That the Chasam Sofer would have such a proliferation of eineklach wasn’t so obvious at the outset of his storied life
As it is known, on the 29th of Tishrei (October 7) it will be 100 years since the world-renowned Chief Rabbi of Pressburg, the Chasam Sofer, passed away. (For this occasion, Rabbi Joseph Schwartz of Oradea published a massive memorial book called Zikorajn Lőmajse, which contains very interesting data about the life and work of the Chasam Sofer.) To commemorate this centenary appropriately, a large gathering was planned in Pressburg, the seat of his activities, which would have been attended not only from all over Europe but also from America. However, unfortunately, it is not so easy to reach Pressburg now.
As a result, several rabbis, Torah scholars, and community leaders have decided to commemorate this yahrtzeit day in each community. On this day, followers of the Torah and admirers of the Chasam Sofer will gather to pay tribute to his memory, as the Chasam Sofer was not only the Chief Rabbi of Pressburg but indirectly of the entire Orthodox world, and he raised many worthy disciples.
On this day everywhere, people would study from his works, organize siyumim (completion of Torah study), and give lectures about his life story, etc., so that his great name remains in our eternal memory.
I would offer more proposals for what could be done, but I don’t want to preempt things. Instead, I leave it to Messrs. Ullmann of Oradea, Citrom of Medias, Freudiger of Budapest, Strasser of Debrecen, Schreiber of Nyíregyháza, Deutsch of Subotica, Glasner of Cluj, Ehrenfeld of Surány, Frei of Szerdahely, Hirsch of Baia Mare, and Steiner of Szombathely, as descendants of the Chasam Sofer. Let them develop a grand and worthy unified program that can be carried out even under today’s circumstances.
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