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Shmuel Ehrenfeld ((イディッシュ語:שמואל עהרענפעלד), 1891–1980), known as the Mattersdorfer Rav, was a pre-eminent Orthodox Jewish rabbi in pre-war Austria and a respected Torah leader and community builder in post-war America. He established Yeshivas Chasan Sofer in New York and taught thousands of students who went on to become leaders of American Torah Jewry.〔Cohen, Yitzchok. ''The Mattersdorfer Rav''. ''Hamodia'' Magazine, 28 May 2009, pp. 6-8.〕 He also founded the neighborhood of Kiryat Mattersdorf in Jerusalem, Israel, where his son and grandson became prominent Torah educators.〔 He was the great-great-grandson of the Chasam Sofer through the Chasam Sofer's daughter Hindel, who married Rabbi Dovid Tzvi Ehrenfeld.〔 ==Family background== Shmuel Ehrenfeld was born and raised in Mattersdorf, Austria. His parents were Rabbi Simcha Bunim Ehrenfeld, rav of Mattersdorf, and Rebbetzin Gittel Krauss.〔 His paternal grandfather, Rabbi Shmuel Ehrenfeld (1835–1883), known as the ''Chasan Sofer'', was one of the oldest grandsons of the Chasam Sofer.〔Freund, Rabbi Tuvia. "Torah, ''Kedushah'' and ''Chessed'': The life and legacy of the Chasam Sofer, ''zy"a''". ''Hamodia'', 18 October 2012, pp. C2–6.〕 In addition to founding the Sofer-Ehrenfeld family line, the Chasam Sofer set the precedent for his family members to serve as rav of the Austrian town of Mattersdorf and head the yeshiva there. Mattersdorf had a Jewish presence going back to the eleventh century. The Chasam Sofer became rav of the town in 1798. When he left to become rav of Pressburg in 1807, he was succeeded in Mattersdorf by his uncle, Rabbi Bunim Eger (brother of Rabbi Akiva Eger), and then by his son, Rabbi Shimon Sofer (the ''Michtav Sofer''). When Rabbi Shimon Sofer left to become rav in Kraków, the Chasam Sofer's eldest grandson, Rabbi Shmuel Ehrenfeld (the ''Chasan Sofer'' ((ヘブライ語:חתן סופר), an acronym for חידושי תורה נכד סופר, ''Chidushei Torah Neched Sofer'', "Torah Insights of the Grandson of Sofer"), became rav of Mattersdorf. After Rabbi Shmuel's death on 4 August 1883 (1 Av, 5643), he was succeeded by his son, Rabbi Simcha Bunim Ehrenfeld (the ''Maaneh Simcha''). When the latter died on 18 July 1926 (7 Av, 5686), he was succeeded by his son, Rabbi Shmuel Ehrenfeld.〔 Young Shmuel was an erudite scholar. He received rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Meir Arik and Rabbi Yosef Engel at the age of 19. Two years later, when his father fell ill, Shmuel ran the Mattersdorf yeshiva in his place.〔 He married his first cousin, Rochel Ehrenfeld, daughter of his uncle, Rabbi Dovid Tzvi Ehrenfeld. They had two sons, Simcha Bunim and Akiva, and five daughters.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shmuel Ehrenfeld」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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