Rabbi Ari Kahn graduated Yeshiva University with a BA in psychology and an MS degree in Talmud. A renowned speaker, he has lectured worldwide. Currently Rabbi Kahn is a Senior lecturer at Aishs Essentials, Fellowships and Executive Learning Center pragrams as well as the Director of the Foreign Student Program for Bar Ilan University. Rabbi Kahn is the author of the recently published book, Explorations, an in-depth analysis of the weekly Torah reading.
On analyzing ancient forms of idol worship, it sounds so bizarre that a parent could offer up their own child by burning them alive to gain a deity's favor? Rabbi Kahn explains the immorality that surrounded those practices and the ways this drive manifests itself today.
The uniqueness of each human being lies in his soul. Neither animal nor angel has the special neshama that has been entrusted to man. Hear what sanctity is and how one can bring oneself to holiness. An important class on understanding the Jewish perspective of elevating life.
One of the more shocking incidents in the Torah is the episode of the Jew who publicly cursed God's name. Just who was this defiant sinner, and what drove him to so brazenly commit this crime? Rabbi Kahn unravels this outrageous story of lust and violence.
Whenever we count days or years are we only interested in the final tally? The system we use indicates the type of culmination we're measuring. Rabbi Ari Kahn looks at the metaphysical significance of the Jubilee 50th year and how it influences the counting of the Omer and Yom Kippur. Hear some surprising spiritual secrets that indicate ways the universe operates.
This class opens up with an exciting story about the accidental incarceration of a 17th century kabbalistic prodigy and how the spiritual forces ensured his release. Rabbi Kahn proceeds to discuss how people can forget things that are very important. This class can help those who are trying to retain their studies.
The Bible is full of narratives. But many of them are out of chronological order. Rabbi Kahn probes why God would recount these stories out of their natural sequence, and how his amazing conclusions reveal deeper truths about the body and soul of the blueprint of Torah.
The sages say that the Almighty wears tefillin and prays. What does He pray for, and what is inscribed within His Tefillin? Hear an almost unbelievable symbiotic relationship between God and the Jewish people, and how we are actually able to determine the actions and reactions the Almighty will have.
Ever feel sad if not invited to a special party? Aaron, the High Priest, also felt dejected that his tribe was not invited to participate in the celebration of initiating the Tabernacle. As a seeming consolation prize, God gives him the job of lighting the Menorah. This weekly Torah portion paves the way to the struggle between Aaron’s descendants and the Greek Hellenists.
It is terribly difficult to understand the sin of the spies that gave over a negative report about the Land of Israel. Could it be possible these great people were motivated by their own honor? Rabbi Kahn gives a deeper understanding of why the heads of ten of the tribes wanted to stay in the desert, and proves his point by analyzing the silence of Joshua as the other ten slandered the land.
Moses sent the spies to the Land of Canaan hoping they would fall in love with it and bring back a great report. They misunderstood the assignment and botched the job. If that wasn't bad enough, a group of Israelites attempted to force their way into the land which resulted in a catastrophe. The keys to successfully enter the Holy Land is what this talk is about.