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Nachman Kahana

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Nachman Kahane ( ) was born in 1937 and raised in Brooklyn, New York where he attended a branch of the illustrious Novardok Yeshiva , which awarded him rabbinic ordination. His father was a well esteemed Talmudic scholar named Rabbi Yechezkel (Charles) Shraga Kahane, and his brother was Rabbi Meir Kahane , the founder of the Jewish Defense League and Kach . He is currently the spiritual leader of Hazon Yichezkeil a member synagogue of Young Israel (Yisrael Hatzair) in the Old City of Jerusalem . 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 . 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 (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) .1

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