Tiberias in Kinneret, Northern District, Israel — West Asia (the Levant in the Middle East)

Rabbi David Hanagid, Grandson of Maimonides

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023

1. Rabbi David Hanagid, Grandson of Maimonides Marker

Inscription. The son of Avraham, son of the Rambam, David served as Nagid (head) of the Jewish community in Egypt, Syria and the Land of Israel in the 13th century CE. When rabbis demanded that the Rambam's "Guide for the Perplexed" be banned, he fought for his grandfather and got the ban rescinded. He had the privilege of moving to Eretz Yisrael and settling in Acre, but when the city was captured by the Mamluks, he returned to Cairo, where he lived out his life. His work, "David Hanagid's Commentary on the Torah," became one of the best-known and most widely distributed works among Oriental Jews.

"Neither money nor gold nor property nor homes nor assets will serve man well in the World to Come. All that will help him are the Torah learning, good deeds and charity that he does in this word to the best of his ability, because G-d does not hold grievances against His creations, but judges each person only on his abilities and good deeds. These are the only things that man takes with him and that will help him in the World to Come and save him from the fires of Hell." (Commentary to Pirkei Avot, attributed to Rabbi David Hanagid)

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Location. 32° 47.405′ N, 35° 32.246′ E. Marker is in Tiberias, Northern District, in Kinneret. It can be reached from Khakham Abulafya Street. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia,

specifically in West Asia,

in the Middle East,

in The Levant,

on the Red Sea,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Ottoman Empire,

a British Mandate,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Rambam (Maimonides) / הרמב"ם (here, next to this marker); Rabbi Maimon ben Yosef, Father of Maimonides (here, next to this marker); The Holy Shlah / השל"ה הקדוש (here, next to this marker); Rabbi Ammi and Rabbi Assi (a few steps from this marker); Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrkanos (a few steps from this marker); Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai (a few steps from

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023

2. Rabbi David Hanagid, Grandson of Maimonides Marker

this marker); Liberation of Tiberias Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Remains of the Watch Tower (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tiberias.

More about this marker. The marker is located at the tomb site of the Rambam.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 649 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.