Rav Dovid Tevele Schiff Av Beis Din of London Lashon Zahav

Rav Dovid was born in Frankfurt, the son of Rav Shlomo Zalman HaKohen. Rav Schiff was a talmid of Rav Yaakov Popresh and Rav Yaakov Yehoshua Falk, mechaber of the Pnei Yehoshua. He later served as the chief Rav of Great Britain and the Rav of the Great Synagogue of London from 5525/1765 until his petira.

One of his most famous talmidim was Rav Nosson Adler Katz of Frankfurt Am Mein (the Rebbe of the Chasam Sofer).

He authored the sefer Loshon Hazohov, chiddushim on Shas, Shu”t, Halochos and Deroshos in 2 volumes. Many of Rav Nosson Adler’s glosses to the Mishna in his sefer Mishnas Rav Nosson were heard from his Rebbe Rav Dovid Teveli Schiff.