Maharam () is an acronym of the words (''Morenu Ha-Rav rabi M...'', Our teacher the

Rabbi A rabbi (; ) is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi—known as ''semikha''—following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of t ...

M...), a pattern also used for other names. Since many Rabbis were referred to as Maharam, an addition, usually a name of a place or a surname is generally used to differentiate between them. Notable people with the name include:

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Meir Eisenstadt Meir ben Izsak Eisenstadt (, ''also'' Meir Ash, c. 1670 in Poznań – 1744 in Eisenstadt) was the author of responsa and other works of rabbinic literature. An authority on Halakha, he was consulted by rabbis from Turkey, Germany and Italy. ...

(Maharam Ash), Rabbi Meir EisenstadtPoland, Germany, c. 1670–1744 *

Meir Eisenstaedter Meir Eisenstaedter (Meir ben Judah Leib Eisenstädter, 1780–1852) was a Hungarian rabbi, Talmudist, and '' paytan'' (liturgic poet). He is best known as the author of ''Imre Esh'' (''Words of Fire''), the collection of his responsa published b ...

(Maharam Ash, 1780–1852), Rabbi Meir Eisenstaedter (Hungary, 1780–1861) *

Meir Lublin Meir Lublin or Meir ben Gedalia (1558 – 1616) was a Polish rabbi, Talmudist and Posek ("decisor of Jewish law"). He is well known for his commentary on the Talmud, ''Meir Einai Chachamim''. He is also referred to as MaHaRam (Hebrew acronym: "O ...

(Maharam Lublin, 1558–1616), Rabbi Meir Lublin *

Meir of Rothenburg Meir of Rothenburg ( 1215 – 2 May 1293) was a German Rabbi and poet, as well as a major contributing author of the ''tosafot'' on Rashi's commentary on the Talmud. He is also known as Meir ben Baruch (), and by the Hebrew language acr ...

(Maharam of Rothenburg), Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg ob der Tauber *

Meir Shapiro Yehuda Meir Shapiro (; 3 March 1887 – 27 October 1933) was a prominent Polish Hasidic rabbi and rosh yeshiva, also known as the Lubliner Rav. He is noted for his promotion of the Daf Yomi study program in 1923, and establishing the Cha ...

(Maharam Shapiro, 1887–1933), Rabbi Meir Yehuda Shapiro of Lublin, creator of the Daf Yomi *

Meïr b. Jacob Schiff Meïr ben Jacob HaKohen Schiff, (1608–1644) () called the Maharam Schiff (), was a German rabbi and Talmud scholar. Early life Meïr Schiff was born at Frankfort-on-the-Main in 1608. His father, Jacob Schiff, was director of the yeshiva at ...

(Maharam Schiff), Rabbi Meïr b. Jacob Schiff *

Mordecai Benet Mordecai ben Abraham Benet (, also Marcus Benedict; 1753–1829) was a Talmudist and chief rabbi of Moravia. Biography He was born at Csurgó, a small village in the county of Stuhlweissenburg, Hungary. As Benet's parents were very poor and con ...

(Maharam Benet, 1753–1829), Rabbi Mordecai Benet (Moravia * Moses Alashkar (Maharam Alashkar, 1466–1542) -posek quoted extensively by R. Chaim Benbenishti * Moses Halevi Mintz (Maharam Mintz), Rabbi Moses Halevi Mintz (Germany, 1415–Poland, 1480) *

Moshe Schick Moshe Schick (1 March 1807 – 25 January 1879; , alternatively spelled as ''Shick'', ''Shik'', ''Shieck'') was a prominent Hungarian Orthodox rabbi. In rabbinical commentary Shik is commonly known as the Maharam Schick (מהר"ם שיק); ''M ...

(Maharam Schick, 1807–1879), Hungarian rabbi

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Dorothy Maharam Dorothy Maharam Stone (July 1, 1917 – September 27, 2014) was an American mathematician born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, who made important contributions to measure theory and became the namesake of Maharam's theorem and Maharam algebra. Li ...

(1917–2014), American mathematician behind Maharam's theorem

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