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This afternoon (12/29/20 at YBT) we went on a little side-quest in an attempt to answer a question we raised yesterday. The Rambam raised the question: How can angels be differentiated from each other if they aren't physical, since it would seem that non-physical things can only be differentiated based on corporeal qualities? He then answers by saying that angels are on different "levels" based on their knowledge, and proceeds to enumerate the ten levels of angels. Our question was: it's very nice to say that there are ten "types" of angels, but how can there be individual angels within each type? We decided to consult the only book on angelology I own, the author of which was an Aristotelian and usually makes for a good companion commentary to Aristotelian texts in the writings of the Rishonim. Sadly, we were unable to answer our question based on what he wrote here. Perhaps we'll find an answer elsewhere!

I chose to end the recording after this because I'm sure some people just want to do Rambam Bekius, and this is too far afield.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר המדע, הלכות יסודי התורה ב:ה-ח
"The Angels and Us" (1982), by Mortimer J. Adler, pp. 123-128
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Rambam Resources:
- Mechon Mamre: the most accurate complete edition of the Mishneh Torah available online for free
- AlHaTorah: excellent site overall, and reliable for the first three books of the Mishneh Torah, as well as the Shelat edition of the Rambam's commentary on the Mishnah and other works of the Rambam
- Daat: features many of the Rambam's writings, including Qafih's translation of the Moreh ha'Nevuchim, complete with footnotes
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