January 19, 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

The Bitachon Boost

Pinchas saves the day with his heroic act of killing Zimri and Cozbi, thus, putting an end to the raging plague that was causing thousands

Loving the Land

The meraglim—who committed the terrible crime of speaking negatively about Eretz Yisrael—were not ordinary people in the least. In fact, they were exceptionally great men

The Route of Gratitude

Persistence in spiritual growth and striving to become great in avodat Hashem, may come with challenges. Yet, perhaps, there’s a route that could bypass many

Peace & Low

There’s a fascinating midrash that shows us the extent of going out of one’s way to facilitate and enhance peace amongst people: There was once

Appreciating Torah

While one might think that receiving and bringing down the Torah was a simple and effortless matter on Moshe’s part, the Gemara seems to indicate

See Greatness to Reach Greatness

Our parsha begins with the census of Bnei Yisrael—with Hashem “counting” Bnei Yisrael. Hashem counting Bnei Yisrael is an expression of His endearment for us

Faith It to Make It

Not just one day out of the week, or one week out of the month or even one month out of the year. The mitzvah

Helping, By Not Helping

The joke goes of a husband who graciously offered if he can be of any help around the house. His wife responded: “The biggest help

Torah: Our Guidebook

Once, the famed Mashgiach of Mir—Rav Yerucham Levovitz—met an irreligious German professor, and Rav Yerucham attempted to draw this person back to Torah. The professor

You Are What You Want

While it’s clear from the Torah that man was created last in the process of the creation of the world, David Hamelech—at first glance—seems to

Your Shadow, Beyond Doubt

Having emunah in Hashem is more than just a method of coping, and making meaning of—and thereby enhancing difficult times. The merit of emunah holds