מהר"ם מרוטנבורג

Maharam of Rothenburg
Rishonim · c. 1050-1500 CE

רבי מאיר ב"ר ברוך מרוטנבורג נודע בשם המהר"ם מרוטנבורג, מגדולי ראשוני אשכנז בתקופת ימי הביניים ומאחרוני בעלי התוספות.

Meir of Rothenburg (c. 1215 – 2 May 1293) was a German Rabbi and poet, as well as a major contributing author of the tosafot on Rashi's commentary on the Talmud. He is also known as Meir ben Baruch, and by the Hebrew language acronym Maharam of Rothenburg. He was referred to by Rabbi Menachem Meiri as the "greatest Jewish leader of Zarfat" alive at the time.

Shiurim Featuring This Sage

Reasoning · Bava Metzia

Why Rabbi Yochanan Holds the Finder Keeps It

A close reading of the sugya of disputed ownership — and the unstated principle that drives the entire…

Reasoning 3 min