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:''For "Maharam Shiff" see [[Meir Shiff]].''
:''For "Maharam Shiff" see [[Meir Shiff]].''


'''Moshe Schick''' (1 March 1807 – 25 January 1879; [[Hebrew]]: משה שיק) was a rabbi and a prominent leader of [[Orthodox Judaism]] in the [[Kingdom of Hungary]].
'''Moshe Schick''' (1 March 1807 – 25 January 1879; {{he|משה שיק}}, alternatively spelled as ''Shick'', ''Shik'', ''Shieck'') was a prominent [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungarian]] [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] rabbi.

In rabbinical commentary Shik is commonly known as the '''Maharam Schick''' (מהר"ם שיק); ''Maharam'' is the acronym for ''Moreinu Harav Moishe'', which means "Our Teacher Rabbi Moshe" in [[Hebrew]]. The spelling of his surname varies, including '''Shick''', '''Shik''', and '''Shieck'''; the surname is itself an acronym for "'''Sh'''em '''Y'''israel '''K'''adosh" ("Sanctified is the Name of [[Judaism|Israel]]"), a [[surname]] chosen by Maharam Shik's grandfather, when the Jews of the [[Habsburg Monarchy]] were required to take on surnames [http://www.mytzadik.com/tadik.asp?kever_id=220&safaid=6]; see [[History_of_the_Jews_in_Hungary#Under_Joseph_II_.281780–1790.29|History of the Jews in Hungary: Under Joseph II (1780-1790)]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Moshe Shik was born in Birkenhein, Kingdom of Hungary (contemporary [[Brezová pod Bradlom]], [[Slovakia]]), the son of Rabbi Joseph Schick. The family were descended from Rabbi Hanoch Heinich Schick of [[Shklov]], who is said to have married a daughter of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Rivlin. This Shlomo Zalman had a first cousin of the same name, who was the father of the [[Vilna Gaon|Gaon of Vilna]]. Although various sources give differing genealogies of Rabbi Hanochs' ancestry, he was descended from two famous scholars, Rabbi [[Yomtov Lipman Heller]] and Rabbi [[Meir Katzenellenbogen]] of [[Padua]], the "[[Maharam Padua]]."
Schick was born in Birkenhein, [[Kingdom of Hungary]] (contemporary [[Brezová pod Bradlom]], [[Slovakia]]), the son of Rabbi Joseph Schick. The family were descended from Rabbi Hanoch Heinich Schick of [[Shklov]].


At the age of 11, Moshe Shik was sent to study with his uncle, Rabbi Yitzchak Frankel, the ''[[Av Beth Din]]'' in [[Regensdorf]]. When he was 14, he was sent to learn under [[Moses Sofer]] in [[Pressburg]], where he stayed for six years. Sofer called his prodigious student "a treasure chest full of holy books". When he was 20, Moses Shik married his cousin, Gittel Frankel. They had several children. He was appointed Rabbi of [[Yeregin]] in 1838, where he opened a [[yeshiva]]. He taught students there for three decades. In 1861 he became Rabbi of [[Khust|Huszt]], present-day [[Ukraine]], and moved his 800-student yeshiva with him.
At the age of 11, Moshe Shik was sent to study with his uncle, Rabbi Yitzchak Frankel, the ''[[Av Beth Din]]'' in [[Regensdorf]]. When he was 14, he was sent to learn under [[Moses Sofer]] in [[Pressburg]], where he stayed for six years. Sofer called his prodigious student "a treasure chest full of holy books". When he was 20, Moses Shik married his cousin, Gittel Frankel. They had several children. He was appointed Rabbi of [[Yeregin]] in 1838, where he opened a [[yeshiva]]. He taught students there for three decades. In 1861 he became Rabbi of [[Khust|Huszt]], present-day [[Ukraine]], and moved his 800-student yeshiva with him.


