Maimonides – Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon (Cordova, 1138 – Fustat, 1204) – was a multi-faceted figure: halakhic authority, philosopher, community leader, and physician. This exhibition examines these many roles and explores Maimonides’ legacy through the major themes of his life.

In the past two decades it has become increasingly common to see Jewish and Muslim women alike covering their entire body with several layers of shawls, wraps, and veils in adherence to strict laws of religion and modesty. From a distance it is difficult to tell them apart, and some also recall Greek and Russian Orthodox nuns.