Section: Books Page: 31 Friday, June 4, 2004 -- The Limits of Orthodox Theology: Maimonides' Thirteen Principles Reappraised By Marc B. Shapiro. Oxford 209pp., $29.50 Throughout
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Return of the Rambam
Jerusalem Post
; ELLIOT JAGER Jerusalem Post 12-27-2004 Headline: Return of the Rambam Byline: ELLIOT JAGER Edition; Daily Section: Opinion Page: 13 Monday, December 27, 2004 -- Moses Maimonides, known as the Rambam - for Rebbe Moshe Ben Maimon - died in December 1204, but he's never been more in vogue. To mark the
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THINKING ABOUT GIVING
Dayton Daily News
; Author: How we give decides how much good we can do The holiday season is rapidly approaching. Our thoughts turn to giving. Or do they? Despite the constant solicitations, the coins we regularly drop into awaiting buckets, even the checks we make out to our pet charities, chances are we don't spend
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Author climbs 'Rambam's Ladder' to reach level of thoughtful giving
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ... climbs 'Rambam's Ladder' to reach level of thoughtful giving Advice of 12th-century philosopher is updated By MEREDITH MOSS Cox News Service Sunday, November 23, 2003 Dayton, Ohio -- Despite the constant solicitations, the coins we regularly drop into waiting ...
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Rambam's Ladder: A Meditation on Generosity and Why It Is Necessary To Give
Nonprofit World
; Rambam's Ladder: A Meditation on Generosity and Why It Is Necessary To Give By Julie Salamon. 183 pages. Hardcover. New York, NY: Workman Publishing Company, www. workman.com. In American society today, it's easy to forget that generosity is larger and more important than just the transference of
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Just Because the Rambam Said It...
The Jerusalem Report
; The Limits of Orthodox Theology: Maimonides' Thirteen Principles Reappraised By Marc B. Shapiro - The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization 221 pp.; $29.50 Were the '13 Principles' really meant to be taken as the final word on the Jewish faith? Controversies over Maimonides just never seem to end.
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Letters
Jerusalem Post
; ... element of Judaism. I am sure that you would say that this is not the case. FARAZ KERMANI Editor European Regulatory Affairs (ERA) News London Senior & critical ... Sir, - Congratulations to Caroline Glick on her brilliant "Bigotry's harvest" (December 24 ...
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RAMBAM'S LADDERBOOKS / Nonfiction
International Herald Tribune
; Gail Buckley International Herald Tribune 12-08-2003 RAMBAM'S LADDERA Meditation on Generosity and Why It Is Necessary to GiveBy Julie Salamon. 183 pages. $18.95. Workman. Reviewed by Gail Buckley*What is Rambam's Ladder? And why is Julie Salamon writing about it? Rambam's Ladder, or the Ladder of
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Not for Love Alone
The Jerusalem Report
; Rambam's Ladder: A Meditation on Generosity and Why It Is Necessary to Give By Julie Salamon - Workman Publishing - 192 pp.; $18.95 The different roots of the words 'tzedakah' and 'charity' point to the divergent roles of 'giving' inside and outside Jewish culture In my work as the Israel
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