A SF Distinguished Lecture Series presentation.Moses ben Maimon, better known as MAIMONIDES, lived most of his life in Egypt. He was the physician to the Court of Sultan Saladin, an astronomer, philosopher and, most notably, the preeminent Torah scholar of the Middle Ages. Maimonides views were influenced by Islamic scholars and his writings, in turn, influenced them.

In MAIMONIDES ON GOD, Professor Seeskin will take a look at monotheism and Judaism’s view of God through a Maimonidean lens, exploring such questions as was Abraham the first monotheist? what does “God is one” in the Shema mean? Join us for a stimulating and thought-provoking talk by one of the top U.S. experts on Maimonides.