Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer

1820 CE–1899 CE · Acharonim · Altona

A seminal figure in the development of Modern Orthodoxy, he first served as a rabbi in Eisenstadt before establishing the Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary in Berlin. He championed the 'Torah im Derech Eretz' philosophy, integrating traditional Torah study with secular knowledge and engagement with the modern world.

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Stop 1 of 51837–1841Studied

AltonaHamburg area

What they did here

From age seventeen, studied in the yeshiva of Rabbi Yaakov Ettlinger in Altona; Rabbi Yitzchak Bernays was one of his teachers and model as a preacher.

About Altona

Seat of Yaakov Emden (the 'Yaavetz'); major anti-Sabbatean center.

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Works(2)

Shu"t R" Azriel

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Chiddushei R' Azriel

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