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Maran

Maran is a title

Title

A title is a Prefix or Suffix added to a person's name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification....
for exceptionally respected rabbi

Rabbi

Rabbi , in Judaism, means a religious ?teacher?, or more literally, ?my great one?, when addressing any master. The word rabbi derives from the Hebrew root word , rav, which in biblical Hebrew means ?great?, used in many senses, including the sense of a ?master? and apprentice, whence someone who is a distinguished ?teacher?....
s. The term is more prevalent among Sephardi Jew

Jew

A Jew is a member of the Jewish people, an ethnoreligious group that traces its ancestry to the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East....
s, but may also be used by Ashkenazi Haredi Jews

Haredi Judaism

Haredi or Chareidi Judaism is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. A follower of Haredi Judaism is called a Haredi ....
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It is an Aramaic

Aramaic language

Aramaic is a Semitic languages with a 3,000-year history. It has been the language of administration of empires and the language of divine worship....
word used frequently in the Talmud which means 'our master' (, 'our master'). Most often, as the translation indicates, it is given to rabbis who are considered influential teachers and leaders.

Maran is also a surname

Surname

A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases a surname is a family name; the family-name meaning first appeared in 1375....
used by people, mostly in the United States of America, such as the family of Josie Maran

Josie Maran

Johanna Selhorst "Josie" Maran is an United States Model and actor....
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The most common use of the term is in reference to "Maran Beth Yosef", Rabbi Yosef Karo

Yosef Karo

Joseph ben Ephraim Karo, also spelled Caro, or Qaro, was author of the last great codification of Jewish law, the Shulchan Aruch, which is still authoritative for Orthodox Jewry....
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Maran is a title

Title

A title is a Prefix or Suffix added to a person's name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification....
for exceptionally respected rabbi

Rabbi

Jew

A Jew is a member of the Jewish people, an ethnoreligious group that traces its ancestry to the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East....
s, but may also be used by Ashkenazi Haredi Jews

Haredi Judaism

Haredi or Chareidi Judaism is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. A follower of Haredi Judaism is called a Haredi ....
.

It is an Aramaic

Aramaic language

Surname

Josie Maran

Johanna Selhorst "Josie" Maran is an United States Model and actor....
.

The most common use of the term is in reference to "Maran Beth Yosef", Rabbi Yosef Karo

Yosef Karo

Joseph ben Ephraim Karo, also spelled Caro, or Qaro, was author of the last great codification of Jewish law, the Shulchan Aruch, which is still authoritative for Orthodox Jewry....
. In fact, when used without further qualification, Maran usually refers to Rabbi Karo. Amongst contemporary Rabbis, Ovadia Yosef

Ovadia Yosef

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef is a Sephardi Jews Haredi Judaism rabbi, Talmudic scholar, and recognized halakha authority. He is the former Sephardi Jews Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the current spiritual leader of the Shas political party in the Israeli Knesset....
is most closely associated with the honorific.

In contemporary parlance Maran is often attributed to Rabbis who serve as founding heads of a particular ideological/cultural movement. This use is usually limited to communication within that particular movement. For example, within their respective communities Rabbi Elazar Shach

Elazar Shach

Rabbi Elazar Menachem Man Shach , was a leading Eastern European-born and educated Haredi Judaism rabbi who settled and lived in modern Israel....
(Maran HaRav Shach), Rosh Yeshivas Ponevitch

Ponevezh yeshiva

Ponevezh Yeshiva, often pronounced Ponevitch Yeshiva, is a world renowned yeshiva located in Bnei Brak, Israel. It was originally established in the town of Paneve?ys, Lithuania....
, and Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum

Joel Teitelbaum

Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum, , known as Reb Yoelish or the Satmar Rav , was a prominent Hungary Hasidic Judaism rebbe and Talmudic scholar....
, Satmar Rebbe often receive the title.

As with most honorific

Honorific

An honorific is a word or expression that conveys esteem or respect when used in addressing or referring to a person. "Honorific" may refer broadly to the style of language or particular words or grammatical markings used in this way, including words used to express honor to one perceived as a social superior....
s, this title precedes the name: for example, one might say "Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef

Ovadia Yosef

Doctor (title)

Doctor means teacher in Latin language. The word is originally an agentive noun of the verb docere . It has been used continuously as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university....
, it can also be used for direct addressing by itself when there is no ambiguity. When used with a name, it will almost always be followed by the (technically redundant) "Rabbi", as in the above example. It is never preceded by "the" in correct usage, though some journalists will make that mistake.

Syriac Christians

Syriac Christianity

Syriac Christianity is a culturally and linguistically distinctive community within Eastern Christianity. It has its roots in the Near East, and is represented by a number of Christian denominations today, mainly in the Middle East and in Kerala, India....
, who use the Syriac variety

Syriac language

Syriac is a dialect of Middle Aramaic that was once spoken across much of the Fertile Crescent. Classical Syriac became a major literary language throughout the Middle East from the 4th to the 8th centuries, the classical language of Edessa, Mesopotamia, preserved in a large body of Syriac literature....
of Aramaic

Aramaic language

Aramaic is a Semitic languages with a 3,000-year history. It has been the language of administration of empires and the language of divine worship....
, make reference to Jesus

Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth , also known as Jesus Christ, is the central figure of Christianity and is revered by most Christian churches as the Son of God and the Incarnation ....
using the exact same title (see Mar
MAR

Mar or MAR may refer to:* Master of Arts , a postgraduate degree* M?R, a manga and anime series* Marr, an area of Scotland, previously named "Mar"...
).

Maran

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