Moritz Mordechai Duschak (; November 14, 1815 – July 21, 1890) was an Austrian rabbi and author.

Biography

Moritz Duschak was born in Triesch,

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, on November 14, 1815. At the age of thirteen he went to Trebitsch, where he studied under

Joachim Pollak Joachim (Hayyim Joseph) Pollak (1798 – 16 December 1879) was an Austrian rabbi, born in Hungary, who officiated at Trebitsch, Moravia from 1828 until his death. He wrote a commentary, entitled ''Meḳor Ḥayyim'' (Presburg, 1849; 3d ed. Warsa ...

. He was later a pupil in

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Moses Sofer Moses Schreiber (1762–1839), known to his own community and Jewish posterity in the Hebrew translation as Moshe Sofer, also known by his main work ''Chatam Sofer'', ''Chasam Sofer'', or ''Hatam Sofer'' ( trans. ''Seal of the Scribe'', and acron ...

of Presburg, and studied at the University of Prague. Duschak was for a long time rabbi in the Moravian towns of Aussee and

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. In 1877 he became

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in Cracow and teacher of religion at the gymnasium of that city. After several years' service he left Cracow and settled in

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, where he spent his last days in neglect.

Publications

* * * On

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and tradition. * * * * * * * * * Commentary on the ''

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'', treatise ''

Mo'ed Moed ( he, מועד, "Festivals") is the second Order of the Mishnah, the first written recording of the Oral Torah of the Jewish people (also the Tosefta and Talmud). Of the six orders of the Mishna, Moed is the third shortest. The order of M ...

''. * Against the

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References

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