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The Rambam and the Maharal Come to Dinner: A Theoretical Discussion on the Topic of Jewish Identity

Anyone even remotely familiar with the Talmud will note the routine exchange or dialogue that takes place between rabbis. The … More

Jewish Identitu, Maharal, Maimonides, Rambam

Rabbi ibn Avi Zimra and the Obligation of Levirate Marriage for Conversos

While he recognized the continuing theoretical validity of a Converso. i.e., a coerced Jewish convert to Christianity,  to function as … More

Conversos, Levirate Marriage, Maimonides, Mishne Torah, R. Sherira Gaon, Rabbi David Ben Solomon Ibn Avi Zimra, Rabbi Ibn Avi Zimra

The Hidden Jews of Spain, Portugal and Latin America

The Mystic-Skeptic Podcast recently interviewed independent researcher David Ramirez on the topic of Crypto-Judaism. The Mystic-Skeptic Podcast covers a variety … More

Crypto Jews, Crypto-Judaism, David Ramirez, Dissimulation, Hidden Jews, Maimonides, Rabbinic Responsa

Conversos and the Rise of Secularism

The rise of a secular alternative to Jewish life was the product of a series of complicated events and trends … More

Americo Castro, Averroism, Azariah Dei Rossi, Baruch Benedictus Spinoza, Byron Sherwin, Conversos, Jose Faur, Judah Ha-Levi, King Ferdinand, Maimonides, Queen Isabella, Rabbi Moses Ben Nachman, Spain, Stephen Gilman

Rabbi Maimon’s Response to Persecution

The rise of the Almohades (Al-Muwahhidun: those who assert the unity of G-d) in Northwest Africa and in Spain in … More

Al-Muwahhidun, Almohades, Anusim, Conversos, Epistle of Maimonides, Hilchot Teshuvah, Maimonides

The Economic Differences between the Sephardim and Ashkenazim

While the idea of Convivencia (positive social interaction and tolerance) is perhaps exaggerated with regards to Jewish life in Spain, the … More

Ashkenazim, Convivencia, Hametz, Maimonides, Passover, Rabbi Joseph Caro, Sephardim, Shulchan Aruch

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