Reconciling Rambam
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Harmonizing two monumental works of the Rambam, in the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
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The Rambam is known as the “Great Eagle” of Torah scholarship because of his incisive logic, brilliant analysis, masterful organization and a host of other attributes. But as inseparable components of Torah, synthesizing the halachic teachings of the Mishneh Torah and the philosophical positions of the Moreh Nevuchim, can be perplexing.
We present a review of the unique approach of the Lubavitcher Rebbe to the discrepancies between some of Rambam’s philosophical writings and traditional Halachic thinking. The Rebbe presents a coherent profile of a Rambam you may have not yet met.
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