By COLlive reporter
The kindness of a Chabad Rabbi.
Rabbi Gabriel Benayon, who serves as a Chabad Rabbi in Panama City, Panama, was in New York this past month for the International Kinus Hashluchim, annual conference of Chabad rabbis.
A video clip of an encounter he had during his visit has now become public and shared with COLlive.com.
Rabbi Benayon, author of the book “From My Anxiety To Your Happiness,” is seen riding the New York subway system and removing elegant dress shoes from his feet and walking it over to a fellow passenger.
“Can I give you these shoes?” the rabbi asks.
The recipient, an African American man, replies: “Oh man, thank you!”
Speaking in Spanish, Rabbi Benayon explains:
“We went shopping today in New York City and I bought a pair of sneakers.
“On the way back, on the subway, a man walked in without shoes.
“A few minutes passed and I thought: ‘Why could I buy new sneakers while this man is walking barefoot in the NYC subway?’
“So I gave him the shoes I was wearing while I put on my new sneakers.”
The rabbi then added, “We always have to be alert. We always have to try to think about what good can we do to another. Because if one sees another person in a difficult situation it’s our job to help him out.”
As the recipient was leaving the subway, he happily commented: “I have a new style.”
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wow huge kiddush hashem!
That’s unbelievable.
Why wouldn’t anyone believe this happened? Seems a pretty routine encounter about someone like this rabbi looking to help someone in need.
This is what is going to bring moshiach. It’s not about the artificial ways we all appear to be religious, it’s about doing real acts of kindness.
are themselves mitzvos. Both are needed; without a solid background of Torah and mitzvos, “real acts of kindness” easily degenerate into the opposite.
Actually if you learned the haftoras especially at the times of the three weeks you would see that many “mitzvah” can be despised by Hashem!
Incredible such a kiddush hashem!!!
This is what being an Am Segula is all about besides for helping yidin new need to help goyim
This is the content I needed
What a kiddush hashem!! What a zechus!!
Amazingly beautiful!
And Wow!!
Amazing
I think moshiachkeit is when someone who does this is recognized not for that it was kiddush hashem or something specific to jewishness, but rather the beauty of humanity within every human. the humanity in humans, which some might choose to call god or jewishness because they are jewish, restricts the comprehensiveness of that which we’re trying to light. is it not everyone’s wish that every human do as this man did and not just every jew?
Rabino eres un ser de luz !!!
We love you 😘
Great story
Kol hakavod
Unbelievable!!
What a beautiful act of kindness!!!
Thank you for bringing much needed light into this world.
From strength to strength!
Bravo gabi!!!! Proud of you . This is what its
All about. Honest, kind, sensitive. A real mentch. A living example for all of us!!! A well educated jew by his parents, a sweet person always since childhood, now an excelent rabbi. Hermoso!!
Wow that is amazing thank you for sharing
This is wonderful! Kol hakavod to Rabbi Benayon!
Rabbi Avi Herzog
Mi K’Amcha Yisroel
This act is true loving kindness towards another human being, see in this Crazy World we live in, we do encounter such miracles, makes a huge impact , you as a giver you feel better! May God bless you, dear rabbi!
VERY VERY BEAUTIFUL A TRUE KIDISH HASHEM AND AND LOVE OF YOUR FELLOW HUMAN BEING SO SO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND VERY VERY OVERWHELMING BEAUTIFUL MAY HASHEM BLESS THIS TRULY BEAUTIFUL RABBI NOW – ALWAYS / RABBI / CHAPLAIN MICHAEL
but I always have respect for the Jewish nation they are such special people never looking at them selves and always at other!