TRAGEDY: Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Kazi Benjamin OBM
It is with immense pain and deep sadness that we inform you of the shocking, tragic and very untimely passing of Hatomim Kasriel (Kazi) Benjamin at the age of 25.
Kazi is survived by his parents, Yehudah and Sarah (Flatbush), and his siblings Meira Gewirtz (Miami, FL), Adina, Efi, Elisha, Nechemia, Shimon, Daniel, Asher and Amiel.
“Kazi and his smile will forever be missed” wrote one friend, speaking of Kazi’s infectious smile that would light up a room. Always quick with a good word, and would never hesitate to lend a helping hand. He grew up going to Lubavitcher Yeshiva and later Chovevei Torah in Crown Heights.
The Levaya will take place today, Tuesday, and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadaas Chapel at 1:30pm and passing by 770 at around 2:00pm. From there the Levaya will continue to the Old Montefiore Cemetery in Queens.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes
Mendy White
Goodbye old friend. Your smile and happiness in life will not soon be forgotten. 20 years knowing you, and it feels like you have been stolen away way too soon. Goodbye Kazimodo.
And Hashem bless your soul in shamayim.
so frequently! HASHEM! TOOOO MUCH!!
first Rubashkin!! now this! every day the news keeps escalating!
Torah teaches us how to re-gain Hashem’s protection to our community
”Vehayu machanecha KADOSH“ VDA”L
lets hope that those who have the ability to learn what the Rebbeh said (re how to re-gain H’s Protection to our Machaneh) will do their part!
after all we can and must put all our personal issues aside when it comes to Pikuach Nefesh & Public safty!
lets show Hashem we are worthy of his protection once again!
Geulah Now!
Enough Enough!
why is this community seeing sooo much suffering???
Moshiach Now!
What can we do??!
We need some leadership! what would the rebbe say we do to put an end to this cycle of horror befalling us!
Bye Kazi
I miss you.
Shapiros in S. Diego
Deepest Condolences to the family, Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Bsoch shaar avlei tzion V’Yerushalayim.
From SZ’s family in S. Diego
nice guy
OMG another one. So young!
Yosef Eichenblatt
Baruch dayan haemes!!!
Kazi you were the nicest, funniest, happiest and most fun person i ever knew, you were so loveable and so huggable, you were always there for me when i needed you, you always had the perfect thing to say you were such a good friend and such an amazing person.
Why does Hashem always take the best?!
I guess he wants you for himself.
What makes this a bit easier is that i know you are in a better place, you are for sure dancing with all the angels, learning with all the tzadikim, chillin’ with our ancestors, and making jokes with everyone else!
Kaszi, you changed the world for the better.
I mourn with your amazing family but i will never forget you!!!!!!
Kazi, i love you and i will miss you but not for too long because i know that i will be dancing with you in Yerushalayim with Moshiach very soon!
Me
Omg. What happened
Crown Hts resident
This is terrible.
Hamokom yenachem eschem b’soch shear availai Tzion v’Yerushalayim
ANONYMOUS
THIS IS SO SAD .i AM HIS NABOR AND I SAW ALL HIS FRIENDS COME TOGETHER AND CRY,IT JUST BROKE MY HEART
WE SHOULD ONLY HEAR GOOD NEWS FROM NOW ON .
Old friend
I will miss you dear friend. Pray for us.BDE
sara
what happened??????
heartbroken
?????????????? cant believe this?????????????? such a wonderful family
This is what happened...
Hashem wanted this special neshama back. To the family: Hamokom Yinachem Eschem Bsoch Sha’ar Aveili Tzion V’Yerushalayim.
haim vaynman
kaz, i never really knew you,i always wanted to get to know you, but the small memories that we do share together will never be forgotten..
may you’re neshama have a aliyah sraight to deepest levels of heaven.
love and my deepest condolences to the Benjamins.
beer is on me kaz when we reunite by moshiach
BS--D
BS”D
Hamakom Yinachem Eschem Bsoch Sha’ar Aveili Tziyon V’Yerushalayim
what a great guy, what a loss, Baruch Dayan Haemes.
