He furthered his Talmudic studies with Rabbis Oettinger, Rosenstein, and Leopold Zunz at the University of Berlin, earning his Ph.D. in 1836.

Shortly after, he assisted Rabbi Egers in Brunswick and succeeded him as Landesrabbiner in 1842, a position he held until his death.

Levi Herzfeld (27 December 1810, Ellrich – 11 March 1884, Brunswick) was a German rabbi and historian.

In 1833 he went to the University of Berlin, at the same time completing his Talmudic studies with Rabbis Oettinger and Rosenstein, and with Leopold Zunz.

His historical works embody the results of painstaking research and show analytical power.