A bas-relief of Maimonides, sculpted by Brenda Putnam, hangs in the U.S. House of Representatives among statues of historical lawmakers. Architect of the Capitol/Wikimedia I teach a philosophy of ...

A plaque depicting Maimonides, the great Jewish philosopher, has been installed in the redecorated House of Representatives chamber at the Capitol as part of a series of portraits of historic figures ...

(“Maimonides” by Joel Kraemer, Doubleday, 621 pages, $29.95). The subtitle of this book is “The Life and World of One of Civilization’s Greatest Minds.” Quite a buildup for a man of whom few among us ...

Works of Moses Maimonides, the great Jewish philosopher of the Middle Ages, were placed on exhibition last night at the Jewish Theological Seminary in connection with the 800th anniversary of the ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Bill McGurn, Kyle Peterson, Allysia Finley, Dan Henninger & Paul Gigot. Images: Getty Images/AP/ Composite: Mark Kelly Tzedakah means “charity” ...

Lawrence J. Kaplan is Professor of Rabbinics and Jewish Philosophy in the Department of Jewish Studies of McGill University, Montreal Quebec, where he has been teaching for over the past forty years.

Lawrence J. Kaplan is Professor of Rabbinics and Jewish Philosophy in the Department of Jewish Studies of McGill University, Montreal Quebec, where he has been teaching for over the past forty years.

The UB Institute of Jewish Thought and Heritage will present the first David Blitzer Lecture Series in Jewish Studies Feb. 4 through April 22. The series will feature seven free public talks on and ...

(The Conversation) — I teach a philosophy of religion seminar titled “Faith and Reason.” Most students who register arrive with a mistaken assumption: that the course explores the differences between ...