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Maimonides' two main critics, Rabad and Asheri, argued that multiplicity of opinions is a positive and vital force in Jewish law.

In order to make his code categorical and prescriptive, Maimonides deliberately omitted sources and did not reference his predecessors.

Maimonides' halachic magnum opus.

As Jewish communities grew throughout the Muslim world, they developed their own rabbinical schools and scholars.

Jewish communities in the West gain independence of the geonim, and inherit a rich tapestry of legal texts.

Major books of halakhot from the geonic period.

The first halakhic code.

The earliest exchange of halachic questions and answers.

During this time Babylonia was the spiritual and political center of Diaspora Jewry, and Jewish communities looked to the Geonim for authoritative teachings on halachic matters.

Temple Beth El A Reform synagogue located in Tacoma