Binyamin Lipkin

Binyamin Lipkin was born in 1974 in Jerusalem

Binyamin Lipkin was born on March 21, 1974, in the Chabad neighborhood of Jerusalem. His parents, Yaakov Moshe and Mina, belonged to the Chabad movement. He studied at the Talmud Torah HaMesorah and later at Chabad yeshivas in Lod and Kiryat Gat.

In 1993 he began writing opinion columns for the weekly Kfar Chabad, where he also worked as a reporter. In 1996 he moved to the newspaper Yom HaShishi as its chief interviewer. He later edited the Shas party paper Yom LeYom and the magazine Mishpacha Tova.

From 2000 to 2012 he was chief editor of the Haredi weekly Bakehilah. In November 2012 he became editor of the daily Hamevaser. In 2015 his practice of not publishing images of women drew press attention after he digitally removed female leaders from a photo of European leaders.

He has written several books, including Chesbono Shel Olam in 2000, about the Lubavitcher Rebbe. In 2019 he began editing the new paper Ki Karov. In 2023 he left journalism and worked as a media adviser at the office of Ronen Tzur until early 2024.

He married Nechama Dina Weigler in July 1995. He lives in Ramla and is the father of 11 sons and a daughter. He also serves as spokesman of the Kedumim regional council.