R. Moshe Isserles – Intellectual Profile

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R. Moshe Isserles
Name
R. Moshe b. Yisrael Isserles, Rema
ר' משה בן ישראל איסרליש, רמ"א
Dates1525?-1572
LocationPoland
WorksDarkhei Moshe, HaMappah, Torat HaChattat, responsa, Glosses to Bava Metzia, Niddah, and Sefer Modekhai, Mechir Yayin, Torat HaOlah, To'afot Re'em
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Life

  • Name – R. Moshe b. Yisrael Isserles, Rema
    • Hebrew name – ר' משה בן ישראל איסרליש, רמ"א
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  • Dates – 1525?-1572
  • Location – Poland
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  • Teachers –  R. Shalom Shachna
  • Contemporaries – R. Yosef Karo, R. Meir Katzenellenbogen, R. Shelomo Luria
  • Students – R. David Gans, R. Mordekhai Yoffe
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