Rambam

Plaque of Maimonides at Rambam Medical Center, Haifa

Maimonides

Maimonides Moses ben Maimon (מֹשֶׁה בֶּן־מַיְמוּן‬, Mōšeh ben-Maymūn; موسى بن ميمون‎, Mūsā bin Maymūn), commonly known as Maimonides (Maïmōnídēs; Moses Maimonides), and also referred to by the acronym Rambam (רמב״ם‬, for Rabbeinu Mōšeh bēn Maimun, “Our Rabbi Moses, son of Maimon”), was a medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and...

Bas relief of Maimonides in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Prayer Of Moses Maimonides

Prayer Of Moses Maimonides Moses ben Maimon, commonly known as Maimonides (also referred to by the acronym Rambam, was a medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages. In his time, he was also a preeminent astronomer and physician. Born in...

The single scroll of the arm-tefillin

Mishneh Torah

What Is Mishneh Torah? The Mishneh Torah (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 Moshe ben Maimon, also known as RaMBaM or “Rambam”). The Mishneh Torah was compiled between 1170 and 1180 CE (4930 and 4940 AM), while Maimonides was...