Hashem wanted his Neshama, he will walk with Moshiach to the beis HaMikdosh with us all NOW!
Esther, Avi and Shua
Dear Effie and Benjamin Family,
We are so sad and shocked. May HaShem comfort you and finally redeem Klal Yisrael.
Our thoughts and much love.
annonnymous
It is time as chabad chassidim we come together and daven to g-d that enough with all the troublemlets show the younger generation that we have some love leftin us instead of fighting all the time now is the time before rosh hashona
Boruch Dayan Hoemet
Boruch Dayan Hoemet :(
MM
Only Tears
Chaim
Kazi, A man with such love for every jew. made everyone feel warm and special.
enough hatred, enough bs strife, lets come together and just love a lil in his honor, and be happy we are blessed with what we have, including having Kazi in our lives
Thats what I learn from Kazi, just accepting evryone and evrything with a beautiful smile
BDE
elliyahu
It is time for yidden to come together in full view of the public domain and cry out ad matay ad matay ad matay, loud and with bitter tears. what happened here and to rubashkin this week is utter horror stories. never again we shall not forget.
From a Friend
what happened to Kazi ? such a good person and kind hearted! Always used to see him outside of my office, such a good Yid! Always helped me ! Sometimes out of frustration I would go outside of my office and start crying after a very stressful day at work and just to see him outside smoking it would make me calm ! Hashem !
You took a wonderful person to be with you! a true Yid filled with true Ahavas Yisroel! Kazi! I’m sorry I didn’t send you a goya on december! I forgot and when I saw him he didn’t even got upset or angry or anything! oy Hashem! what a gute neshama ! but I know you are on a better place than we are for sure! May you rest in peace on eternal happiness next to our creator. G-d Bless You Kazi,Thanks for Everything!. We will sorely mss you!!!!!! Thanks a lot ! You toched many lives I’m sure with your Random acts of Chesed! All Crown Heights should learn from You to help others the way you did. BD”E. My condolences to his family on this terrible loss,
I’m sure you will be amazed to know how many stories come out about the goodness of this wonderful guy. He was a friend. We will miss you.
ar m
Sad :(
Peacemaker
To the mishpacha: Hamokom yenachem ess kulchem.
To #19
Agreed. We should all get together for an emergency general meeting and make peace.
Now, what are you going to bring to the compromise table? Or is it us (or those who see differently to you) who has to do the compromising to your opinions and views?
If you have no answer, then please don’t make jokes on this tragic occasion.
sz
#13:
There was no knowledge of a previous medical condition. Kazi had internal trauma that unexpectedly caused his heart to stop.
No autopsy will be performed as prescribed by halacha.
Hamokoim yenachem eschem besoich shear aveilei tsiyoin veyerushalayim.
where did he live
bd”e
Shalom Korf
I knew you for far to short a time. But what i remember most was the smiles you not only had but put on others. No mater where you were or went smiles and good times followed. You will be missed. But we shall see you again one day my holly brother. God bless your soul and may god grant peace to your family and close friends. The tears would fill oceans. Always in out hearts.
A Friend of Elisha and Family
Kazi will be missed, by every one that knew him and by the ones who he has yet to meet . He was like a teddy bear, always making people laugh and comforting others in times of need . The Benjamin family is one of a kind . They know how to be happy and spread that happiness through out . May kazzi’s temporary absence only help them spread that love and happiness even more. Miss ya kazz Baruch dayn emet .
#2 i read what th Rebbe said re Safety
according to the Lubavicher Rebbe (to increase safety against all harm) the top 3 concrete steps the public can do:
1) Annual checks on Tfilin & Mezuzos -especially in Elul
2) Jewish self respect, in the form of adherence to jewish-law in modesty
3) Daily Chitas
as the Rebbe put it: “the above has an impact on the safety of the family & collective safety of the entire community”
-this is according to our Rebbeh, who seeks only our own best interest, we can trust him!)
Lets do a Mitzvah for Kazi!!
the power of a mitzvah is in-estimable!! for the Neshama of the deceased! although we cannot see him! he can still recieve gifts from us & knows who his true friends are!
