Nachman Kahane

.For a period of time he toiled as a civil servant of Israel’s Ministry of Religious Affairs [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0D9143AF935A35752C1A966958260&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/K/Kahane,%20Meir NY Times Obituaries; Meir Kahane, 58, Israeli Militant and Founder of the Jewish Defense League] John Kifner, November 6th, 1990] and has also led the Birkat Kohanim Institute [ [http://philologos.org/bprdigests/1999/april/d040199i.htm Philologos BPR Mailing List Digest] April 1-3, 1999] , which has attempted to establish a database of reliable Kohanim in Israel. He is currently the spiritual leader of Hazon Yichezkeil a member synagogue of Young Israel (Yisrael Hatzair) in the Old City of Jerusalem [ [http://www.youngisrael.org/synagogues/israel/new%20list.htm Yisrael Hatzair Branches in Israel] Jerusalem Area] . 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 [ [http://library.os.biu.ac.il/F/EREIDSB7IR56B43S7DM1D296VX5X3GITJVH6PN6CN8B4V9NHM9-01829?func=find-acc&acc_sequence=000776635 University of Bar-Ilan] Catalog listing for המכון להסברת מפרשי התלמוד] . 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 [ [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/92348 Israel National News; Sanhedrin Project Unveiled With Humility] Ezra HaLevi, July 11th, 2005] (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) [ [http://www.mechon-mamre.org/i/e101.htm Maimonides Laws of Sanhedrin] Function of Av Beit Din and Nasi] .

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