Moshe Sofer (II)
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10 May 1885
Rabbi Moshe Sofer HY"D | |
|---|---|
| Title | Dayan of Erlau |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Moshe Schreiber 10 May 1885 |
| Died | 12 June 1944 (21 Sivan 5704) Auschwitz-Birkenau, Nazi Germany |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Spouse | Tushene Schoenfeld |
| Children | 6, including Yochanan |
| Parent(s) | Rabbi Shimon Sofer (II) and Malkah Esther Spitzer |
| Dynasty | Erlau (Hasidic Dynasty), Chassam Sofer |
| Occupation | Rabbi, Dayan (rabbinic judge) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
| Yeshiva | Yeshivas Chassam Sofer - Erlau |
| Ended | 1944 |
| Dynasty | Erlau (Hasidic Dynasty), Chassam Sofer |
Moshe Sofer (II) (May 10, 1885 – June 12, 1944) (German; Moses Schreiber) was a prominent Orthodox Jewish (Charedi) Rabbi in the early 20th century. He was Dayan of Erlau, Hungary and author of a halachic responsa sefer named Yad Sofer.
He was the son of Rabbi Shimon Sofer (II) (Hisorerus Tshuva), grandson of Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer (Ksav Sofer) and great-grandson of Rabbi Moshe Sofer (Chasam Sofer).
He was the father of Rabbi Yochanan Sofer, the rebbe of Erlau until his death in 2016.
Sofer edited and published the works of the Chassam Sofer, Ksav Sofer [1] and Sofer Mahir (by Rabbi Yitzchak Leib Sofer of Drohobych, son of the Ksav Sofer) [2] He was murdered at Auschwitz during the Holocaust.
