January 12, 2025

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Binyamin Benji

Binyamin Benji is a graduate of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchanan, and Wurzweiler School of Social Work. He currently learns in Eretz Yisroel, and is the author of the Sephardic Congregation of Paramus’ weekly Torah Talk. He can be reached at [email protected]

Articles by Binyamin Benji

Mercy for Mercy

Roni had an important meeting to attend at 9:00 in the morning in Manhattan. He lived about an hour away so he made sure to

Awe Is Awesome

We’ve all been there. We’ve all likely had breathtaking experiences, where the sight of our eyes exceeds the figment of our imagination, where our state

The Land of Love

Moshe Rabbeinu was not about to give up. Hashem decreed to the fullest extent that Moshe Rabbeinu would not be allowed into Eretz Yisrael, but

Who Me? Yes, You.

Could it be? One can learn the lessons in the Chumash, all the details that stress character improvement as stated in the breadth of our

What Are You Talking About?

He had it! He told himself he wouldn’t eat another pint of Haagen-Dazs in one sitting. But what could he do? After another stressful day

First Things First: Torah

Regarding Sichon’s victory in the war it engaged in with Moav, the pasuk says: “Regarding this the moshlim [poets] would say: ‘Come to Cheshbon—let it

Causing a Ruckus, the Right Way

Machloket is not something we want to get involved with. And we see this poignantly from this week’s parsha from Korach and his followers. Machloket

To ‘Sea’ Deeper

What does it mean to “see”? In common vernacular, when people say “I see,” they don’t usually mean to say “I see what is right

Positive Power

“Life is great!” is usually not the typical response we are used to hearing. More often than not, we are usually met with a simple

Desert Man

The Gemara brings a story that took place between the great sage Rava and a heretic. Rava was apparently deeply engrossed in his Torah studies,

Who’s Your Daddy?

Have you ever met people and become curious who their parents are? Like, I wonder who their father and/or mother is!? I can imagine that