Editing Moshe Sofer - The Chasam Sofer (section)

== Life History ==
Born in Frankfurt to a simple family. From his youth, he was known as a great iluy and wrote Torah chiddushim. At age nine, he began learning with Rabbi Nosson Adler, who followed kabbalistic customs, and later with Rabbi Pinchas Horowitz. As a result, the Chasam Sofer was greatly influenced by the path of Chassidus. The Rebbe wrote that his being a student of Rabbi Nosson Adler and Rabbi Pinchas Horowitz, who was a student of [[the Maggid of Mezritch]], led to Rabbi Moshe including sayings from Chassidic leaders, including the Alter Rebbe, in his sefer "Chasam Sofer."

His attitude toward the students of [[the Baal Shem Tov]] was one of admiration and bitul.

In 5546 (1786), he moved to Prostejov where he served as Rosh Yeshiva and married Sarah Malka, daughter of R' Moshe Yerveitz.

In 5554 (1794), Rabbi Moshe was appointed as Rav in Dresnitz. In 5558 (1798), he was appointed Rosh Yeshiva in Mattersdorf, and in 5567 (1807) as Rav in Pressburg, which was among the most important kehillos in Hungary. Rabbi Moshe Sofer became known as one of the most important and famous poskim and rabbonim in recent generations, and as one who shaped Charedi Judaism. Among Chassidim, it was customary to say that in every generation there is an upper tzaddik and a lower tzaddik, and in Rabbi Moshe Sofer's generation, he was the lower tzaddik while the Tzemach Tzedek was the upper tzaddik.

The Chasam Sofer regularly reviewed Chassidic maamarim during shalosh seudos. His kehilla members were angry about this, but he continued. In his later years, he stopped this practice out of concern that among the listeners there were some who were not worthy of it.

In 5572 (1812), his first wife passed away, and he married Sarah Seryl, daughter of Rabbi Akiva Eiger. In 5592 (1832), Sarah Seryl also passed away, and he married the widow of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Heller. He passed away on 25 Tishrei 5600 (1839) and was buried in Pressburg (now Bratislava) in Slovakia.