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{{Short description|Polish rabbi}} {{hatnote|Moses Isserles is commonly known by the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] [[acronym]] for '''R'''abbi '''M'''oses Isserles, "Rema" ({{langx|he|רמ״א|italic=no}}). He is not to be confused with [[Meir Abulafia]], known as "Ramah" ({{langx|he|רמ״ה|italic=no|links=no}}), nor with [[Menahem Azariah da Fano]], known as "Rema MiPano" ({{langx|he|רמ״ע מפאנו|italic=no|links=no}}).}} {{Infobox Jewish leader | honorific-prefix = Rabbi | name = Moses Isserles<br>(Rema) | honorific-suffix = | image = Postcard portrait of Moses Isserles by Meir Kunstadt, early 1900s (cropped).jpg | caption = Portrait by {{ill|Meir Kunstadt|nl}}, early 1900s | synagogue = | synagogueposition = | yeshiva = | yeshivaposition = | organisation = | organisationposition = | began = | ended = | predecessor = | successor = | rabbi = | rebbe = | kohan = | hazzan = | rank = | other_post = <!---------- Personal details ----------> | birth_name = | birth_date = 22 February 1530 | birth_place = [[Kraków]], [[Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)|Kingdom of Poland]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1572|05|10|1530|2|22|df=y}} | death_place = Kraków, [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] | buried = Kraków, [[Poland]] | nationality = Polish | father = [[Israel ben Josef]] | mother = Malka | occupation = Rabbi, Talmudist, and [[Posek]] }} '''Moses Isserles''' ({{langx|he|משה בן ישראל איסרלישׂ}}; {{langx|pl|Mojżesz ben Israel Isserles}}; 22 February 1530 / 25 [[Adar I]] 5290 – 11 May 1572 / 18 [[Iyar]] 5332),<ref>Elon 1973, pg. 1122; Goldwurm 1989, p. 75</ref> also known by the [[acronym]] '''Rema''', was an eminent [[Polish Jews|Polish]] [[Ashkenazi]] [[rabbi]], [[talmud]]ist, and ''[[posek]]'' (expert in Jewish law). He is considered the "[[Maimonides]] of Polish Jewry."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/moses-ben-israel-isserles|title=Moses ben Israel Isserles|website=www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org}}</ref>
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