The Pressburg Yeshiva , was the largest and most influential Yeshiva in Central Europe in the 19th century. It was founded in the city of Pressburg, Austrian Empire (today Bratislava , Slovakia ) by Rabbi Moshe Sofer (known as the Chasam Sofer or Chatam Sofer ) and was considered the largest Yeshiva since the time of the Babylonian Talmud.
15-608: Pressburg Yeshiva may refer to: Pressburg Yeshiva (Austria-Hungary) , founded in 1807 by Rabbi Moses Sofer (the Chasam Sofer ) Pressburg Yeshiva (Jerusalem) , founded in 1950 by Rabbi Akiva Sofer (the Daas Sofer ), great-grandson of the Chasam Sofer Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
30-550: A rabbi named Shimon Sofer (author of Michtav Sofer ). In approximately 1875 Sofer returned to Pressburg and married another cousin, Malka Esther Spitzer, with whom he had 13 children. In 1881, Sofer became rabbi of the Hungarian city of Eger (Erlau) where he founded a large yeshiva . He also fought Neolog Judaism , a Hungarian reform movement. Later one of his sons, Moses Sofer (author of Yad Sofer ) became rabbi and dayan (rabbinical judge) of Erlau. Sofer led
45-643: The Daas Sofer ) assumed leadership over the Pressburg Yeshiva and congregation. The First World War and the resultant breakup of the Habsburg Empire brought tumultuous times to the Yeshiva. Pressburg became Bratislava and passed to the dominion of the new country Czechoslovakia. Countries such as Hungary, Austria, Germany and Poland hampered efforts of students trying to reach the Yeshiva with difficulties attaining passports and visas. Nonetheless,
60-461: The Shevet Sofer ) assumed both the positions of Rav of Pressburg and rosh yeshiva of the Pressburg Yeshiva which number some 400 students at the time. The Tiferess Shabboss Society was established in 1883 by students of the Pressburg Yeshiva. The society aimed at awakening learning competition between the Yeshiva students. Every Shabbat, one of the young men was chosen to give a "shiur" on
75-766: The Chasam Sofer were: Upon Moses Sofer's death on October 3, 1839, his son, Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin (known as the Ksav Sofer ) succeeded him as Rosh Yeshiva . Like his father, Rabbi Samuel Binyamin was a man of great Talmudic knowledge and of great character. Even the Emperor Franz Joseph, was impressed by him and recognized the Yeshiva as an official theological college. This status exempted students from military service. Amongst his students were: Upon Rabbi Shmuel Binyamin's death on December 31, 1871, his son, Rabbi Simcha Bunim Sofer (known as
90-613: The Jewish community in Erlau for some 64 years. Shortly after the Germans occupied Hungary in May 1944, they placed the Jewish population in ghettos . In June, the Germans deported Sofer and his entire community – some 3,000 Jews – to Auschwitz . They arrived on 21 Sivan (June 2), and were gassed a few hours later. Sofer was 94 at the time of his death. His son, Rabbi Moshe Sofer,
105-560: The Yeshiva flourished and continued to operate. After the Czech crises of 1938 and Hitler's invasion of the country, Rabbi Akiva fled Hungary. Upon the advice of his uncle, Rabbi Shimon Sofer of Erlau, he escaped to Switzerland and from there to Jerusalem, where he re-established the yeshiva in the Kiryat Moshe neighborhood. Amongst his students were: Shimon Sofer (Hungarian rabbi) Shimon Sofer (1850 – 2 June 1944)
120-630: The early part of his life in Kisvárda (Kleinwardein) in Hungary. In 1870 he married Esther Fried. The couple had a daughter. Esther died after two years of marriage. In 1874 Sofer married his cousin, Glikle Birnbaum. The couple had a son, Akiva, but divorced soon after his birth. During this period, Sofer lived both in Uman and Kiev . He then lived in the Polish city of Kraków , where his uncle, also
135-562: The four upper grades to study secular studies. These secular studies were not taught in the yeshiva, but students attended and took exams at another Jewish school in Pressburg run by the orthodox Jewish community. All of the yeshiva's students were exempted from military service; most of the military rabbis who served in the Austro-Hungarian Army were graduates of the Pressburg Yeshiva, and held officers' ranks. The Yeshiva
150-520: The subject being learnt in the yeshiva. In 1903 a booklet was published by the Tiferess Shabboss Society, bearing its own name. This book names some 240 students who were learning at the Pressburg Yeshiva at that time. Amongst the young men mentioned are dozens of Hungarian rabbis, including a few Gedolei Torah : Other known students were: In 1907, after the passing of Rabbi Simcha Bunim, his son Rabbi Akiva Sofer (known as
165-572: The title Pressburg Yeshiva . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pressburg_Yeshiva&oldid=357592691 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pressburg Yeshiva (Austria-Hungary) Some sources document its establishment in 1803 whilst others cite 1806. The Yeshiva
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#1732780911647180-584: Was founded at the height of the Age of Enlightenment and surge of the Jewish Haskalah movement. As such, the Chasam Sofer stood at the forefront against any reform to traditional Judaism and trained his many students to maintain strict observance of Torah and Shulchan Aruch. This yeshiva produced hundreds of future leaders of Austro-Hungarian Jewry who made great influence on the general traditional orthodox and future Charedi Judaism. Notable students of
195-539: Was known as The Chasam Sofer's Yeshiva , or simply as Pressburg Yeshiva . The Pressburg Yeshiva was run as an autonomous institution, without the intervention of the community. Unlike Yeshivas in Czarist Russia which were forced to operate clandestinely, the Pressburg Yeshiva was recognized by the Austro-Hungarian Empire and its emperor Franz Joseph I . Under the law, the school required
210-585: Was murdered at the same time. Sofer authored a book of responsa, Hisorerus Teshuva (hence he is known as "The Hisorerus Teshuva"), and Shir Maon on the Torah. He also edited the works of his father and grandfather and prepared them for publication. Sofer's grandson, Yochanan Sofer, re-founded the Erlau community in Israel in 1953. Yochanan printed his grandfather's sefarim at the Institute for Research of
225-606: Was the rabbi of the Hungarian city of Eger (Erlau) and the progenitor of the Erlauer Hasidic dynasty. His grandson Yochanan Sofer was the Erlauer rebbe in Israel. Sofer was one of 10 children of Samuel Benjamin Sofer (1815 – 1872), a rabbi known as the Ksav Sofer , who was the son of Moses Sofer (1762 – 1839), known as the Chasam Sofer , the rabbi of Pressburg (present-day Bratislava ). Sofer lived
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