The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/maimonides/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:10:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Maimonides | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/maimonides/ 32 32 First printed edition of Maimonides’ ‘Guide for the Perplexed’ on auction for $1M https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-printed-edition-of-maimonides-guide-for-the-perplexed-on-auction-for-1m/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:16:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3760361 The volume, which combines two books experts believe were printed in Rome around 1473, to be auctioned Tuesday by Jerusalem-based Kedem

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]]> Lost & found: Early commentary on Maimonides’s Mishneh Torah on display in Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/lost-and-found-early-commentary-on-maimonidess-mishneh-torah-on-display-in-jerusalem/ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 09:10:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3491091 Now housed at the National Library, 15th-cent. Mezukak Shivatayim extensively quotes Jewish sages whose works are unknown to scholars, opening the way to recover thinkers' lost wisdom

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]]> Adam Schiff sworn into Senate on 1490 edition of Maimonides’ legal code https://www.timesofisrael.com/adam-schiff-sworn-into-senate-on-1490-edition-of-maimonides-jewish-legal-code/ Tue, 10 Dec 2024 03:31:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3436380 Spokeswoman for California Democrat says he chose volume in part due to concerns about state of the rule of law as Trump returns to the White House

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]]> In Tiberias, Haredi locals cheer for defeat of their secularist nemesis’s comeback bid https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-tiberias-haredi-locals-cheer-for-defeat-of-their-secularist-nemesis-comeback-bid/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:59:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3234021 Exit polls indicate former mayor Ron Kobi lost race to candidate endorsed by influential ultra-Orthodox rabbis, in microcosm of Israel's religious-secular divisions

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]]> Local elections turn placid Tiberias into unlikely front in Israel’s societal clash https://www.timesofisrael.com/local-elections-turn-placid-tiberias-into-unlikely-front-in-israels-societal-clash/ Wed, 20 Sep 2023 07:42:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3085066 Haredi and secularist extremism, as well as the alleged involvement of a former politician with a criminal record, are muddying the lakeside city's political waters

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]]> Legacy of 12th-century rabbi, doctor and thinker Moses Maimonides on display in NY https://www.timesofisrael.com/legacy-of-12th-century-rabbi-doctor-and-thinker-moses-maimonides-on-display-in-ny/ Tue, 23 May 2023 01:00:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3017113 'The Golden Path: Maimonides Across Eight Centuries,' a Yeshiva University exhibit, shows the far-reaching impact of one of the Middle Age’s most prolific Torah scholars

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]]> Mysterious trilingual Cairo Geniza vocab list found to be penned by Maimonides https://www.timesofisrael.com/mysterious-trilingual-cairo-geniza-vocab-list-found-to-be-penned-by-maimonides/ Fri, 19 May 2023 13:36:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3017876 Housed at Cambridge University's Genizah Research Unit, crib sheet with words in Hebrew, Arabic and a Romance dialect gives a glimpse into renowned philosopher's method of thinking

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]]> In age of #MeToo and cancel culture, medieval philosopher’s ideas can heal wounds https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-age-of-metoo-and-cancel-culture-medieval-philosophers-ideas-can-heal-wounds/ Sun, 25 Sep 2022 17:21:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2835852 In her new book, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg illustrates how Maimonides's five steps for repentance can fix the serious harm done by individuals and institutions in contemporary America

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]]> Haredi MK finds himself debating Maimonides in TV interview https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-mk-finds-himself-debating-maimonides-in-tv-interview/ Sun, 18 Sep 2022 18:11:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2838591 A Channel 12 host asks Moshe Gafni to answer criticism by supposed political rival of Haredi men eschewing work, only to reveal the source as medieval Torah scholar Rambam

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]]> Orthodox rabbis today 100 times more stringent than Maimonides — ex-minister https://www.timesofisrael.com/orthodox-rabbis-today-100-times-more-stringent-than-maimonides-ex-minister/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:06:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2499143&preview=true&preview_id=2499143 Moshe Nissim, who proposed conversion reform, blames Chief Rabbinate and Haredi parties for High Court recognition of Reform and Conservative conversions done in Israel

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]]> Maimonides’ ‘Mishneh Torah’ translated into Russian https://www.timesofisrael.com/maimonides-mishneh-torah-translated-into-russian/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 03:43:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2141167 Philosopher rabbi's magnum opus published by Moscow-based Knizhniki Publishing House, after eight years of work and at a cost of about $1.5 million

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]]> New Israel foodtech fund joins with Cornell to dish out healthier meals https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-israel-foodtech-fund-joins-with-cornell-to-dish-out-healthier-meals/ Mon, 17 Sep 2018 11:55:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1924964 Medstrada VC fund aims to invest in food technology startups in Israel, Europe and the US; CEO wants to employ food in the service of better health, as did the doctors of yore

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]]> The Jewish angle for this triathlete https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/just-jew-it/ Fri, 06 Jul 2018 15:40:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1884468 If my motivation flags, I think of Maimonides and his scorn for those who don't exercise

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]]> Shooting down planes, shooting down deals — or not https://www.timesofisrael.com/shooting-down-planes-shooting-down-deals-or-not/ Thu, 25 Jan 2018 10:10:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1778703 Those who stopped Ariel Sharon from downing a passenger jet are hailed, and papers survey the PM's blitz against the Iran deal and a 'nonexistent' migrant pact with Rwanda

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]]> ‘Rage Rooms’ are, well, all the rage https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/how-about-personal-day-of-rage/ Fri, 29 Dec 2017 14:27:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1760844 It turns out that you're not doing anyone any favors when you encourage 'getting your aggression out'

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