Question
This man served as the personal physician to Saladin despite being a Sephardic Jew. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Cordoba-born Jewish thinker who attempted to reconcile Aristotleian science and logic with Rabbinic Jewish theology in his Guide for the Perplexed.
ANSWER: Maimonides [or Moses ben Maimon; or the Rambam]
[10e] Many consider Maimonides’ magnum opus to be the Mishneh Torah, a compilation of oral law that may be intended to supersede the study of this chief source of Rabbinic law.
ANSWER: Talmud
[10h] Maimonides also posited eight levels of this activity. During Purim, a mitzvot for this activity is called matanot l’evyonim.
ANSWER: charity [or tzedakah; accept almsgiving; accept giving to the poor]
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Summary
| 2023 ILLIAC (Cornell) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 4 | 10.00 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| 2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 75% | 100% | 25% |