Maimonides (Rambam)

Thinkers & Thought Quiz

How much do you know about Judaism's leading thinkers and their philosophies?

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A wide cast of intellectuals devoted their lives to defining what Judaism meant to them, and what it should mean to others. How much do you know about these thinkers and their philosophies?

Question 1 of 10
In religious existentialism the believer adopts monotheism because
Question 2 of 10
Solomon Ibn Adret is more commonly known as
Question 3 of 10
True or false: Non-Jewish readers refered to Moses Mendelssohn as "the Jewish Socrates."
Question 4 of 10
Who was voted the greatest British Jew of all time by the London Jewish Chronicle in 2005?
Question 5 of 10
True or false: Aristotle is never mentioned in the Talmud.
Question 6 of 10
Gersonides was not
Question 7 of 10
Which of these thinkers was involved in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States?
Question 8 of 10
Who came up with the concept of I-Thou?
Question 9 of 10
Which Jewish philosopher wrote The Lonely Man of Faith?
Question 10 of 10
Leo Baeck's The Essence of Judaism was written in response to
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