Eternal Flame of Chasam Sofer Ignited in Jerusalem
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
An eternal flame from the synagogue of Rabbi Moshe Sofer, the Chasam Sofer, has been relit in Jerusalem, 187 years after his passing. The ceremony coincided with his yahrzeit and marked the inauguration of an expanded Torah hall for the Dushinsky Beit Midrash. The flame was relit by donor Rabbi Mordechai Aharon Gombo.
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- An eternal flame from the Chasam Sofer's synagogue in Pressburg was relit in Jerusalem.
- The ceremony occurred 187 years after the Chasam Sofer's passing, on his yahrzeit.
- The event celebrated the inauguration of an expanded Torah hall at the Dushinsky Beit Midrash.
- Rabbi Mordechai Aharon Gombo, the donor for the expansion, lit the eternal flame.
- The Chasam Sofer was a prominent 19th-century rabbi and posek.
An eternal flame that once burned in the synagogue of Rabbi Moshe Sofer, known as the Chasam Sofer, in Pressburg (Bratislava) has been relit in Jerusalem. The ceremony took place 187 years after the Chasam Sofer's passing, coinciding with his yahrzeit (anniversary of death).
The event marked the inauguration of an expansion to the Torah hall of the Great Beit Midrash Heichal Maharitz Dushinsky. The relighting of the eternal flame was performed by Rabbi Mordechai Aharon Gombo, the donor for the expansion.
The Chasam Sofer, a prominent 19th-century rabbi and posek (halachic decisor), lived and served in Pressburg. The eternal flame, a symbol of his legacy, was brought to Jerusalem to be part of the expanded Torah center.
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