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

May 1, 2023, 10:57 am Edit
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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