[[Image:Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld.jpg|right|thumb|Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld, founder of BWC]]
A scion Rabbi Rosenfeld, a leader of a Breslov familyuntil his passing in 1978, the Rosenfelds trace their lineage back to Reb Aharonreceived his Smicha from Rabbi Avraham Sternhartz, the Rav recognized leader of Breslov Chassidus in Russia and Jerusalem and Reb Shmuel Yitzchakfrom Rabbi Avraham Yoffen, dean of the Rav Bais Yosef yeshiva in Europe and America. His penetrating mind and relentless zeal enabled him to achieve a mastery of Tcherinall fields of Torah-learning including the Talmud, Shulchan Aruch, Chassidic teachings, and not least, both of whom were among the most prominent followers of Rebbe NachmanKabbala. Born in Gydinia, Poland in 1922Not content to be merely a scholar, Reb Zvi Aryeh was stricken with diphtheria when he was just six months old. His fatherused his encyclopedic knowledge and dynamic presence to inspire and encourage great numbers of men and women from all walks of life, Reb Yisrael Abbathrough personal contact, went to the Chofetz Chaim classes and asked by leaving behind a living legacy of over 1000 Torah tapes. In addition his efforts were instrumental for building the aged sage to alter Breslov Yeshiva in Jerusalem, the baby's name (customarily done for someone seriously ill). The name Benzion was addedcenter of World Breslov Chassidus.
==Early years==
A scion of a Breslov family, the Rosenfelds trace their lineage back to Reb Aharon, the Rav of Breslov and Reb Shmuel Yitzchak, the Rav of Tcherin, both of whom were among the most prominent followers of Rebbe Nachman. Born in Gydinia, Poland in 1922, Reb Zvi Aryeh was stricken with diphtheria when he was just six months old. His father, Reb Yisrael Abba, went to the Chofetz Chaim and asked the aged sage to alter the baby's name (customarily done for someone seriously ill). The name Benzion was added.
The family arrived in the United States in 1924. Growing up in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, Reb Zvi Aryeh attended the Rabbi Chaim Berlin School and then Yeshivah Torah Vodaat High School. Afterwards he studied under the world renowned Rabbi Avraham Yafen, in the Navardi -- Beis Yosef Yeshivah. At age twenty-three, after completing the entire Talmud for the second time along with his many other studies, Reb Zvi Aryeh was ordained as a rabbi (given smichah).
