Shimon Sofer

This article is about the rabbi of Kraków, author of Michtav Sofer. For the rabbi of Eger (Erlau), see Shimon Sofer (Hungarian rabbi). For the calligrapher, see Simon Blumenfeldt.
Shimon Sofer
Born(1820-12-18)December 18, 1820
(13 Tevet 5581 Anno Mundi)
Pressburg, Austrian Empire (now Bratislava, Slovakia)
DiedMarch 26, 1883(1883-03-26) (aged 62)
(17 Adar II 5643 Anno Mundi)
Kraków, Austria-Hungary
Resting placeKraków, Poland
Other namesRabbi Simon Schreiber,
the Michtav Sofer
OccupationChief Rabbi
SpouseMiriam Sternberg
ChildrenAkiva, Yisrael David Simcha (Bunim), Yoel, Shlomo Aleksandri, Asher, Raizel (Kornitzer), Shulamit (Roth)
Parent(s)Moshe and Sarel Sofer (Schreiber)
RelativesAvraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer (brother)

Shimon Sofer (German: Simon Schreiber; 1820–1883) was a prominent Austrian Orthodox Jewish rabbi in the 19th century. He was Chief Rabbi of Kraków, Poland after serving as Chief Rabbi of Mattersdorf. He was the second son of Rabbi Moshe Sofer (Chassam Sofer) of Pressburg.

As president of the Orthodox Jewish party Machzikei HaDas, Sofer was a member of the Polenklub at the Reichsrat under the Austria-Hungary monarch Franz Joseph I. He was elected as Deputy of the Kolomyia's election district of Galicia.

He became the foremost leader of the Orthodox Jews of Galicia in religious as well as in worldly matters.[1] As a Halakhist and Talmudist he authored commentary and responsa in a work known today as Michtav Sofer.[2]

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  2. ^ Joseph, Marie (31 January 2013). מכתב סופר. Jerusalem. ISBN 9781448183036. OCLC 233311895. Retrieved 2013-11-11.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)