Schlomo Hofmeister
HaRav Schlomo Elieser Hofmeister | |
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Schlomo Hofmeister | |
| Title | Chief Rabbi, Landesrabbiner (רב המדינה/רב ראשי) |
| Personal life | |
| Spouse | Chana |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics (LSE) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Lazar Horowitz 1828-1868 (as Chief Rabbi of Vienna)
Hartwig Naftali Carlebach 1931-1938 (as Chief Rabbi of Baden bei Wien) David Herzog 1907-1938 (as Landesrabbiner and Chief Rabbi of Graz) Mordechai Yaffe-Schlesinger 1931-1938 (as Landesrabbiner and Chief Rabbi of Eisenstadt) |
| Synagogue | Schiffschul, Vienna |
| Yeshiva | Etz Chaim (London)
Yeshivas Mir (Jerusalem) Toras Shlomo (Jerusalem) |
| Position | Community Rabbi of Vienna, District Chief Rabbi of Lower Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia and Styria, Chief Rabbi of Graz, Chief Rabbi of Baden bei Wien, Chief Rabbi of the Austrian Armed Forces, President of the Union of Mohalim in Europe (UME) |
| Organisation | Jewish Community |
| Residence | Vienna, Austria |
| Semikhah | Moishe Sternbuch, Avrohom Kopshitz, Yitzchak Yosef |
Schlomo Elieser Hofmeister (Hebrew: שלמה אליעזר הופמייסטער, born October 10, 1975) is a European rabbi, mohel and author. In 2008, Schlomo Hofmeister, who was then living with his family in London and Jerusalem, was appointed Community Rabbi of Vienna by the Board of the Jewish Community of Vienna and has lived in the Austrian capital ever since - where his ancestors had already resided for several generations after their expulsion from Spain. He also holds the office of Landesrabbiner of Lower Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia and Styria, as well as Chief Rabbi of the Styrian provincial capital Graz and Baden bei Wien. He is also Chief Rabbi of the Austrian Armed Forces.