In a New York Times Magazine article, " Orthodox Paradox ", Feldman recounted his experiences of the boundaries of inclusion and exclusion of the Modern Orthodox Jewish community in which he was raised, specifically at his high school alma mater, the Maimonides School.

Other segments of Orthodox Judaism which share this perspective of the Dor Daim, while not necessarily rejecting the Zohar itself, include most talmide ha-Rambam ( disciples of Maimonides ), as well as portions of the Modern Orthodox community and others.

Belief in the eventual coming of a future messiah is a fundamental part of Judaism, and is one of Maimonides ' 13 Principles of Faith.

While mainstream Rabbinic Judaism is classically monotheistic and follows in the footsteps of the Aristotelian theologian Maimonides, the panentheistic conception of God can be found in certain Jewish mystical currents.

In Jacobs ' and Broyde's view, they were attracted by its glorification of man, its doctrine of immortality, and its ethical principles, which they saw as more in keeping with the spirit of Talmudic Judaism than are those taught by the philosophers, and which was held in contrast to the view of Maimonides and his followers, who regarded man as a fragment of the universe whose immortality is dependent upon the degree of development of his active intellect.

Although the dominant strain in Judaism is that God is personal, there is an " alternate stream of tradition exemplified by ... Maimonides ," who, along with several other Jewish philosophers, rejected the idea of a personal God, a reflecting of his belief in negative theology, the idea that God can only be described by what God is not.

Importantly, Maimonides, while enumerating the above, added the following caveat " There is no difference between Biblical statement ' his wife was Mehithabel ' 10, 6 on the one hand an " unimportant " verse, and ' Hear, O Israel ' on the other an " important " verse ... anyone who denies even such verses thereby denies God and shows contempt for his teachings more than any other skeptic, because he holds that the Torah can be divided into essential and non-essential parts ..." The uniqueness of the 13 fundamental beliefs was that even a rejection out of ignorance placed one outside Judaism, whereas the rejection of the rest of Torah must be a conscious act to stamp one as an unbeliever.

As noted however, neither Maimonides nor his contemporaries viewed these principles as encompassing all of Jewish belief, but rather as the core theological underpinnings of the acceptance of Judaism.

While defending Maimonides against Hasdai and Albo, he refused to accept dogmatic articles for Judaism, criticizing any formulation as minimizing acceptance of all 613 mitzvot.

In Talmudic times there was a mystic tradition in Judaism, known as Maaseh Bereshith ( the work of creation ) and Maaseh Merkavah ( the work of the chariot ); Maimonides interprets these texts as referring to Aristotelian physics and metaphysics as interpreted in the light of Torah.

Mendelssohn has been described as the "' third Moses ,' with whom begins a new era in Judaism ," just as new eras began with Moses the prophet and with Moses Maimonides.

Some Orthodox rationalists in Israel take a " restorationist " approach, reaching back in time for tools to simplify Rabbinic Judaism and bring all Jews, regardless of status or stream of Judaism, closer to observance of Halacha, Mitzvot, Kashrut and embrace of Maimonides ' " 13 Principles of Faith ".

Maimonides, one of Judaism's most important theologians and legal experts, explained in detail why Jesus was wrong to create Christianity and why Muhammad was wrong to create Islam ; he laments the pains Jews have suffered in persecution from followers of these new faiths as they attempted to supplant Judaism ( in the case of Christianity, called Supersessionism ).

Orthodox Judaism maintains that Jews are obliged to accept the 13 Principles of Faith as formulated by Maimonides in his introduction to Chapter Helek of the Mishna Torah.

Medieval, rationalist Jewish philosophers ( exponents of " Hakirah "- rational " investigation " from first principles in support of Judaism ), such as Maimonides, describe Biblical Monotheism to mean that there is only one God, and His essence is a unique, simple, infinite Unity.

The Jewish philosophers of the Middle Ages, such as Maimonides, reconciled Judaism with Greek philosophy.

As a formative approach guidebook in Judaism, the English translator of the first section, in his introduction, compares its position with Maimonides ' Guide for the Perplexed, but contrasts the spiritual guidance aim of Tanya with the philosophical aim of Maimonides.

However, a wide array of Jewish communities have developed independently, distinguishable by their varying practices in matters that are not considered central ideas within Judaism, such as Maimonides ' list of the Jewish principles of faith.

In the 12th century, the preeminent Jewish scholar Maimonides codified core principles of Judaism, writing ", the Cause of all, is one.

