Meir ben Baruch

Comprehensive information about Meir ben Baruch including biographical information, facts, literary works, and more. Meir of Rothenburg (c. 1215 – 2 May 1293) was a German Rabbi and poet, a major author of the tosafot on Rashi 's commentary on the Talmud. He is also known as Meir ben Baruch, the Maharam of Rothenburg. Rabbi Meïr ben Solomon of Perpignan, referred to Rab Meir of Rothenberg, as the "greatest Jewish leader of Zarfat" alive at the time, Zarfat is medeival Hebrew for France which was a reference to Charlemagne's rule of Germany. This educational Meir ben Baruch resource has information about the author's life, works, quotations, articles and essays, and more.