Yaakov ben Moshe Levi Moelin
Rabbi Yaakov ben Moshe Levi Moelin | |
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Grave of Yaakov ben Moshe Levi Moelin in Worms, Germany | |
| Title | Maharil |
| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 1365 |
| Died | September 14, 1427 |
| Parent | Rabbi Moshe Levi Moelin |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Profession | Rabbi of Mainz |
| Buried | Jewish Cemetery, Worms |
Yaakov ben Moshe Levi Moelin (Hebrew: יעקב בן משה מולין) (c. 1365 – September 14, 1427) was a Talmudist and posek (authority on Jewish law) best known for his codification of the customs (minhagim) of the German Jews. He is also known as Maharil (Hebrew: מהריל) - the Hebrew acronym for "Our Teacher, the Rabbi, Yaakov Levi" - as well as Mahari Segal or Mahari Moelin. Maharil's Minhagim was a source of law for Moses Isserles’ component of the Shulkhan Arukh.