Schick was a leading figure in the Orthodox camp during its struggle with [[Neolog Judaism]], which promoted moderate [[Reform movement in Judaism|Reform]] and embraced the [[Magyarization]] policy of the government. On 28 December 1867, shortly after the [[Austro-Hungarian Compromise]], the Jews of Hungary were legally [[Jewish emancipation|emancipated]]. Minister of Religion [[József Eötvös]] sought to establish a national Jewish organization which would represent the various communities before the government. The Orthodox, fearing the institution will be dominated by their rivals, held a rabbinical assembly in Pest between 24 November and 3 December 1868. While Schick had no official position – [[Samuel Benjamin Sofer]] was elected president – he emerged as leader. It was he who decided to send Eötvös a letter declaring that the Orthodox will not accept the resolutions of the upcoming National Jewish Congress – which was convened in Pest, between 10 December and 23 February 1869, to form the new organization – unless it would conform with their rabbis' opinions. Schick and Sigmund Kraus, a lay activist, led the Orthodox campaign to secede from the directory.<ref>[[Jacob Katz]]. '''A House Divided: Orthodoxy and Schism in Nineteenth-Century Central European Jewry'''. Brandeis University Press, 1998. ISBN 978-1584652953. pp. 131-133.</ref> On 15 November 1871, the new Minister of Religion [[Tivadar Pauler]] recognized the Central Bureau of the Autonomous Jewish Orthodox Communities in Hungary (Magyarországi Autonóm Orthodox Izraelita Hitfelekezet Köponti Irodája), which was separate and independent from the Neolog-oriented National Jewish Bureau (Az Izraeliták Országos Irodája).<ref>Margit Balogh, Jenő Gergely. '''Egyházak az újkori Magyarországon, 1790-1992: kronológia'''. MTA Történettudományi Intézete, 1993 .ISBN 9789638311214. p. 94.</ref>
Schick was a leading figure in the Orthodox camp during its struggle with [[Neolog Judaism]], which promoted moderate [[Reform movement in Judaism|Reform]] and embraced the [[Magyarization]] policy of the government. On 28 December 1867, shortly after the [[Austro-Hungarian Compromise]], the Jews of Hungary were legally [[Jewish emancipation|emancipated]]. Minister of Religion [[József Eötvös]] sought to establish a national Jewish organization which would represent the various communities before the government. The Orthodox, fearing the institution will be dominated by their rivals, held a rabbinical assembly in Pest between 24 November and 3 December 1868. While Schick had no official position – [[Samuel Benjamin Sofer]] was elected president – he emerged as leader. It was he who decided to send Eötvös a letter declaring that the Orthodox will not accept the resolutions of the upcoming National Jewish Congress – which was convened in Pest, between 10 December and 23 February 1869, to form the new organization – unless it would conform with their rabbis' opinions. Schick and Sigmund Kraus, a lay activist, led the Orthodox campaign to secede from the directory.<ref>[[Jacob Katz]]. '''A House Divided: Orthodoxy and Schism in Nineteenth-Century Central European Jewry'''. Brandeis University Press, 1998. ISBN 978-1584652953. pp. 131-133.</ref> On 15 November 1871, the new Minister of Religion [[Tivadar Pauler]] recognized the Central Bureau of the Autonomous Jewish Orthodox Communities in Hungary (Magyarországi Autonóm Orthodox Izraelita Hitfelekezet Köponti Irodája), which was separate and independent from the Neolog-oriented National Jewish Bureau (Az Izraeliták Országos Irodája).<ref>Margit Balogh, Jenő Gergely. '''Egyházak az újkori Magyarországon, 1790-1992: kronológia'''. MTA Történettudományi Intézete, 1993 .ISBN 9789638311214. p. 94.</ref>

In rabbinical commentary Shik is commonly known as the '''Maharam Schick''' (מהר"ם שיק); ''Maharam'' is the acronym for ''Moreinu Harav Moses'', which means "Our Teacher Rabbi Moshe" in [[Hebrew]]. He died in 1879.


==Works==
==Works==
Maharam Shik authored [[responsa]] [http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/116294/jewish/Sources.htm] on all four parts of the [[Shulchan Aruch]] and the [[613 Mitzvot]]; these ''She'elot U'Tshuvot - MaHaram Shik'' contain over 1000 discussions, on all issues of life, and are published in 3 volumes [http://sefarimcenter.com/product.asp?P_ID=2255&strPageHistory=search&strKeywords=shick&numPageStartPosition=1&strSearchCriteria=all&PT_ID=all].
Maharam Shik authored [[responsa]] on all four parts of the [[Shulchan Aruch]] and the [[613 Mitzvot]]; these ''She'elot U'Tshuvot - MaHaram Shik'' contain over 1000 discussions, on all issues of life, and are published in 3 volumes.


