365/222: Mishneh Torah: History of my Name

This is the Mishneh Torah- the origination of my last name. My great, great, great, great gradnfather dropped the "h" - The Mishneh Torah- literally the "Second Law" - was the first complete codification of Jewish law by subject matter. Compiled between 1170 and 1180. There are fourteen books that make up the Mishneh Torah, this is the 8th book or Sefer Avodah (the Book of Divine Service). Pretty cool...a little bit of history

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