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In honor of Leonard Nimoy’s 93rd birthday, I’d like to shine a light on a couple of his lesser known roles: those of Rashi and Maimonides, two great Rabbis in Jewish history.
Nimoy hugely influenced me not only by his portrayal of Spock, but through the ways he showed the world his Judaism without fear, and with nothing but love and pride.
Happy heavenly birthday, Mr. Nimoy. May your memory be a blessing. 🖖🏻
#Leonard nimoy z’l#Leonard nimoy a’h#if you’d like to learn a bit of Jewish history I’d recommend these#leonard nimoy#rashi#maimonides#Jewish Star Trek#jumblr#jewblr#judaism#jewish#actually jewish
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I forgot the name of Maimonides-
So I searched up "Jewish philosopher with opinions" and he was the first result.
#jumblr#fromgoy2joy thoughts#jewish#jewish convert#jewblr#jewish tumblr#jewish conversion#jewish humor#Maimonides#jewishness#Judaism#tw antisemtism#jewish history#judiasm#jew
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Depictions of the famous philosophical dialogue between Godzilla and Maimonides.
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On Repentance and Repair -Danya Ruttenberg
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Letter to Ovadiah the Convert by Maimonides
Thus says Moses, the son of Rabbi Maimon, one of the exiles from Jerusalem, who lived in Spain:
I received the question of the master Ovadiah, the
wise and learned convert, may God reward him for
his work, may a perfect reward be bestowed upon
him by the God of Israel, under whose wings he has
sought cover.
You ask me if you, too, are allowed to
say in the blessings and prayers you offer alone or in
the congregation: “Our God” and “God of our Fathers,”
“You who have sanctified us through Your command-
ments,” “You who have separated us,” “You who have chosen us,” “You who have inherited us,” “You who
have brought us out of the land of Egypt,” and more of
this kind.
Yes, you may say all this in the prescribed order and
not change it in the least. In the same way as every Jew
by birth says his blessing and prayer, you, too, shall
bless and pray alike, whether you are alone or pray in
the congregation.
The reason for this is that Abraham our Father taught the people, opened their minds, and revealed to them the true faith and the unity of God; he rejected the idols and abolished their adoration; he
brought many children under the wings of the Divine Presence; he gave them counsel and advice, and ordered his sons and the members of his household after him to keep the ways of God forever, as it is written,
“For I have known him to the end that he may com-
mand his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of God, to do righteousness and
justice” (Genesis 18:19).
Ever since then, whoever adopts Judaism and confess-
es the unity of the Divine Name, as it is prescribed in the Torah, is counted among the disciples of Abraham our Father, peace be with him. Therefore, you shall pray, “Our God” and “God of our Fathers,” because Abraham, peace be with him, is your father.
And you shall pray, “You who have taken our fathers for Your
own” for the land has been given to Abraham, as it is
said, “Walk through the land in the length of it and in
the breadth of it; for I will give to you” (Genesis 13:17).
There is no difference whatsoever between you and us.
You shall certainly say the blessing, “Who has chosen
us,” “Who has given us,” “Who have taken us for Your
own,” and “Who has separated us,” for the Creator, may
God be extolled, has indeed chosen you and separated
you from the nations and given you the Torah.
For the Torah has been given to us and to the converts, as it is said, “One ordinance shall be both for you of the con-
gregation and also for the stranger that sojourns with you, an ordinance forever in your generations; as you are, so shall the stranger be before Adonai” (Numbers 15:15).
Know that our fathers, when they came out of
Egypt, were mostly idolaters; they had mingled with
the pagans in Egypt and imitated their way of life,
until the Holy One, may He be blessed, sent Moses our
Teacher, the master of all prophets, who separated us
from the nations and brought us under the wings of
the Divine Presence, us and all converts, and gave to all
of us one Law.
Do not consider your origin as inferior. While we are
the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, you
derive from the One through whose word the world
was created. As is said by Isaiah: “One shall say I am
Adonai's and another shall call himself by the name of
Jacob” (Isaiah 44:5).
-Translation from A Maimonides Reader, edited by Isadore Twersky
(1972).
