Rabbi Moshe Chalava ( he, רב משה חלאווה), was a prominent 14th century Rabbi. He is also known as Maharam Chalava ( he, מהר''ם חלאווה'', italic=unset).

Biography

Rabbi Moshe Chalava was born circa 1290 in Barcelona. Having first studied under the Rashba, he continued learning under the latter's son, R' Yehuda, after the Rashba's passing in 1310. He was the Rabbi of Tortosa, in Spain, for 30 years. During this time, many

Halakhic ''Halakha'' (; he, הֲלָכָה, ), also transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws which is derived from the written and Oral Torah. Halakha is based on biblical commandm ...

questions from all parts of Spain were addressed to him. These

responsa ''Responsa'' (plural of Latin , 'answer') comprise a body of written decisions and rulings given by legal scholars in response to questions addressed to them. In the modern era, the term is used to describe decisions and rulings made by scholars i ...

were in manuscript form until 1987, when they were published for the first time. The Maharam Chalava died circa 1370, at the age of 80.

Works

The Maharam Chalava wrote a commentary on the whole Talmud; only his commentary on Tractate Pesahim is extant. It was published for the first time in 1873. This commentary often focuses on elucidating Rashi and introduces novel and innovative approaches to the text. A collection of responsum known as Responsa of Maharam Chalava ( he, שו''ת מהר''ם חלווה, italic=unset). https://www.scribd.com/doc/31200594/Untitled https://books.google.com/books?id=3mvL6tUMIA0C&q=+halava&pg=PA61

References

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