Shmuel Schotten HaCohen (1644 – 1 July 1719), known as the Mharsheishoch, became Rabbi of the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt in west Germany in 1685.
[1] In 1685, Schotten HaCohen was appointed dean of the zur Klause yeshiva in Frankfurt[2] and Rabbi of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt.
During the laying of the foundation stone for the new synagogue following the fire that had ravaged Frankfurt's Jewish ghetto in 1711, Schotten HaCohen recited prayers he had composed in Hebrew.
In 1715, he instructed community members to wear simple dress and limit their spending on festivals.t[3] In 1711, Schotten HaCohen wrote a commentary on several passages of the Talmud entitled "Kos ha-Yeshu'os" ("The Chalice of Salvation").
He was regarded as the leading Frankfurt Talmud scholar of his day, writing in a clear and lucid style.