One of the leading poskim of the 19th century, Rav Yosef Shaul Nathanson (1808-1875), led through winds of change swirling through Austrian controlled Galicia, especially in urban environments such as Lvov where he served as rabbi. His position as a world renowned halachic authority during this era, coupled with his vision of saving the traditional rabbinate, makes the Shoel Umayshiv a unique and fascinating case study of rabbinical reactive leadership during that time period.
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