A report on Shimon Sofer
Prominent Austrian Orthodox Jewish rabbi in the 19th century.
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Moses Sofer
1 linksOne of the leading Orthodox rabbis of European Jewry in the first half of the nineteenth century.
One of the leading Orthodox rabbis of European Jewry in the first half of the nineteenth century.
All three of his sons became rabbis: Avrohom Shmuel Binyamin Sofer (known as the Ktav Sofer or Ksav Sofer); Shimon Sofer (known as the Michtav Sofer), who became the Rav of Kraków; and Yozef Yozpa Sofer.
Talmud
1 linksCentral text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (halakha) and Jewish theology.
Central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (halakha) and Jewish theology.
Since then many Orthodox rabbis have approved of his work, including Rabbis Shlomo Kluger, Joseph Saul Nathansohn, Jacob Ettlinger, Isaac Elhanan Spektor and Shimon Sofer.
Machzikei Hadass
0 linksHaredi Jewish political party in 19th-century Austria-Hungary.
Haredi Jewish political party in 19th-century Austria-Hungary.
Krakow's chief rabbi, Shimon Sofer, was elected in the Kolomea-Buczacz-Sniatyn district.