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  • urischneider 5:17 pm on July 13, 2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: benny, bio, rav   

    Who is Rav Benny? 

    Rav Binyamin Eisner, affectionately known as “Rav Benny” is Rav and mentor to thousands of talmidim throughout Eretz Yisrael and the United States. Friends and talmidim have been captivated by the initial greeting of “Shalom, ani Benny”, his infectious smile, his passion for Torat Eretz Yisrael, and the warmth of his wife and children. Today, Rav Benny and his family reside in Abu Tor. Rav Benny’s daily shiurim in Yeshivat Torat Shraga, Yeshivat Morasha, Eli and Ateret Kohanim continue to inspire hundreds of talmidim in Eretz Yisrael to this day!

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  • urischneider 7:28 pm on July 7, 2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: 3 weeks, completeness, happiness, health, Jerusalem, redemption   

    Recorded by Rav Benny in his home in AbuTor, Jerusalem – LAST NIGHT

     
    • Binyamin Tripp 10:41 pm on July 7, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Rav Benny is a Modern Day Hero and a Legend !!

  • urischneider 7:18 pm on July 7, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    My visit last night 

    Saw Rav Benny last night in his home – along with some BMT and other anglo students. He also hosted a cadre of boys from Tel Aviv hesder yeshiva. I will try to post his Hebrew parsha shiur to them.

    His spirit is very much “Rav Benny” and students come often to make minyan and listen to him share Torah between mincha maariv. See next post to see video from Rav Benny, recorded especially for YOU.

     
  • urischneider 7:28 am on July 6, 2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: life lesson, story   

    Tiyul w/ Rav Benny 

    One of my fondest memories in all my time in Israel was the two days when my father and I took Rav Benny for a tiyul up north – through the Galil and Golan.

    We hiked the hills, we picked up every hitchhiker we could (and Rav Benny was effusively able to find no more than 2-3 degrees of separation from any one of them, no matter WHAT they looked like), we listened to Rav Benny tell us stories about fighting Jordanians here and Syrians there, surviving battles through revealed miracles and pointing out monuments along the way that memorialized students of his from 20+ years ago. His life experience so intertwined with this young state of Israel, his boundless rolodex of teachers, students, friends and his ability to “be in the moment” to “be in that space” to “be with that person” and to LIVE the holiness of that moment, space, and person. It was such an inspiration!

    But best of all was his luggage. My father and I packed for vacation and hiking. We had hiking shoes, water sandals, shorts, pants, shirts, etc. Each of us had a sports bag of stuff. As for Rav Benny, he was wearing his trademark dark suit with jacket on and white button down shirt, collar spread wide and he was holding a black briefcase. We asked him, “That’s it?”

    Over the trip I had to figure out, how did he squeeze all his gear into this small briefcase. You know what was inside? The basics – toiletries, plastic water shoes, tallit/tefilin, and two sefarim – Rav Kook’s Orot Hateshuva and a Maharal. Picture that! It really says it all.

    In sum, I’d have to say, Rav Benny (and family) teach me how to strive to be more like them. To be a human being who lives and loves all the goodness of THIS WORLD, but soulfully transcends limitations and “details” to experience the metaphysical dimensions here on Earth.

     
  • urischneider 7:17 am on July 6, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    A man (and blog) like no other 

    Was there ever a man that inspired you more? Was there ever a man who was both wise and knowledgeable and at the same time exuded the wonder and excitement of a youthful child? Was there ever a man who so consistently lived his lessons?

    To me, Rav Benny is all that, and so much more. And I know that’s the case for so many of us.

    Join us in contributing to this blog and creating a repository of his teachings, life lessons and inspiring/amusing stories!

     
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