Binyamin Lipkin (Hebrew: בנימין ליפקין; born 1974) is a Chabad, Hasidic author and newspaper editor.[1][2]

Binyamin Lipkin

Career

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Lipkin was the past editor for the weekly religious newspaper Bakehilah from 2000 to 2012. From 2012, Lipkin has held the post of editor at the religious daily Hamevaser.[3]

In 2008, Lipkin was appointed to the public relations committee of the Haredi political party, United Torah Judaism.[3]

In 2015, Lipkin's Haredi editorial practice of not publishing images of women was scrutinized by the Israeli and American press, following his decision to digitally remove the faces of female leaders from a group photo of European leaders.[4][5]

Books

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  • D'mus Hachasidus (1995)
  • Al Hakavanos (1998)
  • Shleimus Haaretz (1996)
  • Eretz Avosaynu (1998)
  • Shamil (1998)
  • Chesbono Shel Olam (2000) - This book documents the preparations taken by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson to prepare for his death.[6]
  • B'chol Baysi Ne'eman Hu (2011)

References

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  1. ^ "Smurfette Removed From Movie Posters in Ultra-Orthodox Neighborhood in Israel". Tablet Magazine. 29 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Yair Netanyahu's non-Jewish girlfriend a national issue, Shas' Deri says". 28 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Benjamin Lipkin was appointed as a member of the United Torah Judaism public relations committee" COL: Chabad Online. 2008.
  4. ^ "Hareidi Paper that Cropped Out Women: No Apology". Israel National News. 15 January 2015.
  5. ^ PM, Stav Ziv On 1/14/15 at 4:20 (14 January 2015). "Double Take: Where Have All the Women Gone?". Newsweek.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Everyone A Tzaddik: Miracles, Transmission and Ascent - 1991-1994". www.chabad.org.