Nachman Kahana

Rabbi Nachman Kahana
Rabbi
Personal details
Born	1937 Brooklyn, New York
Residence	Jerusalem, Israel
Occupation	Rabbi
Alma mater	Novardok Yeshiva
Semicha	Novardok Yeshiva

Nachman Kahana (Also spelled Kahane) (Hebrew: רב נחמן בן רב יחזקאל שרגא כהנא‎) is an Israeli rabbi.

Biography

Kahana was born in 1937 ^[1] and raised in Brooklyn, New York where he attended a branch of the Novardok Yeshiva, where he was ordained. His father was Rabbi Yechezkel (Charles) Shraga Kahane, and his brother was Rabbi Meir Kahane, the founder of the Jewish Defense League^[2] and Kach.

Career

He worked as a civil servant in Israel’s Ministry of Religious Affairs^[2] and has also led the Birkat Kohanim Institute,^[3] which has attempted to establish a database of reliable Kohanim in Israel. He is the founder of the Center for Kohanim.^[4]

He is currently the spiritual leader of Hazon Yichezkeil a member synagogue of Young Israel (Yisrael Hatzair) in the Old City of Jerusalem.^[5] Additionally he has founded the Institute for Talmudic Commentaries (המכון להסברת מפרשי התלמוד) through which he has published “Mei Menuchot” (מי מנוחות - Restful Waters) a Hebrew elucidation of the Tosafot commentary on several tractates of the Talmud.^[6] He has also been cited as collaborating on the recent and controversial attempts to resurrect the ancient Sanhedrin in the capacity of Av Beit Din^[7] (אב בית דין - Father of the Court House), which is the second in command to the Rosh HaYeshiva / Nasi ( נשיא/ראש הישיבה - Head of the Yeshiva/Prince).^[8]

Writings

Standard cover of Mei Menuchot published by The Institute for the Elucidation of Talmudic Commentaries.

• “Mei Menuchot” (מי מנוחות - Restful Waters) a Hebrew elucidation of the Tosafot commentary on several tractates of the Talmud.^[6]
• “With All Your Might" based on Rabbi Kahana’s weekly parasha and holiday messages of the past several years.^[9]

References

1. ^ Kahane.org Message Boards
2. ^ ^{a b} NY Times Obituaries; Meir Kahane, 58, Israeli Militant and Founder of the Jewish Defense League John Kifner, November 6th, 1990
3. ^ Philologos BPR Mailing List Digest April 1–3, 1999
4. ^ http://www.cohen-levi.org/whos_who/kahana_n001.htm
5. ^ Yisrael Hatzair Branches in Israel Jerusalem Area
6. ^ ^{a b} University of Bar-Ilan Catalog listing for המכון להסברת מפרשי התלמוד
7. ^ Israel National News; Sanhedrin Project Unveiled With Humility Ezra HaLevi, July 11th, 2005
8. ^ Maimonides Laws of Sanhedrin Function of Av Beit Din and Nasi
9. ^ http://nachmankahana.com/?cat=3

External links

• http://www.nachmankahana.com

Persondata
Name	Kahana, Nachman
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1937
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York
Date of death
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