Episode 131 The Heart of Maimonides
Letters from the great sage tell about his character and his time to Jerusalem.
Supplemental Materials:
- Click here to learn about and read Maimonides’s letter about the death of his brother David.
- Click here to read Maimonides’s letter about visiting Jerusalem and the Temple Mount.
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