#87 - The Maharam of Rotenberg I (1215-1293) featuring Rabbi S.F Zimmerman

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?