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November 17, 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

Connect to the Great and Become Great

Yitro’s name wasn’t always Yitro. In fact, although our parsha begins by stating that, “Yitro, the minister of Midian, the father-in-law of Moshe, heard everything

Concrete, Continuous Empathy

Shortly after leaving Egypt and being saved at Kriyat Yam Suf from the Egyptians who chased after them, our parsha relates that Bnei Yisrael were

Our Light, Their Darkness

By the ninth plague of darkness, Hashem said to Moshe (10:21-22), “Stretch forth your hand towards the heavens, and there shall be darkness upon the

Good in Disguise

The Gemara quotes Rebbe Akiva who taught that a person should always be accustomed to say: “Whatever the Merciful One [i.e., Hashem] does, He does

Grow in the Dark

Shortly before his passing, our parsha states that, “Yaakov called for his sons and said, ‘Assemble yourselves and I will tell you what will befall

One Day It Will All Make Sense

From the moment the brothers came face to face with the ruler of Egypt, Yosef—whom they hadn’t yet realized was their very own brother—they experienced

An End to Darkness

Our parsha begins with, “It happened at the end of two years to the day: And Pharaoh was dreaming…” The two years refers to Yosef’s

Greater Gain From Pain

Our parsha begins with, “And Yaakov dwelled…” Picking up on the word “dwelled,” Rashi—based on the Midrash—explains that this teaches us that “Yaakov wanted to

Rise and Shine

Following Yaakov and Eisav’s encounter they part ways, as our parsha states: “Eisav returned on that day on his way towards Seir. But Yaakov journeyed

The Voice of Victory

Under a thick disguise of Eisav’s clothing, with his arms and neck covered in goat skin, Yaakov approaches his father, Yitzchak, to receive the weighty

How Old Are You Now?

Our parsha begins with the pasuk: “The years of Sarah’s life were one-hundred years, and twenty years, and seven years; the years of Sarah’s life.”