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Back to Episodes#87 - The Maharam of Rotenberg I (1215-1293) featuring Rabbi S.F Zimmerman
Episode 84
Published 3 years, 3 months ago
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Featuring special guest speaker Rabbi Shraga Feivel Zimmerman.
As the 13th century drew to a close and persecution in Germany increased, one individual gathered together thousands of responsa and rulings: Rabbi Meir of Rotenberg.
Who was he? How did his writings influence the next 700 years of Jewish life? And why was he never set free?