Other works include [http://openlibrary.org/a/OL170128A/Moses_ben_Joseph_Schick]:
Other works include:
*''Chidushe ha-Maharam Shik'' - [[Novellae]] on the [[Talmud]]
*''Chidushe ha-Maharam Shik'' - [[Novellae]] on the [[Talmud]]
*''Derashot Maharam Shik'' - Sermons
*''Derashot Maharam Shik'' - Sermons

Revision as of 10:20, 3 December 2013

For "Maharam Shiff" see Meir Shiff.

Moshe Schick (1 March 1807 – 25 January 1879; they, alternatively spelled as Shick, Shik, Shieck) was a prominent Hungarian Orthodox rabbi.

Biography

Schick was born in Birkenhein, Kingdom of Hungary (contemporary Brezová pod Bradlom, Slovakia), the son of Rabbi Joseph Schick. The family were descended from Rabbi Hanoch Heinich Schick of Shklov.

At the age of 11, Moshe Shik was sent to study with his uncle, Rabbi Yitzchak Frankel, the Av Beth Din in Regensdorf. When he was 14, he was sent to learn under Moses Sofer in Pressburg, where he stayed for six years. Sofer called his prodigious student "a treasure chest full of holy books". When he was 20, Moses Shik married his cousin, Gittel Frankel. They had several children. He was appointed Rabbi of Yeregin in 1838, where he opened a yeshiva. He taught students there for three decades. In 1861 he became Rabbi of Huszt, present-day Ukraine, and moved his 800-student yeshiva with him.

Schick was a leading figure in the Orthodox camp during its struggle with Neolog Judaism, which promoted moderate Reform and embraced the Magyarization policy of the government. On 28 December 1867, shortly after the Austro-Hungarian Compromise, the Jews of Hungary were legally emancipated. Minister of Religion József Eötvös sought to establish a national Jewish organization which would represent the various communities before the government. The Orthodox, fearing the institution will be dominated by their rivals, held a rabbinical assembly in Pest between 24 November and 3 December 1868. While Schick had no official position – Samuel Benjamin Sofer was elected president – he emerged as leader. It was he who decided to send Eötvös a letter declaring that the Orthodox will not accept the resolutions of the upcoming National Jewish Congress – which was convened in Pest, between 10 December and 23 February 1869, to form the new organization – unless it would conform with their rabbis' opinions. Schick and Sigmund Kraus, a lay activist, led the Orthodox campaign to secede from the directory.[1] On 15 November 1871, the new Minister of Religion Tivadar Pauler recognized the Central Bureau of the Autonomous Jewish Orthodox Communities in Hungary (Magyarországi Autonóm Orthodox Izraelita Hitfelekezet Köponti Irodája), which was separate and independent from the Neolog-oriented National Jewish Bureau (Az Izraeliták Országos Irodája).[2]

In rabbinical commentary Shik is commonly known as the Maharam Schick (מהר"ם שיק); Maharam is the acronym for Moreinu Harav Moses, which means "Our Teacher Rabbi Moshe" in Hebrew. He died in 1879.

Works

Maharam Shik authored responsa on all four parts of the Shulchan Aruch and the 613 Mitzvot; these She'elot U'Tshuvot - MaHaram Shik contain over 1000 discussions, on all issues of life, and are published in 3 volumes.

Other works include:

References

  1. ^ Jacob Katz. A House Divided: Orthodoxy and Schism in Nineteenth-Century Central European Jewry. Brandeis University Press, 1998. ISBN 978-1584652953. pp. 131-133.
  2. ^ Margit Balogh, Jenő Gergely. Egyházak az újkori Magyarországon, 1790-1992: kronológia. MTA Történettudományi Intézete, 1993 .ISBN 9789638311214. p. 94.

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