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Gemara Tractate Sota of the Gaon Rabbi Yehonasan Steif - Tractate Sukkah – Prague, 1840 – exemplar of the Gaon the Tzaddik Rabbi Yonatan Steif Av Beis Din of Budapest. Signature on the front flyleaf: “Yonatan Steif – Dayan of cong. Pest”. Additional, older signature: “Binyamin Zev son of Yehonatan Shtelonel(?) Av Beis Din of of here Ta”B(?)” The great Gaon Rabbi Yonasan Steif (1887-1948) one of the greatest Poskim of the USA after World War II. In his youth, he studied at the 'Yeshiva HaRama' in Pressburg under Maran the Gaon Rabbi Simcha Bunim Sofer, author of the ”Shevet Sofer”. In 1912 he was appointed as Dayan of Uzhhorod in Hungary, a position he held for 11 years, after which he moved to Budapest, where he also served as a Dayan. During that time he authored many Seforim, which showcased his immense power of Iyun and his familiarity in all areas of Torah study, including those who are not commonly studied by distinct Torah scholars. During World War II he was rescued via the Kastner Transport and immigrated to the USA, where he taught Torah at the Nitra Yeshiva. In 1949 he was appointed to lead the 'Adas Yere'im' community of Vienna expatriates. Maran the Holy Rav of Satmar greatly admired him. Maran the Gaon Rabbi Moshe Feinstein titled him 'Gedol Hador'. [1], 56; 50 pp. 22cm. Stains. Original, damaged leather binding. Front cover detached. Good condition.