by Rabbi Nachman Kahana | Oct 26, 2012
BS”D Lech Lecha 5773 Part A: Of the many shiurim (lectures) and words of wisdom I gleaned from my rabbis, there is one whose lessons have remained with me until today because of its repetitiveness in life. The rabbi asked for a solution to the following problem:...
by Rabbi Nachman Kahana | Oct 19, 2012
BS”D Parashat Noach 5773 Part A: The Gemara (Pesachim 118b) discloses that when the Mashiach will appear, nations will come forward to present him with gifts. HaShem will permit him to receive gifts from Egypt and other nations, but will prohibit receiving gifts...
by Rabbi Nachman Kahana | Oct 12, 2012
BS”D Parashat Bereshiet 5773 Ten years ago, on the 24th of Tishrei 5763, Sargent Ari Weiss z”l fell in a firefight in the city of Shechem; Ari was 20 years old. Ari is the son of Rav Shmuel and Susie Weiss, one of the leading rabbinical families in the...
by Rabbi Nachman Kahana | Sep 14, 2012
BS”D Parshiot Netzavim-Va’yailech 5772 Devarim 29:9-10 You are all standing today in the presence of the Lord your God, the leaders of the tribes, your elders and law enforcement officials, and all the other men of Israel. Together with your children and your...
by Rabbi Nachman Kahana | Sep 7, 2012
BS”D Parashat Ki Tavo 5772 Our parasha begins: When you have entered the land the Lord your God gives you as a legacy and inheritance and have taken possession of it and settled in it Or Hachaim explains: The term Vehaya (which opens the parasha) refers to a...
by Rabbi Nachman Kahana | Aug 31, 2012
BS”D Ki Taytzay 5772 The Gemara (Rosh Hashana 18:a) poses the question: What method does HaShem employ when surveying the actions of man on Rosh Hashana? It quotes two opinions: “Reish Lakish (Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish) said, ‘like the ascent to Beit Maron...