Rabbi Shmuel Ehrenfeld | |
|---|---|
 Gravestone in Har HaMenuchot cemetery of Jerusalem | |
| Title | Mattersdorfer Rav |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Shmuel Ehrenfeld 1891 Mattersdorf, Austria |
| Died | 1980 |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Spouse | Rochel Ehrenfeld |
| Children | Simcha Bunim Akiva Sarah 4 other daughters |
| Parent(s) | Rabbi Simcha Bunim Ehrenfeld Gittel Krauss |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Haredi |
Shmuel Ehrenfeld (Yiddish: 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 Ch'san Sofer in New York City and taught thousands of students who went on to become leaders of American Torah Jewry.[1] He also founded the neighborhood of Kiryat Mattersdorf in Jerusalem, where his son and grandson became prominent Torah educators.[2] He was the great-great-grandson of the Chasam Sofer through the Chasam Sofer's daughter Hindel, who married Rabbi Dovid Tzvi Ehrenfeld.[1]