It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Shabsi Beinish Herman zt”l, a respected marbitz Torah at Yeshivas HaTefutzos on Har Tzion, one of the founders of the yishuv Mitzad in the Judean Hills, and founder and nasi of the Schottenstein kollel in Shaarei Chesed. He was 82.
The levayah took place today, departing from the Sanhedria beis hachaim in Yerushalayim and proceeding to Har Hazeisim for kevurah.
Rav Herman was born on the 5th of Kislev 5704 in South Africa to his father, Rav Moshe Herman. From his youth, he was known for his deep hasmadah in Torah and avodas Hashem.
Upon arriving in Eretz Yisroel, he entered Yeshivas HaTefutzos, where he flourished and became close to the rosh yeshiva and founder, Rav Mordechai Goldstein zt”l. In time, the relationship became familial as they became mechutanim.
His entire life was one continuous journey of aliyah in avodas Hashem, with complete emunah in the Ribbono Shel Olam, His Torah, and His mitzvos. He fulfilled mitzvos with precision and simchah, distanced himself from worldly distractions, and toiled in Torah all his life, which was his greatest joy. He was especially dovuk in the limud of Rashi and the teachings of the Vilna Gaon.
He would rise early and remain late in the batei knesses. He devoted himself fully to establishing future generations on the foundations of Torah and yiras Shamayim. Words of anticipation and emunah in the geulah were constantly on his lips, and he conducted himself with great anavah, never taking credit for himself.
A man of vision and action, he invested tremendous effort in chinuch, guiding children along the path of mesorah. Through his work at Yeshivas HaTefutzos on Har Tzion, he brought many closer to Hashem and to Klal Yisroel. As mentioned, he was among the founders of the yishuv Mitzad in the Judean Hills and established and led the Schottenstein kollel in Shaarei Chesed in Yerushalayim.
He was zocheh to raise a beautiful family walking in the ways of Hashem with sincerity, including 12 children. Among them are his son Rav Avrohom Herman, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Ahavas Torah in Bnei Brak; his son Rav Shmuel Herman, a rosh kollel; and his son-in-law Rav Yitzchok Goldstein, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas HaTefutzos.
The family is sitting shivah at 24 Rechov Yeshayahu in Yerushalayim.
Tehei nishmaso tzerurah b’tzror hachaim.
