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