Rav Menashe by Mistake Was Liable for the Sin of Idolatry (Sanhedrin 64a). Rambam in his Letter to Ovadiah the Convert Tries to Explain Why the Muslims are Different. At least 5 Major Rabbis Don’t Accept Rambam’s Leniency.
3 Jul 2025

Rav Menashe by Mistake Was Liable for the Sin of Idolatry (Sanhedrin 64a). Rambam in his Letter to Ovadiah the Convert Tries to Explain Why the Muslims are Different. At least 5 Major Rabbis Don’t Accept Rambam’s Leniency.

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The Talmud in tractate Sanhedrin, page 64a as translated by https://halakhah.com/sanhedrin/sanhedrin_64.html explains the idolatry mistake of Rav Menashe (a religious Jew) who wrongly thought that it is permissible to participate in the stone throwing ritual to pelt the Marculis idol. … Continued

Menachem Gottlieb’s Audio Shiur on Rambam, Islam, and Avoda Zara
14 Jul 2024

Menachem Gottlieb’s Audio Shiur on Rambam, Islam, and Avoda Zara

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Introduction by the main editor of vilnagaon.org Bamidbar / Numbers 29:21 as translated by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan states: 29 Woe is to you, Moab; you are destroyed, nation of Kemosh.* Your* sons have become refugees, your daughters are captives To … Continued

Why Did Caphtor Vapherach Not Explicitly Mention the “Dome of the Rock” in contrast to the Disciple of Ramban who lived in the same generation or Rabbi Binyamin of Tudela (a contemporary of Rambam) Who Did Explicitly Mention the Dome of the Rock?
29 Jan 2022

Why Did Caphtor Vapherach Not Explicitly Mention the “Dome of the Rock” in contrast to the Disciple of Ramban who lived in the same generation or Rabbi Binyamin of Tudela (a contemporary of Rambam) Who Did Explicitly Mention the Dome of the Rock?

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The fact that the phrase “Dome of the Rock” does not appear explicitly in the writings of the Caphtor Vapherach, is brought by advocates of the Southern Location of the Temple on Mount Moriah as evidence that that Caphtor Vapherach … Continued