Beri Weber

Shmiel Ber Weber was born in 1984[2] and grew up in a Pupa Hasidic family in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He began singing at the age of 9 although his career did not start until the release of his first album in 2007.

As a singer and songwriter, Weber is self-taught.[2] His stage name, "Beri Weber", was coined by fellow singer Lipa Schmeltzer.[2] He began singing professionally under the guidance of producer Naftali Schnitzler, and then became a member of the Shira Choir before going solo.[2]

In 2016 Weber released the album Agudah Achas which was generally well acclaimed by critics.[3][4] In 2017 he produced a music video of the song "Rabi Shimon" from the album Agudah Achas in honor of Rabi Shimon bar Yochai and the festival of Lag BaOmer.[5][6] Later in the same year he released a single "Vtaher Libeiunu" in advance of the festivals of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.[7] Weber's 2018 single "Kerestir" also went with the Kerestir Challenge, this calling for people to film themselves performing a section of the tune. The challenge was described by Matzav as "going viral" among the Jewish community.[8][9]

Weber is the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Kochvei Ohr, a program for boys aged 15 to 19. Located in a rural area near Monsey, New York, the yeshiva is geared for Hassidic students who have been expelled from regular yeshivas and wish to rebuild their connection to Torah and Judaism.[2]

Although he was raised in a Pupa Hasidic family, in later life Weber moved away from Pupa and now identifies with the Breslov Hasidic movement.[1] As a Breslover he travels to Uman, Ukraine, on Rosh Hashanah and leads the prayer service for several thousand worshippers.[2][10][11] He is also a student of Rabbi Yitzchok "Itche" Meyer Morgenstern.[2] He and his wife and children reside in Spring Valley, New York.[2]

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