In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “rabbi and talmudist”. Today it says “commonly known by the hebrew acronym for r abbi m oses isserles”.
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Moses Isserles (or Moshe Isserlis ) ( 1530 - 1572 ), was a rabbi and Talmudist , best known for his fundamental work of halakha (Jewish law), titled the Mapah ( HaMapah ), a component of the Shulkhan Arukh ; he is also well known for Darkhei Moshe , a commentary on the Tur .1Isserles is also "the ReMA " (or "the RAMA") רמ״א, the Hebrew acronym for Rabbi Moses Isserles.2
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Moses Isserles is commonly known as "the Rema" ( ).He should not be confused with Meir Abulafia , known as "the Ramah" ( ).Moses Isserles (or Moshe Isserlis ) (1520 ( Kraków , Poland ) - May 11, 1572 ), was an eminent Ashkenazic Rabbi , Talmudist , and Posek , renowned for his fundamental work of Halakha (Jewish law), entitled HaMapah (lit., "the tablecloth"), an inline commentary on the Shulkhan Aruch (lit.He is also well known for the Darkhei Moshe , a commentary on the Tur .Moses Isserles is also referred to as the Remo , Rema , or Rama ( רמ״א ), the Hebrew acronym for Rabbi Moses Isserles.
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Moses Isserles is commonly known as "the Rema" ( ). He should not be confused with Meir Abulafia , known as "the Ramah" ( ). Moses Isserles ( ; February 22, 1520 – May 11, 1572 ), was an eminent Polish Ashkenazic rabbi , talmudist , and posek , renowned for his fundamental work of Halakha (Jewish law), entitled ha-Mapah (lit., "the tablecloth"), an inline commentary on the Shulchan Aruch (lit."the set table"), upon which his "great reputation as a halakist and codifier rests chiefly." He is also well known for his Darkhei Moshe commentary on the Tur .Isserles is also referred to as the Rema , (or Remo, Ramu, Rama) ( רמ״א ), the Hebrew acronym for Rabbi Moses Isserles.The Jews of Poland: Their Economic, Social and Communal Life in the Sixteenth Century as reflected in the Works of Rabbi Moses Isserls (London: Edward Goldston, 1944), 68.
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Moses Isserles is commonly known by the Hebrew acronym for R abbi M oses I sserles, "the Rema", or Remo, Ramu, Rama ( ). He should not be confused with Meir Abulafia , known as "the Ramah" ( ). Rabbi Moses Isserles ( , ) (February 22, 1530 / Adar I , 5290 – May 11, 1572 / Iyar , ), was an eminent Polish Ashkenazic rabbi , talmudist , and posek .
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Polish rabbi Moses Isserles is commonly known by the Hebrew acronym for R abbi M oses Isserles, "Rema" ( ).He is not to be confused with Meir Abulafia , known as "Ramah" ( ), nor with Menahem Azariah da Fano , known as "Rema MiPano" ( ).Rabbi Moses Isserles ( , ) (22 February 1530 / 25 Adar I 5290 – 11 May 1572 / 18 Iyar 5332), also known by the acronym Rema , was an eminent Polish Ashkenazi rabbi , talmudist , and posek (expert in Jewish law).
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Polish rabbi Moses Isserles is commonly known by the Hebrew acronym for R abbi M oses Isserles, "Rema" ( Hebrew : רמ״א ). He is not to be confused with Meir Abulafia , known as "Ramah" (Hebrew: רמ״ה ), nor with Menahem Azariah da Fano , known as "Rema MiPano" (Hebrew: רמ״ע מפאנו ).Moses Isserles ( Hebrew : משה בן ישראל איסרלישׂ ; Polish : Mojżesz ben Israel Isserles ; 22 February 1530 / 25 Adar I 5290 – 11 May 1572 / 18 Iyar 5332), also known by the acronym Rema , was an eminent Polish Ashkenazi rabbi , talmudist , and posek (expert in Jewish law).
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rabbi and talmudist
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commonly known by the hebrew acronym for r abbi m oses isserles
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