What I Preached on Sunday [of the Week of] the Torah Portion Tetsaveh, 26 February, 1939

Shlomo Zalman Ehrenreich

1939

On a Day When Communal Fast Was Declared Because of Israel’s Troubles

Gentlemen, today is the seventh of Adar, the anniversary of the death of Moses our teacher, of blessed memory. We have gathered in the synagogue to pray and to recite Psalms because the troubles of Israel have increased greatly. A communal fast day has been declared today for the…

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Shlomo Zalman Ehrenreich

1863–1944

Shlomo Zalman Ehrenreich was born in Beregszász [today, Berehovo, Ukraine]. After gaining a reputation as a scholar and strict legalist, he was appointed as the rabbi of Shamloy, Hungary, in 1899. He was a strong conservative leader, exerting influence in city politics, and wrote multiple commentaries on the Tanakh and the Talmud. He was bitterly opposed to Zionism. He remained with his congregation and was murdered in Auschwitz.

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