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Rabbi Binyomin Mentz, 85, OBM

Rabbi Binyomin Mentz, one of the first "American Chassidim" and a fixture in 770 for many decades, passed away. Full Story

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The Mentz Family
March 9, 2016 7:11 pm

Our thoughts and our prayers are withal of you as fimily family and may his soul go to the highest places to be with those who are righteous like him.

Zalman Yosef ben Hershel

To My Dear Friend Rabbi Chaim & Family
March 9, 2016 5:57 pm

BD”H
What a Special Neshoma in every sense of the word
Always remember apples don’t fall far from the tree
May your loss and Shomaim’s gain finally tilt the scale and bring the ultimate Simcha with Moshiach Now. Simchas Only
IB

Rabbi Mentz OBM
March 8, 2016 8:35 pm

BD”E to all the family
Warm Regards,
Hessel & Miriam Kessler & family (LB/LA)

Gratitude
March 8, 2016 2:29 pm

My family was so fortunate to have this man, my Rabbi’s father, to recite Kadish for 11 months 3 times a day when there was no one to do so when my beloved uncle passed last year. I’ve shared 2 Seder tables with with man who’s smile spoke only of loving kindness. BDE

oy vei
March 8, 2016 9:38 am

I remember him from empire shteibel. he was a very gentle and soft spoken man

Rabbi Mentz
March 8, 2016 8:39 am

He was a מתפלל in the kolel minyan for many years He would always sit at our kidush and say wonderful stories of the rebbe and previous rebbe always with a twinkle in his eyes he was a very devoted chasid a true הצנע לכת He was a link to he old days and now that link is gone Always with a smile and in good spirits. He was always makpid to daven with a minyan. Even when it was hard for him to come to the kolel he would make great effort to come up the stairs to daven.… Read more »

I hope Jem interviewed him
March 8, 2016 8:29 am

Among the 36 Righteous

Bde
March 8, 2016 7:57 am

A true tzaddik I used to watch him Daven for hours in 770 saying every word

To #10 says “one” of the first, and Binyamin was one of the first American born chassidim

Bde
March 8, 2016 5:33 am

Wow what a true tzadick and such a special man!

Bde
March 8, 2016 4:45 am

I know his grandchildren from Bel Air they have a strong Hiskashrus and true warmth for others now I understand where they get it from May the family be comforted MOSHIACH NOW

Bde
March 8, 2016 1:19 am

such a nice man I also remember in telling the story of purim 5713 when the Rebbe raised both of his hands three times “hura Hura hura” and that took care of stalin ym”s, he told the story not missing a single detail המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך
שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים

chaim klein
March 8, 2016 1:18 am

BDE!
I didn’t know him, but I know his Grandaughter, as well as the rest of the Family.
They are as kind and caring one can ever know.

May Binyamin Ben Liba’s Neshamah have an Aliya.

True tzadik
March 8, 2016 1:06 am

He really was a true true tzadik. Changed so many people’s lives. He will be missed and remembered by everyone. A true Angel

Rambam
March 8, 2016 1:06 am

He participated evry day in the Rambam shiur in 770, 3 chapters daily For Abaut 25 years and was a true chosid.
ZOL ER ZAIN A GUTEN BETTER FAR DI GANTZE MISHPOCHO
AND BRING MOSHIACH NOW

Bde
March 8, 2016 12:06 am

I knew him personally and so saddened by his passing
He was a really tzadik

feigie
March 7, 2016 11:59 pm

BDE. He was a devoted husband

BDE
March 7, 2016 11:17 pm

Rabbi Mentz was a real Tzaddik!
He was one of the Bochurim who stayed up all night saying tehilim by The Fredikah Rebbes body the night before the Fredika Rebbes Levaya
a real loss to lubavitch

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