Maimonides ( Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon ) lamented the pains that Jews felt as a result of new faiths that attempted to supplant Judaism, specifically Christianity and Islam.

The context of Maimonides ' mention of Jesus is during a portion retelling the history of those who tried to destroy Judaism 1 ) by the sword, 2 ) by controversies, and 3 ) by both conquest and controversy.

" ( The Baghdadi Jews came to India in the 18th century, and it was only then that the Bene Israel Jews of India were " discovered " and taught mainstream Judaism by the Cochinis and Baghdadis, so Maimonides must be referring to the Cochini Jews.

Cohen's most famous Jewish works include: Religion der Vernunft aus den Quellen des Judentums ( Religion of Reason out of the Sources of Judaism, 1919 ), Deutschtum und Judentum, Die Naechstenliebe im Talmud, and Die Ethik des Maimonides.

# to restore what they believed to be a rational approach to Judaism rooted in authentic sources, including the Talmud, Saadia Gaon and especially Maimonides ;

Furthermore, Dor Daim accept that in Talmudic times there was a secret mystical tradition in Judaism, known as Maaseh Bereshith ( the work of creation ) and Maaseh Merkavah ( the work of the chariot ); and Maimonides interprets these as respectively referring to something similar to Aristotelian physics and metaphysics as interpreted in the light of Torah.

Although controversial at its time, the 13 principles laid out by the 12th century Spanish Jewish philosopher Maimonides are now considered mostly normative.

His commentaries were greatly esteemed among the Arabs, who translated many of them, and he is heavily quoted by Maimonides.

In Montpellier, where he lived from 1303 to 1306, he was much distressed by the prevalence of Aristotelian rationalism, which in his opinion, through the medium of the works of Maimonides, threatened the authority of the Old Testament, obedience to the law, and the belief in miracles and revelation.

Encouraged, however, by letters signed by the rabbis of Argentière and Lunel, and particularly by the support of Kalonymus ben Todros, the nasi of Narbonne, and of the eminent Talmudist Asheri of Toledo, Ben Adret issued a decree, signed by thirty-three rabbis of Barcelona, excommunicating those who should, within the next fifty years, study physics or metaphysics before their thirtieth year of age ( basing his action on the principle laid down by Maimonides, Guide for the Perplexed part one chapter 34 ), and had the order promulgated in the synagogue on Sabbath, July 26, 1305.

In the Sefer ha-Yarḥi, Abba Mari refers to the great caution shown by the rabbis of old as regards the teaching of the mysteries of philosophy, and recommended by men like the Hai Gaon, Maimonides, and David Kimhi.

These essays were translated into English and published as Prophetic Inspiration After the Prophets: Maimonides and Others by the American Judaica publisher Ktav.

As early as the 2nd century, however, some authorities declared this resurrection of the dead was a prophetic vision: an opinion regarded by Maimonides ( Guide for the Perplexed, II: 46 ) and his followers as the only rational explanation of the Biblical passage.

The principles and rules appear to have been settled by the time Maimonides compiled the Mishneh Torah in the 12th century.

Besides the basic categories applied to the mitzvot in antiquity, during the medieval period Jewish law was classified by such works as Maimonides ' Mishneh Torah and Joseph Karo's Shulchan Aruch.

* The Mishneh Torah ( also known as the Yad HaHazaka for its 14 volumes ; " yad " has a numeric value of 14 ), by Maimonides ( Rambam ; 1135 – 1204 ).

In Maimonides ' time, his list of tenets was criticized by Hasdai Crescas and Joseph Albo.

Some say, though, that it is probable Maimonides feigned a conversion to Islam before escaping, his forced conversion was ruled legally invalid per Islamic law when brought up by a rival in Egypt.

The office of Nagid was held by the Maimonides family for four successive generations until the end of the 14th century.

In his introduction to Mishneh Torah Maimonides provides a generation by generation account of the direct line of all those who transmitted this tradition beginning with Moses himself up until the Mishnaic era.

There is also an edition by Yosef Qafiḥ of the Mishnah together with the commentary of Maimonides, which compares the base text used by Maimonides with the Napoli and Vilna editions and other sources.

The Messianic Age is described as follows by Maimonides:

Kahane's legislative proposals focused on transferring the Arab population out from the Land of Israel, revoking Israeli citizenship from non-Jews, and banning Jewish-Gentile marriages and sexual relations, based on the Code of Jewish Law compiled by Maimonides in the Mishneh Torah.