Maimonides on the Torah
from Angela's Podcast Hosted by Angela Fernandes de Carvalho
Study, among other things...: ## Mandatory Precepts for Women According to Buxtorf The provided sources primarily focus on the enumeration and explanation of the 613 precepts of the Mosaic Law, as compiled by Maimonides. Although the main text does not directly address which precepts are mandatory for women, there is a brief mention in the introduction regarding this, referring to Rabbi Buxtorf: **"Despite the confident assertion of the Jews regarding the immutability of the Mosaic Law, it cannot be denied, even by themselves, that many of these laws cannot be observed anywhere in the world except in Palestine, and that, consequently, they were never designed nor suitable to be mandatory for the human race. Furthermore, many of them cannot be observed by women, as Buxtorf notes in his Synag. cap. I, only 36 of the Affirmative Precepts and 64 of the Prohibitive Precepts are obligatory for them."** Unfortunately, the source does not specify **which** 100 precepts (36 affirmative and 64 prohibitive) Buxtorf claims are mandatory for women. It would be necessary to consult Buxtorf's mentioned work, "Synagoga Judaica," to obtain a complete list and understand the reasoning behind this distinction. It is worth noting that the statement regarding the limited applicability of some precepts to #women and to individuals outside of Palestine reflects a specific perspective within the Jewish tradition. There are different interpretations regarding the scope and eternal nature of the Mosaic Law.
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