Moses Isserles (or Moshe Isserlis) (1520 (Cracow, Polan) - May 1, 1572), was an enminent Ashkenazic Rabbi, Talmudist, and Posek, renowned for his fundamental work of Halakha (Jewish law), entitled HaMapah (lit., "the tablecloth"), a commentary on - and a core component of - the Shulkhan Aruch (lit. "the set table"). He is also well known for the Darkhei Moshe, a commentary on the Tur. Moses Isserles is also referred to as "the Remo" or Rema רמ״א, the Hebrew acronym for Rabbi Moses Isserles.