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(Zen master):
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Sofer, R. Moses of Pressburg
(
atam Sofer
,
(
atam Sofer,
1762–1839).
Jewish
halakhic
authority and
orthodox
community leader. Sofer served as
rabbi
of Pressburg, Hungary, for the last thirty-three years of his life. He founded a large and successful
yeshivah
, and he firmly opposed the
maskilim
(see
HASKALAH
) in their attempts to adjust Judaism to the spirit of the times. After his death, his
responsa
(in 7 vols.,
iddushei Teshuvot Mosheh Sofer
, known from the initials as
atam Sofer
), sermons, and letters were published, all of which reflect his devotion to the orthodox cause and his encouragement of Jewish settlement in
Erez Israel
.
Jewish
halakhic
authority and
orthodox
community leader. Sofer served as
rabbi
of Pressburg, Hungary, for the last thirty-three years of his life. He founded a large and successful
yeshivah
, and he firmly opposed the
maskilim
(see
HASKALAH
) in their attempts to adjust Judaism to the spirit of the times. After his death, his
responsa
(in 7 vols.,
iddushei Teshuvot Mosheh Sofer, known from the initials as
atam Sofer), sermons, and letters were published, all of which reflect his devotion to the orthodox cause and his encouragement of Jewish settlement in
Erez Israel
.
Soferim
(transmitters of Jewish documents):
(transmitters of Jewish documents):
S
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