About Meir HaKohen
Lived 1260 – 1298 (aged 37–38). Meir HaKohen was a rabbi and scholar.
Meir HaKohen was a German rabbinical scholar of the end of the thirteenth century. He authored Hagahot Maimuniot mistakenly identifies him with Meïr Ha-Kohen, a French scholar of the same century.
Works Hagahot Maimuniot, authored by Meir HaCohen, is one of the most important sources for the halachic rulings of medieval Ashkenazi rabbis. It takes the form of a running commentary on the Mishneh Torah by Maimonides, and nowadays commonly appears at the bottom of the page in many printed editions of Mishneh Torah. There is also a section entitled Teshuvot Maimuniot which appears at the end of each book of Mishneh Torah.
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Who was Meir HaKohen?
German rabbi
When was Meir HaKohen born?
Meir HaKohen was born in 1260.
When did Meir HaKohen die?
Meir HaKohen died in 1298 in Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
What was Meir HaKohen's occupation?
Meir HaKohen was a rabbi and scholar.
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