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Mishneh Torah, Laws of Idolatry, Chapter 9 (uncensored text)

Maimonides’ laws on dealings with idol worshipers in Eliyahu Touger’s translation, with notes restoring the passages on Christians that censors altered.

Author: Moses Maimonides
Publisher: Chabad.org
Tradition: Judaism
Accessed: 2026-10-06

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Maimonides, Mishneh Torah, Laws of Idolatry 9:4, translated by Eliyahu Touger, Chabad.org, “Avodat Kochavim - Chapter 9,” accessed October 6, 2026.

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