#Jumblr#jewish stuff#To all the converts out there: You are no less of a Jew#Maimonides#A bit of comfort for a new convert#Such a beautiful letter
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"You appear to have studied the matter superficially, and nevertheless you imagine that you can understand a book which has been the guide of past and present generations, when you for a moment withdraw from your lusts and appetites, and glance over its contents as if you were reading a historical work or some poetical composition. Collect your thoughts and examine the matter carefully, for it is not to be understood as you at first sight think, but as you will find after due deliberation" - Maimonides in The Guide for the Perplexed
#I'm going to put this in my research journal to roast me if I'm being stupid#Maimonides#The guide for the perplexed#Gradblr#Studyblr
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Do not imagine that character is determined at birth. We have been given free will. We ourselves decide whether to make ourselves learned or ignorant, compassionate or cruel, generous or miserly. No one forces us; no one drags us along one path or the other. We ourselves, by our own volition, choose our own way.
— Maimonides (12th century) in "Meditations" in "Gates of Repentance: The New Union Prayerbook for the Days of Awe" (CCAR Press, 1978) (via Alive on All Channels)
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Doing some historical research for Batfam fic.
Also some historical Jewish research
Now I think about the Rambam (Maimonides), that was born in Egypt and was smart
Now I think about Ra's Al-Ghul with Persian culture and his search for knowledge.
My brain: ooohhhhh AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES!!!
Anyway
I now have the cursed ship of Ras/Maimonides in my head, and
Brain, what is WRONG with you??
(everything)
#history#jewish history#ancient persia#ra's al ghul#Rambam#maimonides#Ra's/Rambam#Ra's/Maimonides#why brain#cursed ships
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In Jewish Culture, chicken soup, often referred to as 'Jewish Penicillin' has achieved mythical status. It nurses a cold, relieves a headache and is even said to mend a broken heart. Indeed, there is virtually no ailment a steaming bowl allegedly cannot cure. The idea that chicken soup has curative properties dates back almost a thousand years to when Maimonides (Moshe Ben Maimon), the famous Jewish philosopher and physician prescribed it to 'neutralise body constitution.' Maimonides firmly believed that there were very few illnesses it could not possibly cure. We wouldn't go quite that far, but it certainly has the potential to make you feel a whole lot better.
Likud Herut UK
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The design that started it all 💅 (that’s Maimonides)
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Manuscript of the Mishneh Torah, Book of Separation (Sefer hafla'ah) by Moses ben Maimon (Maimonides)
Yemen, ca. 1498
The Mishneh Torah was composed by the philosopher and physician Maimonides (1138-1204). Born in Cordoba, Spain, Maimonides wrote his major works in Morocco and Egypt, and his commentary on religious law in the Mishneh Torah has influenced Jewish communities from Spain to Yemen and beyond. The book's owner has noted the births of two of his children on the first page along with a blessing, showing how a scholarly book can also contain tender personal family histories.
#manuscript#Mishneh Torah#maimonides#book of separation#Yemen#15th century#history#Judaism#mine#aga khan museum
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"The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name." --Tao Te Ching
Compare with 10th century Jewish Philosopher Maimonides in his ' The Guide for the Perplexed ' :
" G-d's existence is absolute...
Consequently it is a false assumption to hold that He has any positive attribute; for He does not possess existence in addition to His essence ;
it therefore cannot be said that The One may be described as an attribute.".
#comparative religoin#philosophy#taoism#god#religion#judaism#moses#maimonides#guide for the perplexed#hebrew#mysticism#tao te ching#chinese history#chinese philosophy#sages#moshe ben maimon#rambam
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If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others, for the knowledge of the truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries.
—Maimonides, Guide for the Perplexed (דלאלת אלחאירין), ch. xi (1150 CE)
(Robert Scott Horton)
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“The passage, “And He rested on the seventh day” (Exod. xx. 11) is interpreted as follows: On the seventh Day the forces and laws were complete, which during the previous six days were in the state of being established for the preservation of the Universe. They were not to be increased or modified.”
― Maimonides, A Guide for the Perplexed
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From Maimonides’s Aphorisms
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“The foundation of foundations and firmest pillar of all wisdom is to know that there is a first being, that He caused all beings to be, and that all beings from heaven and earth, and from between them, could not be if it were not for the truth of His own Being.”
~Maimonides, Mishneh Torah
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