Moshe Greenwald
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Moshe Greenwald also spelled Grunwald, was the Rav
of Chust
, Hungary and progenitor of the Puppa
Hasidic
dynasty through his five sons. He was also the author of Arugas Habosem, a book of responsa covering a wide breadth of halakhic
issues.
He was the eldest son of Rabbi Amram Greenwald (1831–1870), one of the leading students of the Ksav Sofer
. His father, not wanting to enter the rabbinate, married his wife on that condition.
Rabbi Moshe was one of a group of students of the Ksav Sofer who took on Hasidic customs. He was also a disciple of the second Belzer
Rebbe, Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach
.
Greenwald began his rabbinic career as the Rav and av beis din in Humenné
, where he established a yeshiva
.. From there he accepted the rabbanut of Kleinvergein, and in 1887 he moved to Chust, where he also headed a yeshiva. Among his favorite students in Chust were Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz
, the future founder of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath.
Greenwald eschewed pilpul
but advised his students to acquire breadth and depth in the study of Torah
and Gemara
.
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
of Chust
Khust
Khust is a city located on the Khustets River in the Zakarpattia oblast in western Ukraine. It is near the confluence of the Tisza and Rika Rivers...
, Hungary and progenitor of the Puppa
Puppa (Hasidic dynasty)
Puppa is the name of a Hasidic dynasty within Judaism. The dynasty is named after the town of its origin , also known in Hungarian as Pápa. Before World War II, Puppa had an important yeshiva which produced many well-known Orthodox rabbis in Hungary. The whole community was deported to Auschwitz...
Hasidic
Hasidic Judaism
Hasidic Judaism or Hasidism, from the Hebrew —Ḥasidut in Sephardi, Chasidus in Ashkenazi, meaning "piety" , is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that promotes spirituality and joy through the popularisation and internalisation of Jewish mysticism as the fundamental aspects of the Jewish faith...
dynasty through his five sons. He was also the author of Arugas Habosem, a book of responsa covering a wide breadth of halakhic
Halakha
Halakha — also transliterated Halocho , or Halacha — is the collective body of Jewish law, including biblical law and later talmudic and rabbinic law, as well as customs and traditions.Judaism classically draws no distinction in its laws between religious and ostensibly non-religious life; Jewish...
issues.
He was the eldest son of Rabbi Amram Greenwald (1831–1870), one of the leading students of the Ksav Sofer
Samuel Benjamin Sofer
Avraham Shmuel Binyomin Sofer, , also known by his main work Ksav Sofer , , was one of the leading rabbis of Hungarian Jewry in the second half of the nineteenth century and rosh yeshiva of the famed Pressburg Yeshiva.-Early years:Shmuel Binyomin Sofer was born in Pressburg on March 13, 1815...
. His father, not wanting to enter the rabbinate, married his wife on that condition.
Rabbi Moshe was one of a group of students of the Ksav Sofer who took on Hasidic customs. He was also a disciple of the second Belzer
Belz (Hasidic dynasty)
Belz is a Hasidic dynasty named for the town of Belz in Western Ukraine, near the Polish border. The town has existed since at least the 10th century, with the Jewish community being established during the 14th century. The town became home to Hasidic Judaism in the early 19th century...
Rebbe, Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach
Yehoshua Rokeach
Yehoshua Rokeach was the second rebbe of the Belz Hasidic dynasty. He combined Torah scholarship with practical common sense to guide thousands of Hasidim and to fight the Haskalah movement that was making inroads in Jewish communities in Poland during the nineteenth century...
.
Greenwald began his rabbinic career as the Rav and av beis din in Humenné
Humenné
Humenné is a town in the Prešov Region in eastern Slovakia and the second largest town of the historic Zemplín region. It lies at the volcanic Vihorlat mountains and at the confluence of the Laborec and Cirocha Rivers.-Characteristics:...
, where he established a yeshiva
Yeshiva
Yeshiva is a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and Torah study. Study is usually done through daily shiurim and in study pairs called chavrutas...
.. From there he accepted the rabbanut of Kleinvergein, and in 1887 he moved to Chust, where he also headed a yeshiva. Among his favorite students in Chust were Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz
Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz
Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz was an early leader of American Orthodoxy and founder of key institutions such as Torah Vodaath, a Yeshiva in Brooklyn, and Torah U'Mesorah, an outreach and educational organization. He is credited by many to have pioneered authentic Jewish education in the United...
, the future founder of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath.
Greenwald eschewed pilpul
Pilpul
Pilpul refers to a method of studying the Talmud through intense textual analysis in attempts to either explain conceptual differences between various halakhic rulings or to reconcile any apparent contradictions presented from various readings of different texts.Pilpul has entered English as a...
but advised his students to acquire breadth and depth in the study of Torah
Torah study
Torah study is the study by Jewish people of the Torah, Hebrew Bible, Talmud, responsa, rabbinic literature and similar works, all of which are Judaism's religious texts...
and Gemara
Gemara
The Gemara is the component of the Talmud comprising rabbinical analysis of and commentary on the Mishnah. After the Mishnah was published by Rabbi Judah the Prince The Gemara (also transliterated Gemora or, less commonly, Gemorra; from Aramaic גמרא gamar; literally, "[to] study" or "learning by...
.
Lineage
- Moshe Greenwald of ChustKhustKhust is a city located on the Khustets River in the Zakarpattia oblast in western Ukraine. It is near the confluence of the Tisza and Rika Rivers...
- author of Arugas Habosem- Avraham Yosef Greenwald, Rav of UngvarUzhhorodUzhhorod or Uzhgorod is a city located in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. It is the administrative center of the Zakarpattia Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Uzhhorodskyi Raion within the oblast...
, son of the Arugas Habosem - Yaakov Yechezkiya Greenwald, Rav of PuppaPápaPápa is a historical city in Veszprém county, Hungary, located close to the northern edge of the Bakony Hills, and noted for its baroque architecture. With its 33,000 inhabitants, it is the cultural, economic and tourism centre of the region....
, son of the Arugas Habosem- Yosef Greenwald, Puppa Rav of Williamsburg, son of Yaakov Yechezkiya Greenwald
- Yaakov Yechezkiya Greenwald, Puppa Rav of Williamsburg, son of Yosef Greenwald
- Yisroel Menachem Greenwald, Puppa Rav of Boro Park, son of Yosef Greenwald
- Aron Greenwald, Puppa Dayan of Williamsburg, son of Yosef Greenwald
- Yosef Greenwald, Puppa Rav of Williamsburg, son of Yaakov Yechezkiya Greenwald
- Yekusiel Yehuda Greenwald, Rav of Yoreh, son of the Arugas Habosem
- Yisroel Meir Greenwald, son of the Arugas Habosem (died age 30)
- Levi Yitzchok Greenwald, Rav of TzehlimDeutschkreutzDeutschkreutz is an Austrian market town in the District of Oberpullendorf, Burgenland. Its Hungarian name is Sopronkeresztúr , in Hebrew it is called Zelem , .- Geography :...
and later Kehillas Arugas Habosem in Williamsburg, son of the Arugas Habosem
- Avraham Yosef Greenwald, Rav of Ungvar