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Baruch Rothenburg Rabbi?>
- Name
- Baruch /Rothenburg/ Rabbi
- Surname
- Rothenburg
- Given names
- Baruch
- Name suffix
- Rabbi
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1215–1293
Birth: 1215
— Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Death: 1293 — Ensisheim Alsace France |
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Unique identifier
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68048CFD9978EA4BBAA1BC7BEC0589C60DF5
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Last change
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Author of last change: Danny |
Note
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Rabbi Meir ben Baruch of Rothenburg was a Tosaphist (codifier andcommentator on the Talmud), as well as a liturgical poet. He is morepopularly called the Mahara"m, a title of honor derived from the Leadletters MHRM of the Hebrew, Morenu Harav Rabi Meir (Our teacher, theRabbi, Rabbi Meir). He has also been bestowed the title of Me'or haGolah(Light of the Exile), Along with Rash"i and Rabbenu Gershom. R. Meir wasborn in Worms around 1215, ultimately ending his life in prison atEnsisheim, Alsace beginning in 1286, Remaining there until his death in1293. Fourteen years later his body was ransomed and reburied in Worms |
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