Who the Rambam was
The Rambam — Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, known in the wider world as Maimonides — was one of the towering figures of Jewish history, active in the twelfth century across the Mediterranean world. Physician, halachist and philosopher, he produced works that reshaped how Jews study and understand their tradition, and his influence has never faded in the centuries since.
His Mishneh Torah was a monumental undertaking: a complete, systematically organized code of the entire body of Jewish law, written in clear Hebrew so that a person could find the halacha without wading through the whole Talmud. Alongside it stands his Moreh Nevuchim, the "Guide for the Perplexed," which took on the deepest questions where Torah and philosophy meet.
What the series studies
A series of shiurim on the Rambam opens up this vast body of work for learners today. Studying the Mishneh Torah lets a person see how the Rambam distilled sprawling Talmudic discussions into crisp, decided halacha — and appreciate both the clarity of the result and the mastery it took to produce it.
His thought is equally rewarding to learn. The Rambam's ideas about the fundamentals of belief — expressed most famously in his Thirteen Principles of Faith — gave Jewish philosophy a lasting framework. Shiurim that walk through his positions help a learner grasp not just what he held but the rigorous way he arrived at it.
Why the Rambam still matters
Few figures are as woven into daily Jewish life as the Rambam. His rulings are cited constantly in halachic discussion, his Thirteen Principles are recited in the Yigdal and Ani Ma'amin, and his way of organizing knowledge still shapes how Torah is taught. To learn the Rambam is, in part, to learn the vocabulary of Torah study itself.
For families and individuals, engaging his works is a way to connect with the mainstream of Jewish thought at its most clear-eyed. The Rambam prized clarity and reason, and a series on his Torah passes that value along — inviting learners to think carefully and precisely about what they believe and how they live.
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Key takeaways
- The Rambam — Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, Maimonides — was a twelfth-century halachist, philosopher and physician of lasting influence.
- His Mishneh Torah is a complete, systematically organized code of Jewish law in clear Hebrew.
- His Moreh Nevuchim and Thirteen Principles of Faith shaped Jewish philosophy for centuries.
- His rulings and principles remain woven into daily Jewish life — learning him is learning the vocabulary of Torah study.
- Search FilteredTube for kosher, approved Torah video — the catalog grows every day.