Siegal Lifelong Learning Program offers course on Judaism scholar

The Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning program will offer a course titled “The Life and Thought of Moses Maimonides,” taught by Ezra Blaustein, instructor of Lifelong Learning. The course will take place every Wednesday from Sept. 26 to Oct. 17, beginning at 6:30 and ending at 8:30 p.m. in the Landmark Centre (25700 Science Park Drive, Beachwood). It will cost $62 for members and $77 for nonmembers.

About the course

The works of Maimonides (1138–1204), one of Judaism’s most significant scholars, continue to be studied by Jews and non-Jews alike to this day. Born in Spain but forced to emigrate as a young man, he finally settled in Egypt, where his genius as a legal scholar, philosopher and physician came to be quickly recognized by both the ruling Muslim elite and Jewish communities all around the Mediterranean and beyond. This course will study his life and his writings, and we will work to uncover how this Moses, son of Maimon, came to be considered one of Judaism’s greatest minds. To register, visit the Siegal Lifelong Learning website.