Chatam Sofer with his real name Moshe Schreiber, was born on September 24 Th.1732 in Frankfurt on the Main After his profound study of Hebrew, the Torah and Talmud he worked at several places- Boskovice, Prostejov Nagymartin. Already during his studies he had attracted his teacher's and master's attention because of his deep exegetic knowledge. Out of the numerous positions offered to him to become spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation he decided to accept the offer of the Bratislava Jewish congregation and took up the post of Chief Rabbi on October 13th 1806.

He founded a rabbinical seminary whose excellent reputation and high educational spread very quickly all over the Europe. He trained hundreds of rabbis who became Jewish spiritual leaders in all parts of the world. He was an outstanding scholar and noted expert of the Talmud, and rabbis all over the Europe used to visit him in Bratislava seeking advice and asking for decisions regarding the Talmud. In addition to his educational duties and religious functions, he devoted his life to juridical matters in the congregation and was a "bal din", "chief judge", according to orthodox rule. His decision were accepted by the believers with finality and without doubt.

In 1809, when Bratislava was besieged by the Napoleonic troops, Chatam Sofer took refuge in the nearby village Jur from where he managed to organize charitable activity in order to help his fellow citizens who were impoverished and affected by the war. Chatam Sofer was known as a man of letters. Seven volumes appeared in print Responsi Chatam Sofer, Exegeses of Talmud Tracts, Exegeses of Selected Passages from the Talmud, Torah Moshe-Exegeses of the Five Books of Moses, Memoirs from the Time of the Besiege of Bratislava by the Napoleonic Troops,  Sacred Songs.