Among the most impactful thinkers of Jewish tradition, Moses Maimonides (1138-1204) presented an approach to Torah and philosophy that remains surprising and challenging even in the 21st century.
In this three-part series, we will read selections from Maimonides’ major works exploring the following topics:
1. The Cosmos According to Maimonides: Science as a spiritual practice
2. Humans According to Maimonides: Being divine and living divinely
3. The Torah According to Maimonides: A scientific approach to prophecy and the mitzvot

About the facilitator

Raphael Dascalu

Founder and facilitator

Raphael Dascalu is a Melbourne-based researcher and translator. Born and raised in Sydney, he completed his MA at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, his PhD at the University of Chicago, and studied in a number of institutions of Jewish learning, including Yeshivat ha-Kibbutz ha-Dati (Ein Tzurim), the Pardes Institute, and the Shalom Hartman Institute. He is a Senior Research Fellow at Notre Dame University Australia, an Adjunct Research Associate at Monash University, and a student of the mysteries of the cosmos.