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Menachem HaMeiri
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Menachem ben Solomon HaMeiri ( Hebrew : מנחם בן שלמה המאירי ; French : Don Vidal Solomon , 1249 –1315 ), commonly referred to as HaMeiri , the Meiri , or just Meiri , was a famous medieval Provençal rabbi , and Talmudist . Though most of his expansive commentary, spanning 35 tractates of the Talmud , was not publicly available until the turn of the 19th century, it has since gained widespread renown and acceptance among Talmudic scholars.
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famous talmudist and halakhist
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famous medieval catalan rabbi
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