Ahead of the upcoming Hanukkah holiday, the New York-based Yeshiva University Museum (YUM) plans to put on display a hand-drawn illustration of the Temple Menorah from a manuscript that contains notes by Moses Maimonides (the Rambam, 1138-1204), one of the great luminaries of Jewish history.
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"The Temple Menorah is one of Judaism's most sacred objects, inspiring awe and wonder throughout the ages. This particular drawing shows the Temple Menorah with seven straight, rather than curved, branches, a style that has been adopted by the Chabad movement in Menorahs placed in many communities around the world," the institution said in a statement.
ממצא חסר תקדים: איור של מנורת המקדש שצייר הרמב"ם בעצמו לפני כ-800 שנה, ושיוצג בקרוב בתערוכה בישיבה יוניברסיטי בארה"ב >> pic.twitter.com/VJp8HbyuU6
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This unique image of the holy gold candelabra could have been drawn by Maimonides and is now being shown for the first time in New York City at the YUM exhibition. The Temple Menorah drawing is found in a 12th century copy of the great sage's commentary on the Mishnah, and includes his handwritten notes in the margins.
The exhibition, "The Golden Path: Maimonides Across Eight Centuries" – which runs from May 9 to December 31, 2023 – will also feature a range of similar artifacts, including an edition of Mishneh Torah (code of law that revolutionized the study and practice of Judaism) personally signed by Maimonides.
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