This is the first of a series of shiurim on Maaseh Bereshit, or the Rambam’s understanding of the physical makeup of the universe. The Rambam uses the Aristotelian science prevalent in his day; is this perception of physics, entirely discredited scientifically, anything more than an historical curiosity? Rabbi Scott Kahn explains that there is a crucial lesson that may be learned by studying the Rambam’s approach to the universe.
