Rav Shmuel Rosenberg of Unsdorf zt"l
הרב שמואל בן ישראל יונה צבי רוזנברג זצ"ל
Sivan 11 , 5679
Rav Shmuel Rosenberg of Unsdorf zt"l
Author of Be’er Shmuel
Son of Rav Yisrael Yona Zvi, Rav of Tisa-Ferred
A disciple of the Kesav Sofer
One of his greatest disciples was Rav Yehoshua Buxbaum the Galanta Rav
Stories of Rav Shmuel Rosenberg of Unsdorf zt"l
When Rav Shmuel was ill with his final illness, someone wondered about why his talmid (Rav Yehoshua Buxbaum) had not yet come to visit. “It is best that way,” remarked Rav Shmuel, “if he would come it is bitul Torah d’rabbim; I am sure I am in his thoughts as he is always in mine.”
And when Rav Buxbaum did hear of his rebbe’s sickness, he hurried to see him along with twenty-five of his own talmidim. When they arrived, Rav Shmuel strengthened himself and sat up in his bed. Rav Buxbaum, the Galanta Rav approached his rebbe and pointed to his twenty-five talmidim and declared “Behold, bnei banav – these are my talmidim, and they are your spiritual heirs!” This strengthened the Be’er Shmuel and he got up in honor of his beloved talmid.
On Lag BaOmer they returned home to Galanta. After their visit the Galanta Rav instructed the talmidim to daven for his rebbe’s refuah. They did so daily until on 11 Sivan, the Galanta Rav asked them to stop. They did not know why. Only later did the news arrive that Rav Shmuel of Unsdorf passed away on 11 Sivan.
