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Judgment by the Waitzen Gaon R. David Yehuda Leib Zilberstein, Author of Shevilei David - Judgment by the Waitzen Gaon R. David Yehuda Leib Zilberstein, Author of Shevilei David R. David Yehuda Leib Zilberstein (1820-1884), a leading Hungarian rabbi, disciple of R. Meir Ash and of R. Kopel Charif. During 1859-1870, he was in Jerusalem and began to print his famous books Shevilei David. He served in the rabbinates of Ohel, Senta, Deutschkreutz (Kerestur) and Waitzen and headed the Orthodox rabbinical organizations in Uzhhorod. His son was the famous R. Yeshaya Zilberstein (1857-1930), author of Ma'ase L'Melech who succeeded his father in the Waitzen rabbinate.