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

Rabbi Maimon ben Yosef, Father of Maimonides

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023

1. Rabbi Maimon ben Yosef, Father of Maimonides Marker

Inscription. Rabbi Maimon ben Yosef was a student of Rabbi Yosef Halevi Ibn Magash and lived in the 12th century CE. Escaping anti-Semitic rioters, Rabbi Maimon took his family on a long and difficult road to safety from Cordoba in Spain to Morocco and from there to the Land of Israel, and finally to Egypt where they found peace and tranquility, and where he died.

"Beware of the temptations of the world and the pursuit of desires. Always remember that life is cut short by death, separating man from his desire, exiling him from his home and his place; as if he will not find peace until he leaves his home, and is separated from his loved ones, and all links untie, and he is left alone, leaving everything that was his behind. And he will then be held accountable for his sins, and punished accordingly."
(Letter of Consolation)

(Hebrew text not transcribed)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 32° 47.405′ N, 35° 32.246′ E. Marker is in Tiberias, Northern District, in Kinneret. It

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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: Rabbi David Hanagid, Grandson of Maimonides (here, next to this marker); The Rambam (Maimonides) / הרמב"ם (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 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

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023

2. Rabbi Maimon ben Yosef, Father of Maimonides Marker

is located at the tomb site of the Rambam.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 39 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.