Yeshiva University to open Maimonides exhibit
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Yeshiva University to open Maimonides exhibit

From the YUM Maimonides exhibit (Courtesy YUM)
From the YUM Maimonides exhibit (Courtesy YUM)

Maimonides, one of the greatest Jewish scholars in history, has influenced Jewish life for almost a millennium. The Yeshiva University Museum will open “The Golden Path: Maimonides Across Eight Centuries” on May 9. The exhibition contains a collection of rare Maimonides documents and artifacts — some never before displayed in public — including manuscripts signed in his own handwriting and a carved 11th-century door to the Torah ark from Cairo’s Ben Ezra Synagogue.

“The Golden Path” explores the life and impact of the philosopher, jurist, physician, scientist, and communal leader, providing a deeper understanding for people who are familiar with Maimonides and a comprehensive introduction for those who are not.

The exhibit, located in YU’s Center for Jewish History building in Manhattan, will run through December 31. For information, go to www.yu.edu/golden-path.

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