Binyamin Hatzadik

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Binyamin Hatzadik
Binyomin ha'Tzadik
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Hebrew:
התנא בנימין הצדיק
Spelling & Other Names:
Binyomin ha'Tzadik, Aba Binyomin, Abba Binyamin
Description:
A Tana who served as a manager of a charity fund.

Binyomin Hatzadik was a Tana mentioned in the Braysa who administrated a charity fund and was once credited with saving the lives of a woman and her seven children. He is buried in Darom Neighborhood of Tzfat.

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Gabbi Tzedakah

Binyamin Hatzadik was a manager of a charity fund. Once during a year of famine he was approached by a woman who requested financial support. Binyamin Hatzadik swore by the Service of the Bais Hamikdash that the fund was currently depleted. She responded that if he would not support her then she and her seven children would die. Upon hearing this Binyamin Hatzadik went ahead and supported this family from his personal money.

Saved from Deathly Illness

Years later Binyamin Hatzadik became ill and was near death. In heaven the Ministering Angels argued in his behalf in front of Hashem. They said it is known from the Torah that one who sustains a single Jewish soul, it is as if he sustained the entire world. This is the reason why Adom was created alone, to show that each person through his descendents can fill the world. This is also the reason why Hashem rebuked Kayin after he murdered Hevel, "the bloods of your brother are calling out". He used the plural word 'bloods' to imply that Kayin had murdered Hevel and all the descendents that would have come from him. Binyamin Hatzadik had saved a woman and her seven children, the defending Angles demanded to know how he could pass away at such a young age. Their plea was accepted in Heaven and immediately the decree for Binyamin Hatzadik's death was torn and an additional 22 years were added to his life.

22 Additional Years

Binyamin Hatzadik was granted an additional 22 years of life for saving the woman and her seven children, an act which was equivalent to carrying them throughout pregnancy and then nursing them. There were eight souls saved, for each Binyamin Hatzadik was rewarded 9 months in exchange for the time of pregnancy, adding up to six years. Plus an additional 16 years for the allotted 2 years of nursing given to each soul, adds up to 22 years. (8 x 9 months = 6 years + 8 x 2 years = 16 years, totaling 22 years).

Identity

Binyamin Hatzadik can possibly be identified with the Tana Abba Binyamin. Alternatively he might have been the same Rabbi Binyomin who was a student of Rabbi Akiva. If Binyamin Hatzadik lived as early as the Temple Era, as might be implied by his oath where he swore by the 'Service of the Bais Hamikdash', then he can possibly be identified with Binyomin who was appointed over the ovens of the Bais Hamikdash. Respectively he could have been a completely different Tzadik with no relation to the above three Tanaim.

Kever Binyomin Hatzadik

Binyamin Hatzadik is buried in the Darom Neighborhood of Tzfat on Rechov Lochamei Hagetaot, right off of Rechov Weizmann. Kever Binyamin Hatzadik is a few minutes away from Kever Rabbi Nachum Ish Gamzu. This location was originally a very holy and ancient Beit Knesset and Binyamin Hatzadik was buried in the spot of the Aron Kodesh. Originally Kever Binyomin Hatzadik was located in the Arab section of Safed and was not so acesible to Jews until the War of Independence. After the war, the location was redeemed by Rabbi Dov Berel Zilberman.

Beit Knesset Binyomin Hatzadik

In recent years Yated Hateshuva a local Sephardic institution built up a Beit Knesset on the right side of the Kever Binyamin Hatzadik where they have daily minyonim and shiurim. On Israeli Independence day they run a full day of learning, inviting different famous Rabbis to speak.

Hillulah of Binyomin Hatzadik

In attempt to capitalize on the city's assets, the municipality of Safed innovated a 'Hillula' on the 28th of Av for Binyamin Hatzadik which coincidentally falls out at the end of the summer during peek tourist season, right before the Klezmer Festival. However it is very likely that once the people decide on a Hillula the Tzadik shows up and maybe even that there was divine providence in the decision and they picked a relevant date.

 
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