Rambam

Introduction to the Series This series is divided into three parts. In the first part, we explore the culture and the Jewish leaders of Andalusia - Muslim Spain that lived thter of Torah study in the land where the Rambam was born. While this part will not tell us about the Rambam directly, it will give us background insight intere and developed the Jewish culture of poetry, politics, the sciences, and the eno Sefardic culture and the great The Rambam (Part One) 5culture and the great legends of the Sefardic world that shaped the Rambam's life.In the second part, we will learn more about the Rambam's life under Muslim persecution, and his revolutionary approach to forced conversions to Islam and the difference between Islam and Chris. We will also be introduced to the Rambam's early works such as his book on logic and commentary to the Mishnah. In the third and final part, we will learn about the Rambam's life in Egypt, his medical practice, and his service as Saladin's Court Physician. We will also explore the controversy surrounding his approach to Greek philosophy and what led to his books being burned shortly after his passing.