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Maimonides conceived of an eight-level hierarchy of tzedakah, where the highest form is to give a gift, loan, or partnership that will result in the recipient becoming self-sufficient instead of living upon others. In his view, the lowest form of tzedakah is to give begrudgingly. [91] The eight levels are: [92] Giving begrudgingly
Maimonides is known for enumerating Eight Levels of Giving (where the first level is most preferable, and the eighth the least): [12] Giving an interest-free loan to a person in need; forming a partnership with a person in need; giving a grant to a person in need; finding a job for a person in need, so long as that loan, grant, partnership, or ...
The Jewish angelic hierarchy is established in the Hebrew Bible, Talmud, Rabbinic literature, and traditional Jewish liturgy. They are categorized in different hierarchies proposed by various theologians. For example, Maimonides, in his Mishneh Torah or Yad ha-Chazakah: Yesodei ha-Torah, counts ten ranks of angels.
[8] Maimonides outlines 11 levels of prophecy, with that of Moses being beyond the highest, and thus most unimpeded. Subsequent lower levels reduce the immediacy between God and prophet, allowing prophecies through increasingly external and indirect factors such as angels and dreams.
By the time of Maimonides, centers of Jewish learning and law were dispersed geographically. Judaism no longer had a central authority that might bestow official approval on any list of principles of faith. Maimonides' 13 principles evoked criticism from Crescas (c. 1340 – 1410/11) and from Joseph Albo (c. 1380 – 1444). They evoked ...
The rabbis describe a hierarchy of levels of impurity. In general, each level can result from touch by the level above it. The levels are: Avi avot hatumah (grandfather of impurity) - a human corpse; Av HaTumah (father of impurity) - Maimonides enumerates 11 objects which have this status: [55] Tameh met - a living person who has touched a corpse
Maimonides list of the levels of Tzedakah is floating on the first section without any context. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.172.172.120 ( talk ) 16:28, 6 March 2010 (UTC) [ reply ] RE: Maimonides' Highest Level - (level #1) of Giving: "Giving an interest-free loan to a person in need" -- how is this possibly more noble than an ...
The Bible refers to the following offerings, among others, using the term terumah or the verb leharim: The gifts offered by the Israelites for the inauguration of the Tabernacle (Mishkan) [10] Portion of gift offerings, of slaughter offerings, which were allocated to the priests. [11] The half-shekel Temple tax [12] The dough offering (challah ...