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> Right now, it looks like I'm heading the Rambamist route. I'm trying to find a siddur biladi or siddur rambam to see review to see if I'd like to pick that up.
Some links for the budding Maimonidean/Talmid HaRambam (no particular order):
Excerpted from The Slifkin Challenge:
"What is mankind's primary purpose of existence?"
The Rambam states there is a singular purpose for mankind: to attain true knowledge.
Then he goes on to state that the proper attainment of this ultimate purpose requires other prerequisites.
Don't be misled by the fact that the Rambam says the ideal human being is one who is both learned and possesses proper character. He is quite clear earlier that having proper character is only necessary to allow one's intellect to properly understand the truth.
Having proper character alone is not the ultimate human achievement.
And having a correct understanding of the truth is simply not possible without proper character development.
This means that according to the Rambam, the highest form of human endeavor is really attainment of the ultimate truth. The refinement of character is simply a prerequisite. An indispensable one at that, but it is not the end goal.
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The Ultimate Importance of KNOWING Maimonides First Five Principles.
Maimonides' Radical Universalism
Maimonides' Confrontation with Mysticism
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1906764158
required reading for anyone making a connection between the rambam and the Andalusian school of thought and kabbalah.