Rabbi Ari Kahn

Eliyahu's Missing Vav

Figuring out how to merit coming back to the Land of Israel

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Parshat Schlach / Giants and Grasshoppers

How is hatred related to the sin of the spies? what is the core of the sin?

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Parshat Shlach / Forgive Forget (1)

After the "sin of the Spies" a group of Jews ask for forgiveness and start the trip to Israel....

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Shuvu Banim Shovivim

Can everyone do teshuva? The curious story of Elisha Ben Avuya/Aher - could he have done teshuva?

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Parshat Nitzavim / Rewriting History

How the collective called Knesset Yisrael creates a new identity which transcends time

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Mutual Responsibility

How Jews are responsible for one another - and why the law begins in the Land of Israel

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Fasts of the 8th and 9th of Tevet

What is the origin and authority of the fasts on the 8th and 9th of Tevet?

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despite constant opposition Kol Nidrie survives, the story and the idea behind this prayer

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Weekly parsha shiur at Yeshivat Sha'alvim. / Vayechi /Losing Prophecy

5775-The drama behind Yaakov losing his clairvoyance

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Becoming Yehoshua (1)

The significance of Yehoshua having his name changed

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The Happiness of Rosh Hashanah

What is the nature of Rosh Hashanah? The biblical texts are obscure. Rabbinic texts provide clues...

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Becoming Yehoshua

The significance of Yehoshua having his name changed

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Parshat Bahalotcha / Uplifting the Levi

5775-What is behind the process of lifting the Levites? Why it was destined for the Levites to...

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Is not in the spirit of shabbat a real thing

5775-are there aspects of shabbat which do not fit into the 39 melachot?

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Shemitah Shabbat and Exile (1)

5775-An attempt to understand the last 6 chapters of Vayikra, and explain why Vayikra has 2...

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Lag Baomer - Impromptu remarks on Rebbe Shimon Bar Yochai

5775-How can Rebbe Shimon save all in the day of judgement? Charting the development of Rebbe...

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Shemitah Shabbat and Exile (long version)

Why does Vayikra have two endings? includes discussion on the age of the universe

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-Generic Jews or a Nation of Kohanim

Holiness as it applies to Koahnim and other Jews

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Life and teachings of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein

The life upbringing and contributions of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein

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Weekly parsha shiur at Yeshivat Sha'alvim/ FreeBird

5775-Repercussions of holiness - Actions and consequences, sin and punishment.

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