R. Judah b. Joshua Falk Gruenwald (1845–1920), was born in Brezova pod Bradlom, and served as rabbi of Szobotisz for seven years, of Bonyhad a further seven years, of Surany for two and a half years, and of Szatmar (Satu-Mare) for 22 years. In Szatmar he founded a large yeshivah which achieved a wide reputation. After his death several of his works were published. The most important of them is the responsa Zikhron Yehudah (Budapest-Satoraljaujhely, 1923–28) in two parts. In part 1 (no. 187) he discusses whether one may associate with Zionists and expresses the fear that through Zionism "an opportunity will be given for us to be attacked and to make us disliked by the gentile countries." Another responsum (no. 200) to R. Joseph Hayyim Sonnenfeld in Jerusalem, dated 1913, on whether it is permitted to associate with the Agudat Israel, was removed from the volume and replaced by a responsum on whether it is permitted to handle food and drink on the Day of Atonement in order to give it to children. Others of his published works are: Shevet mi-Yhudah (2 pts., 1922), on the Pentateuch; Hasdei Avot (1925), on the tractate Avot; and She'erit Yehudah (1938), on the Pentateuch.

The recital of the whole Book of Psalms is widespread, whether as an act of piety by saintly individuals, or by groups of unlearned people. For this purpose "societies of reciters of Psalms" (hevrot tehillim) were and continue to be formed, and in recent times a special society has been formed in Jerusalem whereby two separate groups recite the whole Book of Psalms daily at the Western Wall. The Psalms are included in their entirety in all large prayer books.

בראש הספר: "אגרת מוסר מרמב"ן... נדפס ראשונה במנטובה שנת שפ"ג"; "צעטיל קטן מרבינו אלימלך". בדף שלאחר דף רנו, עמוד ב: "המסדר האותיות... יצחק ראטה הכהן". בהמשך: שמות הפרנומרנטים. ראינו טופס בו קונטרס סה (4 דף שבסוף הספר) נדפס מחדש ובו שמות "מתנדבים" ו"חותמים" נוספים. הקונטרס החדש בן [10] דף, במקום [4] דף. בהדפסה זו נרשמו שמותיהם של פועלים אחרים: משה זאב גראס ומשה מענדעל. הסכמות: ר' אליעזר דוד ב"ר עמרם גרו"ו [גרינוואלד], סאטמאר, פרשת תצווה תרפ"ז; ר' אברהם חנוך פריעדמאן, סאטמאר, פרשת תצווה תרפ"ז.