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Mishne Torah (sh)




Extensive commentary on the Talmud, composed in the 12th century by Moses Maimonides.

Its 14 volumes deal with laws covering such subjects as ethical conduct, civil affairs, torts, marriage and divorce, and gifts to the poor. Maimonides intended the Mishne Torah to combine religious law and philosophy and to serve as a vehicle for teaching rather than merely to prescribe conduct.