Friends, old students and family members gathered together in Empire Shtible in Crown Heights on Thursday to celebrate the 70th birthday of Rabbi Shmuel Heber, a respected resident and teacher in the neighborhood.
Rabbi Heber, known for his weekly shiurim on Gemara, as well as for authoring a sefer on Tehilim, gave an hour-long talk on kapitel 71 which he begins to recite.
The crowd sat with amazement listing to the way Reb Shmuel connected the kapital with the number 70 as well as to the upcoming holiday of Purim.
Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky then delivered a stunning follow-up on the subject. Old classmates including the beloved Mashpia rabbi Shloime Zarchi and Rabbi Nachum Kaplan led the farbrengen until late into the night.
Until 120! A former talmid, in 5737, in Morristown, whom you gave a shiur in gemarah lashon ha’koodesh because my Yiddish was weak.
I never realized you was were 10 years older than me! As a baal-bas, I try to learn Gemora every day as you encouraged.
Toronto, Canada
He is a treasure to the comunnity
Shmuel Heber is an amazing person
mazel tov! all the brachos, ad meah veesrim
Mazal Tov. Rabbi Shmuel Heber inspired me and gave me a ‘ Gishmack ‘ in learning when I was a Bochur in Morristown in the 70’s. His inspiration is still within me today when I open a Gemorah.
Shnas Hatzlocho – Ad Meah VeEsrim
Noach Fox !!!!! BIZ 120
Mazel Tov and Happy Brithday to Rabbi Heber you should go from strength to strength happiness and successful to you your children and grandchildren we want moshiach now we don’t want to wait .
seforim on 2 other subjects as well
Aprion derabbi shimon and kol israel on perek cheilek in sanhedrin
We also enjoyed his Pilpul on Purim. He answered a question on the Rambam on Somuch Venireh though an introduction from the Ramban about Perozos on Purim
We at Empire Shtiebel are very fortunate to have Rabbi Heber in the Shul. His Shiurim, his farbrengens, and someone to ask questions..a boki bechol chadrei Hatorah, yet so down to earth.
This is aside from just his being there, which is so uplifting, to see his chayos in learning and Davening, and being able to relate to all types of people int the Shul, it itself uplifts.
With best wishes to rabbi Heber with Tov Hanireh Vehnigleh
rabbi heber is an insaration to all