Jul 27, 2015
The Weekly Mitzva Parshat Va-etchanan, Davening Immediately Following the Berakha of Redemption, by Rav Yair Kahn
A discussion of the halakhic paramaters and spiritual significance of the requirement to daven immediately after the berakha of redemption.
Jul 27, 2015
Parshat Va'etchanan, Remembering Sinai, written by Rav Yair Kahn
Why is Moshe's account in Parshat Va'etchanan of the revelation at Sinai riddled with discrepancies from the Torah's earlier account in Parshat Yitro.
Jul 22, 2015
Parshat Devarim, Moshe's Interpretation of the Torah, written by Rav Yair Kahn
In Moshe's review of the events that occurred to the people of Israel in the wilderness beginning in this week's parasha, he seems to misremember the exact nature of several incidents. Were these discrepancies simply the result of Moshe's...
Jul 20, 2015
The Weekly Mitzva Parshat Devarim, The Requirement of Beit Din for Conversions, by Rav Yair Kahn
We will discuss the comparison between conversions and other court cases and the halachic ramifications of that comparison.