
Rabbi Ari Kahn
Rabbi Ari Kahn received his rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary where he studied with Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik. He graduated Yeshiva University with a BA in psychology and an MS degree in Talmud.
He is Director of Foreign Student Programs at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, where he also is a senior lecturer in Jewish studies.
He is a renowned speaker, and has lectured worldwide. Having authored hundreds of articles on the weekly parasha and holidays with a readership in excess of 10,000, Rabbi Kahn is also the author of Explorations, an in-depth analysis of the weekly Torah reading, and Emanations, an in-depth analysis of the Jewish holidays. A new series – “Echoes of Eden” is currently in progress. This is a projected 5 volume set to be published by the OU and Gefen Publishing. The first three volumes are in print and the fourth is in production.
Drawing upon the vast reservoir of rabbinic literature – from Talmud to Midrash, from Zohar to the chassidic masters – Rabbi Kahn combines the mystical explorations of kabbala and chassidism with a highly-intellectual and broad-minded approach to Torah study. He applies psychology, literature and Jewish history to the understanding of esoteric midrashim and the Zohar. Five volumes of “Explorations” have been published in French. He has lived in Israel since 1984 with his wife Naomi and 5 children.
Parasha 5780
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Parashat Bereishit – Let Us Make Man
The Creation of man -
Parashat Noach A Natural Disaster
How are we to respond to disaster? -
Parashat Lech Lecha Leaving Terach
the complexity of Avraham leaving his home -
Parashat Vayera Making the Test Vanish
Shall we try to defend God or Avraham when we analyze the Akaida? -
Parashat Chaye Sara Real Estate
Significance of the acquisition of Maarat Hamachpela -
Parashat Toldot Following the Footsteps of a Giant
An analysis of the life of Yitzchak -
Parashat Vayetze Transformation
The vicissitudes endured by Yakov – before he could face his brother -
Parashat Vayishlach Sarah’s Protege
Death of a mysterious woman -
Parashat Vayeshev Candidates for Kingship
the struggle between Yosef and Yehudah -
Chanukah – More than a festival of lights
The implications of the victory of the Maccabees -
Parashat Vayechi Yehuda and Yosef The Blessed Tribes
The last wishes of Yaakov -
Parashat Vaera – Setbacks On The Way To Redemption
Why and how the road to redemption required setbacks