Moshe Maimonides

Is it healthy for Israeli society to seek revenge against its enemies? - opinion

The topic of revenge is discussed frequently in Jewish literature. God commanded the Jewish people, “Don’t seek revenge or carry a grudge against any of your people. Love your neighbor as yourself."

 THE FUNERAL takes place for Maj. (res.) Nael Fwarsy in the Druze village of Maghar, in September. He was killed in a Hezbollah drone attack in northern Israel.
 MEN PRAY on the ground or on low chairs at the Western Wall in a sign of mourning on Tisha B’Av last year.

How Jewish liturgical responses evolved from Maimonides to today - opinion

 BENEFACTORS OF Hadassah Hospital are listed on a glass plaque.

There should be a time limit for a donor's name on a building - opinion

A receipt written by Maimonides himself for funds raised to ransom Jewish captives taken after the Crusader assault on Bilbeis in northeast Egypt.

New artifacts join Yeshiva University Museum's Maimonides exhibit


Wartime rabbi: Leading American Jewish clergyman takes on a new role

Park Avenue Synagogue Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove has stepped up since October 7 like few others, raising millions for Israel's war and rebuilding efforts and leading the fight against antisemitism.

 Rabbi Cosgrove

Did the medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides do drugs? - opinion

We in Israel need the Rambam more than ever these days. Not to enhance our religious beliefs and practice but rather to take them down a notch.

 THE RAMBAM: Maimonides marble bas-relief, US House of Representatives.

Balancing AI and Judaism - opinion

AI is already shaping our world positively, aiding in healthcare, science and the most basic literary tasks.

 MEN RECITE morning prayers on a train between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Daily prayer allows us to consciously express gratitude for our livelihoods and cognitive abilities, the writer notes.

What do gifted children need? Future Scientists Center offers answers

The Maimonides Fund’s Future Scientists Center and the Education Ministry’s Division for Gifted and Outstanding Students, organized a groundbreaking conference last week.

 Professor Camilla P. Benbow Dean of the Peabody College of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University_

Rare Maimonides manuscripts on display in YU Museum Exhibit

The exhibit is the first time that the manuscript of Moreh Nevuchim, meaning Guide to the Perplexed, will be available for the public to see.

Sefer ha-Mitsvot (Book of the Commandments), Yemen, 1492. From the Hartman Collection.

Medieval Jewish thinker Maimonides wrote in Romance language - research

Maimonides, born Moses ben Maimon and also known as the Rambam, is one of the great scholars and thinkers of his time, even among non-Jewish contemporaries. 

The Rambam

700-year-old handwritten copy of Maimonides' book going on auction

The copy is a handwritten adorned copy of the Guide of the Perplexed in which Maimonides interpreted the Hebrew Bible.

 The purported portrait of Maimonides from which all modern portraits are derived.

Antisemitic works on display at Warsaw Historical Book Fair

The annual Historical Book Fair in Warsaw is supported by the office of the Polish President Andrzej Duda.

 Bookshelf

Before Giving Tuesday, learn how to give charity and make it have impact

As Giving Tuesday approaches we want to share some experiences and observations from our decades of nonprofit work to elevate your charitable giving to Israel to be the most impactful.

 Money jar

Judaism has compassion for animals

Jewish thinkers and commentators weigh in on textual sources about compassion and cruelty regarding animal slaughter.

 The Freedom Farm Sanctuary in Olesh serves as a shelter for rescued animals from the meat and dairy industry.

Wine talk: What Bobal & Rambam have in common

Spain does not have many kosher wines, but a new kosher winery, Vina Memorias, is making waves with the relatively unknown bobal grape, and a wine named after Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon.

THE BEAUTIFUL old vines of the Bobal variety, with thick trunks and grotesque shapes of their waving branches