Binyamin Hatzadik
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התנא בנימין הצדיק | |
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Binyomin ha'Tzadik, Aba Binyomin, Abba Binyamin | |
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A Tana who served as a manager of a charity fund. |
Binyomin Hatzadik was a Tana mentioned in the Braysa who was the administer of 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 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.