Category: Rambam’s Mishneh Torah

Adom Cobb / Mishneh Torah / Rambam's Mishneh Torah

November 20, 2017

Laws of Idolatry | Rambam’s Mishneh Torah | Part Nine

The Mishneh Torah (Hebrew: מִשְׁנֵה תּוֹרָה‎‎, “Repetition of the Torah”), subtitled Sefer Yad ha-Hazaka (ספר יד החזקה “Book of the Strong Hand”), is a code of Jewish religious law (Halakha) authored by Maimonides (Rabbi...

Rambam's Mishneh Torah

November 13, 2017

The Laws of Idolatry | Rambam’s Mishneh Torah | Part Eight

The Mishneh Torah (literally, “Review of the Torah”) was conceived as an all-inclusive halakhic compendium, a guide to the entire system of Jewish law. Maimonides was explicit about his reasons for undertaking an encyclopedic...

Rambam's Mishneh Torah

November 6, 2017

The Laws of Idolatry | Rambam’s Mishneh Torah | Part Seven

Rambam's Mishneh Torah

October 30, 2017

The Laws of Idolatry | Rambam’s Mishneh Torah | Part Five & Six

Whoever serves false gods willingly, as a conscious act of defiance, is liable for כרת. If witnesses who warned him were present, he is [punished by being] stoned to death. If he served [such...