For over 40 years, Michael shaped religious life as a rabbi.
For over 40 years, Michael shaped religious life as a rabbi.
Rabbi Dr. Michael Cahn attended elementary school in Rüdesheim and secondary school in Mainz. He studied at the rabbinical seminary in Berlin and Strasbourg. In 1874 he received his doctorate in philosophy, and in 1876 he received his rabbinical diploma in Berlin.
Leading figure of German Orthodoxy
From 1877 to 1919, Michael served in Fulda as provincial rabbi. He was a leading figure in German Orthodoxy. His scholarly arguments made him known throughout Germany, and he played a crucial role in preventing a ban on ritual slaughter. In 1891, he published a memorandum on ritual slaughter and the sale of kosher meat.
Torah school and mikveh
In 1899, at his initiative, the Torah school Beth Hamidrash was founded in the tradition of Rabbi Maharam Schiff. In 1902, he issued regulations for the use of the new mikveh in Fulda, which opened that same year.
In 1902/03, the so-called Rabbi’s Villa was built at Schildeckstraße 12 according to plans by the architect Karl Wegener.
Rabbi Dr. Michael Cahn died on January 1, 1920.
Addresses in Fulda:
› Rittergasse 3
› Schildeckstr. 12 (seit 11. März 1903)
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