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Important Letter Handwritten by Rabbi Yonah Zvi Bernfeld the Disciple of the ”Ketav Sofer” and Av Beit Din of Debrecen - Important Letter Handwritten by Rabbi Yonah Zvi Bernfeld the Disciple of the ”Ketav Sofer” and Av Beit Din of Debrecen Rabbi Yonah Zvi Bernfeld Av Beit Din of Debrecen (1834-1891) was the son of Rabbi Yosef Bernfeld (a disciple of the ”Chatam Sofer”). Was a disciple of Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer, the ”Ketav Sofer”. In his youth, he studied with the rabbis and Dayanim of Nitra, Rabbi Shlomo Deutsch and Rabbi Yechezkel Bennet. In 1848, he published the Derasha of his rabbi the ”Ketav Sofer” for Shabbat Ha'Gadol. He was meant to be son-in-law of the ”Chatam Sofer”; yet, unfortunately, the bride, Esther, died before their marriage. Since 1872, he was Av beit Din of Debrecen. Authored the book ”derashot Rabbi Yonah” two sections and ”Chidushei Rabbi Yonah Zvi”. Corresponded with the ”Ketav Sofer” and several of his responses were printed in the ”Ketav Sofer” Responsa.