Two special members of our kehillah, Reb Boruch Taub a”h and Reb Binyamin Chafetz a”h, passed on to the Olam HaEmes after a tragic plane accident
By Rabbi Yitz Frank
The Cleveland community experienced an unthinkable tragedy this past Thursday. Two special members of our kehillah, Reb Boruch Taub a”h and Reb Binyamin Chafetz a”h, passed on to the Olam HaEmes after a tragic plane accident. Their families, and all of us, are left to grapple with this tremendous loss that has upended so many worlds.
Ben Chafetz was a unique individual, driven by ambition to grow in ruchniyus and fueled by bitachon. His emunas chachamim and respect for gedolim was extraordinary. Ben was a highly opinionated person, yet subjugated his judgment to that of his rabbanim, even when he didn’t necessarily agree with them. He was a kovei’a itim and learned Torah with many different yungeleit and rabbanim. He uplifted everyone around him with his passion for chesed; one simply couldn’t help but get swept up into whatever his latest project was.
Ben had an incredible mind and unlimited energy. He provided business counseling to many members of the community. His company, 121 eCommerce, was the first corporation in Cleveland to join the “Adopt-a-Kollel” initiative, and he viewed his business simply as a conduit to chesed and hachzakas haTorah. Ben hired many members of the community and provided many kollel graduates with their first jobs.
Already, many stories are circulating about the incredible amounts of tzedakah he would give. There were few institutions and individuals in Cleveland whom Ben didn’t impact. He truly believed that his resources didn’t belong to him, but to Hashem.
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