Autograph Draft of the Guide of the Perplexed (Dalālat al-ḥā’irīn)
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Mishneh Torah, Book of Love: Laws of Prayer
Mishneh Torah, The Book of Love: Laws of Prayer and of the Priestly Blessing 1:1-6
These comprise two affirmative duties: first, to serve the Lord daily in prayer; secondly, that the priests should bless Israel daily. These two precepts…
Guide of the Perplexed: On Prayer
Guide of the Perplexed III:32 (selections)
Similarly the deity made a wily and gracious arrangement with regard to all the individuals of the living beings that suck. For when born, such individuals are extremely soft and cannot feed on dry…
On Astrology and Prayer
Commentary on b. Shabbat 156b
There is no constellation [mazal] for Israel. [b. Shabbat 156b]
After the previous section, I find it necessary to write down R. Asher’s explanation of the statement of our sages that “there is no…
Responsum: On the Blessing over the Signs of Virginity
Question: And would His Honor also instruct us in the matter of the blessing called the birkat betulim, which is “who placed a walnut in the Garden of Eden.” [This ceremony takes place] when the…
Two Responsa: On the Repetition of the ‘Amidah
If one of the congregation says the ‘amidah quietly while the prayer-leader is offering his prayer, he has done his religious duty. Equally, if one does not recite the ‘amidah personally…