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Musings on Minhagim

Musings on Minhagim

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Or Chaim Minyan, One Hour Before Mincha

159 Almore Avenue

Minhag, loosely and most imprecisely, translated as custom plays a central role in the practice of Judaism, - sometimes even more than law. Join Rabbi Kelman as one hour before mincha on Shabbat afternoon as we discuss the history, authority, and relevance of many of the minhagim we know and love - and some we may not.

Dates

April 29, 2023 August 19, 2023

Time

Saturdays 5:00 PM EDT

Location

Yeshivat Or Chaim

Class Video

April 29, 2023

Meet the speaker

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Rabbi Jay Kelman is founder and director of Torah in Motion. In addition to his leadership role at TiM, Rabbi Kelman teaches Halacha and Rabbinics at the Tanenbaum Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto. He received a BSc in accounting from Yeshiva University and Smicha from its affiliate, Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and served as a pulpit rabbi in Toronto for 15 years. During that time he was a recipient of the Award for Rabbinic Leadership from the Jewish Federation…

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