Chesed Shel Emes! the Soul can see & Hear! the soul gets tremendous gain from Mitzvos done in its merit!!
Wake up call!!
Lets be better in his zechus! lets laig tefilin in his Zechus! i know i will! everyone do ur part!
to # 27
I want to thank you for your very respectful and dignified post. On the one hand its nosy to ask what happened on the other hand in todays society people get frightened very easily and the mind wanders which does no good for anyone. I think your post gives just the right amount of info without disrespecting kazi.
Hamokom Yenachem eschem bsoch shaar aveilay tzion viyerushalayim
Itchkes Shteible Chevre
We will dearly miss you Kazi. Please pray for all of us as the new year approaches!
awww…There are no words to describe the pain we have. There are no words to describe how much you will be missed. There are no words to describe this…
As we sang Ani maamin near your kever we cried…and cried…
Kazi cause a rutkes up in shomayim and see to it that Moshiach comes now!
pesach gewirtz
good bye uncle, it was meant to be, and we can not understand why. But Hashem has “his” ways and knowing you, you would’ve been happy to hear that the will of Hashem would be carried out. :)
Yaakov avinu lo mais – in our hearts you live on
but we will miss your physical personalty, now it’s time for your spirit and lessons to be carried on through the generations.
To The Family
I once heard that Hashem waits until the end of the year to take tzaddikim and those who are dear. I did not know him but given that we are right before Rosh Hashana he must have been very special. Hamakom yenachem eschem besoch shaar avalei tzion v’yerushalayim
OUR Rebbe told us th remedy to Mageifa
We love you Kazi!! Oy Hashem!!
Lets learn from this latest tragedy & Resolve to follow the Rebbe’s warnings!
simply put!
there are clear things we can do to prevent the terrible tragedies from hapening sooo freeeken often!!
so all who care about your fellow neighbor! stop being selfish & start following our Rebbe’s “safety-tips” starting with Men saying Chitas & Ladies dressing with self respect…
lets do all we can in Kazi’s Zechus to end this string of tragedies NOW
yosi
im so sorry this happened to such a beautiful family.im actualy an avel myself but even after loosing both of my parents I cannot even begin to imagine the pain of loosing a sibling. I hope and pray that the family can find the comfort and strength to push on after such a terrible tragedy.if there is anyone reading this who knows the family or lives anywhere close by please try to do something to help or be there for them even if its just to bring them some food or sweets as aveilim can’t leave the house for 7 days.I thank god for giving you such a big and wonderful family and wish you all the best in staying together to help eachother through this. may this be the last bit of tzar your family has to endure and may your lives be filled with only simcha’s from this day on. hamakom yinachem eschem b’toch sha’ar avieley tzion v’yerushalayim
#38 i feel ur love!
%1000 on the money!
the Rebbeh knows & the Rebbe seeks to protect us against tragedy!
remember ppl think the Rebbe is pushing g-ds agenda! in fact the Rebbe was always pushing our agenda as #1!
if the Rebbe begged us to do tznius chitas ahavas yisroel… he did so for OUR sake!! so lets be smart & follow our Rebbe for our own safety & good!
Making Peace
BDE
To Peacemaker #29
There is a 3rd possibility. Leave everything as it is right now.
However seeing that both sides of the kehilla believe they are right, then a suggestion to not seek emess is not a solution. (Oooops. I suddenly realize that the clamor , or the silence, to ignore a review of a psak, is a fear of emess?)
hachlata
Unfortunately there are many tradegies like this and in order not to forget we must take on something in honor of him so his memory can live on. Kazi u are sorely missed
all sides want to prevent more tragedies
All ppl can agree on this… Kazi deserves our best Leiloy nishmaso!
so lets do what our dear Rebbe told us to re attracting hashems blessings & safety!
study chitas daily, have your tefilin and mezuzot checked by a sofeir and dress beautifully AND modestlys !
this formula is endoresed by our rebbi and is somthing all sides agree works when followed
Boris from Midwood
Kazi
even though i knew you for a few years
you were a good person and i will never forget how nice you were and treated me with the utmost respect.
i will always remember your voice and i hope your in a better place
RIP