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Maimonides
Maimonides marble bas-relief in the chamber of the US House of Representatives in the United States Capitol (Public Domain)
September 3, 2019, 6:43 am
Maimonides’ ‘Mishneh Torah’ translated into Russian
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
By JTA
Illustrative image of food. (Lisovskaya; iStock by Getty Images)
September 17, 2018, 2:55 pm
New Israel foodtech fund joins with Cornell to dish out healthier meals
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
By Shoshanna Solomon
Harvey M. Lederman
July 6, 2018, 6:40 pm
Harvey M. Lederman
The Jewish angle for this triathlete
If my motivation flags, I think of Maimonides and his scorn for those who don’t exercise
Ariel Sharon, second from right, as commander of an armored division in the Sinai during the Six Day War (Courtesy Israel Defense Force Archive)
January 25, 2018, 12:10 pm
Shooting down planes, shooting down deals — or not
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
By Joshua Davidovich
Ari Shishler
December 29, 2017, 4:27 pm
Ari Shishler
‘Rage Rooms’ are, well, all the rage
It turns out that you’re not doing anyone any favors when you encourage ‘getting your aggression out’
A child’s alphabet and doodles, circa 1000 years old, from the Cairo Geniza, part of the Discarded History: The Genizah of Medieval Cairo exhibit on display from April 27, 2017 (Cambridge University)
April 27, 2017, 11:48 pm
Sex and business among medieval Cairo’s Jews go on display at Cambridge
New exhibit showcases dozens of fragments, some newly translated, that tell the story of ordinary folks living under Islam in the Middle Ages
By Ilan Ben Zion
Portrait of Rabbi Chaim Richman, the International Director of the Temple Institute, which is dedicated to the rebuilding of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
August 13, 2016, 8:14 am
The third Jewish Temple is coming to your Facebook feed
The Temple Institute, dedicated to rebuilding ancient holy site, now using new internet tools to bring its message to the masses
By Andrew Tobin
Haim Casas surrounded by congregants at Atid in Barcelona, 2015. (Antoni Moreno)
February 9, 2016, 11:29 pm
First Cordoba-born rabbi since 1492 expulsion set on reversing history
After his ordination next year in London, Haim Casas to return to Maimonides’ home town to build progressive Jewish life inspired by great Sephardic legacy
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Erik Ross
February 7, 2016, 3:40 pm
Erik Ross
With the Rambam in Helsinki
Have you heard? Thomas Aquinas, the greatest Catholic theologian, quotes Maimonides the rabbi…dozens of times
Ezra Schwartz, center, was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist south of Jerusalem on November 19, 2015. At the time, Schwartz was spending a gap year at a Beit Shemesh yeshiva. (Facebook)
November 20, 2015, 4:47 am
Ezra Schwartz had ‘unconditional’ love of Israel, helped friends overcome fears
Whether at camp or on the baseball field, yeshiva student, 18, killed in Thursday terror attack was known for sense of humor, commitment to others
By Matt Lebovic
More than 150 Boston-area Jews gathered in front of the city's Trinity Church yesterday for a vigil to remember the victims of last week's Jerusalem synagogue terror attack (photo credit: Elan Kawesch/The Times of Israel)
November 24, 2014, 12:32 pm
Boston Jews mourn Jerusalem massacre victims at vigil
Rabbi Mosheh Twersky’s hometown assembles in public memorial to those murdered in Har Nof terrorist attack
By Matt Lebovic
A view of the medina, or old city, of Marrakech, with the Atlas Mountains in the distance. (photo credit: Michal Shmulovich)
March 9, 2014, 2:29 pm
Glimpsing Jewish memories amid the mellahs of Morocco
Hundreds of years of vibrant history are preserved among the colorful silver and spice souks of Marrakech and Fez
By Michal Shmulovich
Yonatan Gordon
February 2, 2014, 4:08 pm
Yonatan Gordon
The Kabbalah of 3D home printers
Printers capable of turning dust into luxury conjures up something very similiar to what Maimonides once said
'A Guide for the Perplexed' author Dara Horn (photo credit: Brendan Schulman)
September 17, 2013, 4:02 pm
Facebook meets medieval Genizah in intriguing new novel
Superstar Jewish author Dara Horn writes a guide to perplexing contemporary problems, with a little help from the sages
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative photo of a Torah scroll (photo, CC BY SA, by Threedots, Wikimedia Commons)
From the WebMay 29, 2013, 3:01 am
World’s oldest Torah scroll found at Italy university
Researchers say scroll may be 850 years old, but had been mislabeled in library, BBC reports
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