An upcoming Yeshiva University Museum exhibit will include extraordinary items, some never before displayed in public, including spectacular manuscripts in Maimonides's own hand.
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Artifacts with a personal connection to the great Jewish luminary include a Mishneh Torah (code of law that revolutionized the study and practice of Judaism) signed and personally approved by Maimonides; a fragment from the Cairo Genizah with Maimonides's signature and other fragments in his hand; and a volume of his commentary on the Mishnah, containing notes written by Maimonides and a well-known sketch of the Temple Menorah, which may have been drawn by the sage and has in recent decades become the model for menorahs used in public Hanukkah celebrations across the world.
"This exhibit reflects Maimonides's influence as well as his core values which also form the worldview and aspirations of Yeshiva University," said Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, President of Yeshiva University. "The basis for our educational enterprise is epitomized by Maimonides's religious leadership and intellectual quest for truth. Yeshiva University is honored to introduce the journey of Maimonides's works to the broader community who through this exhibit can better develop their knowledge of Maimonides, Jewish history and the values on which to build their lives."
Also on display will be the first major public viewing of the exquisite, illuminated manuscript of "Moreh Nevukhim" ("Guide to the Perplexed"), completed in 1349 and in private hands for 500 years until it was acquired by the Italian government.
