Friends, students and colleagues gathered on Monday night to mark the shloshim of Rabbi Shmuel Benjamin a”h, a beloved educator and pillar of chessed in Crown Heights.
By Anash.org reporter
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Friends, students and colleagues gathered on Monday night to mark the shloshim of Rabbi Shmuel Benjamin a”h, a beloved educator and pillar of chessed in Crown Heights.
Rabbi Benjamin was a most devoted mechanech of Oholei Torah Pre1A for twenty-five years, educating hundreds of talmidim, imbuing a love of Yiddishkeit and laying strong foundations for them during those formative years.
Colleagues spoke of his unparalleled dedication to his students and how he taught hundreds of Talmidim the Aleph Beis with total kedusha and purity, permeating the lessons with Yiras Shomayim and Chassidishkeit, and ensuring each student had the tools they needed to succeed in their subsequent years of chinuch.
Students of Rabbi Benjamin shared how he cherished each and every talmid, keeping a kesher with many of them years later. Fondly remembering his animated and engaging lessons, as well as the deep care he had for each and every one of his students.
Speakers also recalled how Rabbi Benjamin staunchly stood by his wife Devorah‘s side as she ran Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kalla, an organization that provides necessary funds and support for chassanim and kallahs, giving her his encouragement and full support.
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