1176 ⟶ Maimonides Completes the Introduction to the Mishneh Torah

Maimonides completed his Introduction to the Mishneh Torah.

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📜 Maimonides's Influence on Jewish Law and Philosophy

Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, aka Maimonides or the Rambam is the leading rabbi of Sephardic Jewry. Among his many accomplishments, he writes one of the most influential codes of law (The Mishneh Torah) in Jewish History as well as, in Arabic, many philosophical works including the (Guide for the Perplexed).⟶

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📖 Maimonides Completes the Introduction to the Mishneh Torah

Maimonides completed his Introduction to the Mishneh Torah.⟶

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📚 The Era of the Rishonim

Period of the Rishonim, the medieval rabbinic sages. Most Jews at this time lived in lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea or in Western Europe under feudal systems. With the decline of Muslim and Jewish centers of power in Iraq, there was no single place in the world which was a recognized authority for deciding matters of Jewish law and practice. Consequently, the rabbis recognized the need for writing commentaries on the Torah and Talmud and for writing law codes that would allow Jews anywhere in the world to be able to continue living in the Jewish tradition.⟶

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✍️ Rabbi Jacob ben Asher Writes the Arba'ah Turim

Rabbi Jacob ben Asher of Spain writes the Arba'ah Turim (Four Rows of Jewish Law).⟶

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