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A special letter of recommendation from the genius R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld to Rabbi Ya'akov Moshe Charlop to print the writings of his Rabbi Yoshua Zvi Michal Shapira ”and used to always be in the home of the humble Gaon” - A special letter of recommendation from the genius R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld to Rabbi Ya'akov Moshe Charlop to print the writings of his Rabbi Yoshua Zvi Michal Shapira ”and used to always be in the home of the humble Gaon” R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld (1849-1932), was a student of both the Ksav Sofer and R. Avrohom Sha’ag. In 1873, he emigrated to Yerusholayim together with R. Avrohom Sha’ag and he became quickly became celebrated as one of the city’s leading Torah scholars. Aside from being considered the spiritual leader of Charedi Jewry in Eretz Yisroel, he was also renowned for his piety and holiness, as he was extremely active in chesed activities and public matters. When the MaHaRIL Diskin emigrated to Yerusholayim in 1879, R. Yosef Chaim became his close follower and student, eventually serving as and member of his Beis Din. He also assisted the MaHaRIL Diskin in the struggle against the Christian missionaries as well as in his fight against the Haskalah movement, which threatened the Old Yishuv. With the establishment of the Eida Ha’Chareidis, he was prevailed upon to accept the position of Rov of Yerusholayim and was titled “Mara D’Ara Yisroel”. הגה”צ רבי יעקב משה חרל”פ. רבה של שכונת שערי חסד בירושלים [תרמ”ב-תשי”ב], תלמידו של הגאון הצדיק הירושלמי הגאון הקדוש רבי צבי מיכל שפירא ולאחמ”כ בחיר תלמידיו של מרן הרב קוק. חסידא ופרישא. כיהן כראש ישיבת מרכז הרב. גדול בנגלה ובנסתר. שבחו מפי גדולי הדור וגדולי האדמורי”ם.