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Rabbi Moshe Sofer was born on September 14, in Frankfort, Germany. He was a child prodigy and was already an advanced Talmudic scholar at the age of seven. At the age of twelve, Rabbi Sofer was already a student of Rabbi Noson Adler, one of the greatest sages of that period.

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On May 6, , Rabbi Sofer married Sara Jerwitz and settled in her hometown of Prossnitz. In , Rabbi Sofer took his first rabbinical position in Dresnitz. Five years later he became the rabbi of Matesdorf, Hungary. In , the chief rabbi of Pressburg, Rabbi Meshulam Igra, a giant in a time of great men, passed away.

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For five years, the community of Pressburg searched for someone capable of succeeding this great man. Ultimately, Rabbi Moshe Sofer was invited to take this prestigious position and, in , Rabbi Sofer became the Chief Rabbi of Pressburg. He held this position for the rest of life. While his first few years in Pressburg were very productive, trouble soon fell upon Rabbi