Rabbi Benzion Sternfeld

R. Benzion Sternfeld (1835-1917), the author of responsa "Shaarei Zion", was a son of R. Aryeh Leib Sternfeld. In his childhoof he lived in Volkovysk, Grodno gubernia and established connection with R. Yehuda Leib Diskin. For 60 years he served Rabbi of Roslavichi, Meretz, Kalvaria and Shereshev, there he studied Torah from R. Yithak Rabinovich, Rabbi of Ponevezh in future. He was appointed Rav Eishyshok after R. Avraham Shmuel, the author of responsa "Amudei Esh" died in 1869. In 1874-1877 he was the Rabbi of Chislavichi, and after Rav Bilsk R. Arueh Leib Yelin died in 1886, he was appointed the Rabbi of this town.