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Article: Maimonides in Cairo.(Poetry)(Poem)
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- January 1, 2006
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MAIMONIDES IN CAIRO
Dreamless sleep foreshadows godless death,
the end of knowing. So Rambam ordered his hours
in sleepless toil, seeking the vibrant breath
of life in non-stop activities that would test the powers
of Roman gladiators and Arab horsemen of the plain.
He prayed, he studied, he examined healthy caliphs
and their families, operated ...
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