Originally published in The Solomon Goldman Lectures, vol. v, ed. Byron L. Sherwin and Michael Carasik (Chicago: Spertus College of Judaica Press, 1990: 45-55) Based on lecture delivered at Spertus College, 27 Oct 1985 The kabbalists and the Hasidim had what we would call today a ‘love-hate relationship’ with Maimonides. On the one hand,…