End of ‘Maimonides Year’
This Erev Pesach marks the end of “Maimonides Year.” which was observed on the occasion of the 850th anniversary of the birth of the great sage. Though scholars now agree […]
R. Moshe Isserles’ Glosses on A Moreh Nevukhim Copy Sold at a Judaica Auction in Jerusalem
Several weeks ago, Asufa, the Petach Tikva based auction firm headed by Moshe Guz, held one of its periodical public Judaica sales at the Orthodox Union’s World Center in Jerusalem. […]
English Translation of Maimonides ‘Hilkhot Shabbat’
Moznaim Publishers of Jerusalem which, in the last few years, published various parts of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah in English translation recently published an additional volume – the 16th in the […]
A Minyan in Cordoba
Cordoba. There was a period in the Middle Ages when Cordoba on the Guadalquivir was the largest city in Europe. It was the capital of Moslem Spain and had a […]
Maimonides’ Medical Writings
An Arab poet sang in praise of Maimonides’ art of healing: Galen’s heart heals only the body, but Abu-Amram’s (Maimonides’) the body and soul. Mosad HaRav Kook recently reprinted Dr. […]