Exponents of Jewish law

Moses ben Maimon (died 12 December 1204), commonly known as Maimonides and also referred to by the Hebrew acronym Rambam, was a Sephardic Jewish rabbi who is widely acknowledged as one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages. Originally from Córdoba, where he was born on Passover Eve of 1135 or 1138, his family was exiled from Muslim-ruled Spain when they refused to convert to Islam shortly after the Almohad Caliphate conquered the Almoravid dynasty in 1148. Over the course of the next two decades, Maimonides resided in Fez, Acre, Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Cairo

Czech rabbi

Spanish rabbi and author on Jewish law (1488–1575)

Lithuanian Orthodox Rabbi and first Rebbe of Chabad (1745–1812)

In Jewish law, a posek ( , pl. poskim, ) is a legal scholar who determines the application of halakha, the Jewish religious laws derived from the written and Oral Torah, in cases of Jewish law where previous authorities are inconclusive, or in those situations where no clear halakhic precedent exists.

Haredi rabbi in Israel

Polish rabbi (1838–1933)

Polish rabbi

German rabbinic authority (c. 1269 - c. 1343)

Great Orthodox Jewish Rabbi of the 20th century (1895–1986)

Galician and Bohemian rabbi and Jewish scholar (1790–1867)

renowned Ashkenazi Jewish rabbi, leading French Tosafist, leading halakhic authority

Moroccan rabbi

German rabbi and talmudist (1697–1776)

18th century European rabbi & halachic authority

Hungarian rabbi (1804–1886)

German rabbi

Meir Leibush ben Yehiel Michel Wisser (March 7, 1809 – September 18, 1879), better known as the Malbim (), was a rabbi, master of Hebrew grammar, and Bible commentator. The name Malbim was derived from the Hebrew initials of his name. He used this acronym as his surname in all his published works and became known by it in common usage. His writings do not include works about Kohelet or Eicha.

Israeli rabbi. (1914–2017)

Israeli haredi rabbi. (1910–2012)

Lithuanian rabbi (1829–1908)

German rabbi and poet (c.1215–1293)

Bohemian rabbi (c. 1530 – 1612)

Shmuel Eidels (1555 – 1631) ( Shmuel Eliezer HaLevi Eidels) was a renowned rabbi and Talmudist famous for his commentary on the Talmud, Chiddushei Halachot. Eidels is also known as Maharsha (, a Hebrew acronym for "Our Teacher, the Rabbi Shmuel Eidels").

American rabbi; founder of Beth Medrash Govoha

person associated with Hebrew manuscripts

Ashkenazi Polish rabbi

French rabbi.

Italian rabbi and scholar (1548–1620)

Austrian rabbi (1390–1460)

German-Jewish Scholar

Polish rabbi

Yemenite-Israeli rabbi, scholar and translator (1917–2000)

Grand rabbi and author of Ottoman Smyrna (now Izmir)

French Jewish rabbi (c. 1150 – c. 1230)

Ottoman rabbi (1834–1904)

Czech rabbi (1754-1826)

12th-century Provençal rabbi

Polish rabbi (1838-1910)

person associated with Hebrew manuscripts

Ottoman rabbi, kabbalist and rosh yeshiva (c.1826–1930)

rabbi of Jerusalem

French rabbi

Israeli rabbi

Rabbi and grammarian

8th-century rabbi

rabbi

French Orthodox Rabbi