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December 19, 2024
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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

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

Heart-Strong

Imagine the life of those who spend their daily hours working vigorously in their farms, rain, snow or shine, investing an immense amount of time

Emotionally Intelligent Leaders

Toward the end of this week’s parsha, we read about the “mekalel”—the person who cursed Hashem, and whom Hashem determined his punishment to be the

Above the Law

Two weeks ago, in Parshat Shemini, we learned of the tragedy that occured with Aharon’s two oldest sons, Nadav and Avihu, who without any permission

Rising Up by Lowering Down

Right before the portion of Tazria, the previous parsha concluded by teaching laws regarding animals, birds and various other creatures. Immediately after, Tazria begins, where