Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
Meir ben Samuel — Meïr ben Samuel, also known by the Hebrew acronym RaM for Rabbi Meir, was a French rabbi and tosafist, who was born in about 1060 in Ramerupt, and died after 1135. His father was an eminent scholar. Meïr received his education in the Talmudical… … Wikipedia
MEIR BEN SAMUEL OF RAMERUPT — (c. 1060–c. 1135), one of the first tosafists of northern France. Meir s teachers were the scholars of Lorraine, Isaac ha Levi of Worms, eliezer of mainz , and rashi , whose daughter, Jochebed, he married. Of his sons, three, who were also his… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MEIR BEN SAMUEL OF SHCHERBRESHIN — (Pol. Szczebrzeszyn; mid 17th century), paytan and chronicler who lived in a small town near Lublin, Poland. His known writings consist of Shir Mizmor le Yom ha Shabbat ( Psalm for the Sabbath, Venice, 1639) and a rhymed account in Hebrew of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MEIR BEN BARUCH OF ROTHENBURG — (c. 1215–1293), teacher, scholar, tosafist, and supreme arbiter in ritual, legal, and community matters in Germany. He was born in Worms into a family of scholars, many members of which were important leaders in the communities of Germany. In his … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MEIR BEN ISAAC OF TRINQUETAILLE — (12th century), Provençal scholar. Knowledge of Meir is largely derived from menahem b. solomon meiri s introduction to his commentary on Avot. Born in Carcassonne, the young Meir b. Isaac was brought by his father to Posquières to study under… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Meir ben Baruch — Gräber des Rabbi Meir von Rothenburg und des Alexander ben Salomon Wimpfen auf dem Heiligen Sand in Worms … Deutsch Wikipedia
Isaac ben Samuel — the Elder of Dampierre (Hebrew: יצחק הזקן בן שמואל) , known as the or Ri (ר י הזקן) was a French tosafist and Biblical commentator. He flourished at Ramerupt and Dampierre in the twelfth century. Biography On his father s side Isaac was a… … Wikipedia
Elieser ben Samuel — (* um 1115 in Metz; † um 1198 in Mainz) war ein Rabbiner. Leben Elieser, was so viel wie „Mein Gott (ist) Hilfe“ bedeutet, wurde um 1115 in Metz geboren. Er war ein Schüler des Jakob ben Meir, von dem er zum anerkannten Tosafisten ausgebildet… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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KATZENELLENBOGEN, MEIR BEN ISAAC — (known as Maharam (acronym of Morenu Ha Rav Meir) of Padua; 1473–1565), one of the greatest Italian rabbis and halakhists of his time. Meir s father was the son in law of jehiel luria , the first rabbi of Brest Litovsk (Brisk). Meir was born in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
