"#JosephAlbo: Collected #Writings, #edited by #ShiraWeiss, is an important and welcome contribution to the study of #medieval #Jewish #philosophy, making the thought of the #Spaniard Joseph #Albo (1380-1444) newly accessible to contemporary readers.

Bringing together a full presentation of #Sefer #haIkkarim along with Albo’s lesser-known responsum, this volume offers both breadth and depth, illuminating a thinker often overshadowed by figures like #Maimonides (1138-1204) and his own teacher, #HasdaiCrescas (1340-1410/11). The #book is 1753 pages long, and contains the original #Hebrew on the left-hand pages and an easy-to-read modern #English #translation on the right.

Albo’s approach to #Judaism diverged from Maimonides ‘ emphasis on rationalism. He was influenced by #Crescas, who emphasized faith and the observance of #mitzvot (divine commands), an easier form of Judaism than the rigors of Maimonides’ rationalism."

https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/03/20/an-important-easy-to-read-philosophical-book/

In the sufferer let me see only the human being.
-- Maimonides (1135-1204)

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⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Okefenokee #Swamp #Canoe #Georgia

In the sufferer let me see only the human being.
-- Maimonides (1135-1204)

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #Maimonides #Medicine #Suffering

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #MotorMill #Iowa

Keep far from me the delusion that I can accomplish all things.
-- Maimonides (1135-1204)

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⬇ #Photography #Panorama #WhiteRimTrail #Canyonlands #Utah

#CfP | EAJS invites propasals for the EAJS Virtual 2025: Translating Maimonides in late autumn | Details: https://www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachrichten/eajs-virtual-2025-translating-maimonides/

#JewishStudies #Translation #workshops #Maimonides

Deadline for abstracts: September 18, 2025

It is a positive commandment of the Torah to relate the miracles and wonders wrought for our ancestors in Egypt on the night of the 15th of Nissan, as it is written (Exodus 13:3): "Remember this day when you left Egypt," similar to the obligation (Exodus 20:8): "Remember the Sabbath day."

How do we know this is on the night of the 15th? This is taught by the words (Exodus 13:8): "And you shall tell your child on that day, saying: 'It is because of this..." which indicate it is to be done at the time when matzah and marror are placed before you.

This mitzvah applies even when one does not have a child to tell. Even wise sages who know it well are obligated to tell about the Exodus from Egypt. Whoever elaborates upon the events which transpired is worthy of praise.

(Mishneh Torah, Chametz and Matzah 7:1)
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