Rav Binyamin Bunim Menachem Mendel Maryles of Yaruslov zt"l
הרב בנימין בונים מנחם מנדל בן שמעון מרילס זצ"ל
Elul 15 , 5648
Rav Binyamin Bunim Menachem Mendel Maryles of Yaruslov zt"l
Son of Rav Shimon of Yaruslov. Son-in-law of Rav Avrohom Dovid Wahrman of Buczacz.
Rav Bunim Mendel succeeded his father Rav Shimon as rebbe of Yaruslov from the year תר"י. Like his father, he was a tall, striking figure. He was active in communal affairs and in תרמ"א, he was appointed president of the Yaruslov branch of Machzikei HaDas.
He davened in his father’s shul which was known as “Rav Shimon’s kloiz.” He was a great composer and a renowned baal tefillah, gifted with a beautiful voice. Both his father’s chassidim and the Chozeh’s chassidim who lived in Galicia were his followers.
His son Rav Shimon succeeded him as rebbe in Yaruslov.
His daughters and sons-in-law where: Rav Ephraim Tzvi Leventhal, married to his daughter Rivka; Rav Ahaon Wahrman of Buczacz, the husband of Pessele; a daughter married to Reb Yisroel Langner; and a daughter, Elka Reizel, who married Yaakov Meir HaLevi Shleperig, a fervent Belzer Chassid (he welcomed Rav Yissacher Dov of Belz, Rav Aharon of Belz and Rav Pinchos of Ostila as his guests in his home in Yaruslov).
He passed away on the 15th or 16th Elul תרמ"ח (1888); others say it was תר"ן (1890), and was laid to rest in his father’s ohel in Yaruslov.
Divrei Torah of Rav Binyamin Bunim Menachem Mendel Maryles of Yaruslov zt"l
Only one oral tradition survives: The pasuk in Tehillim (150:2) says “Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him for as befits His abundant greatness and kindness,” Rav Bunim Mendel of Yaruslov explained this pasuk based on Chazal’s statement in Brachos 54a which tells us that we have to bless Hashem over bad tidings with joy just as we do over good news. Therefore, the pasuk says “Praise Him [happily] for His mighty acts,” – [mighty] gevuros means harsh or difficult things. Likewise, we “Praise Him for His abundant kindness,” since gadlo can mean gedula and kindness. (Ohel Shimon p. 76)