Rabbi Jesse Horn will be the Scholar-in-Residence on the weekend of December 12 and 13, at Congregation Beth Aaron, 950 Queen Anne Road, Teaneck.

His topic Friday night at 7:45 p.m. in the shul will be “Noach, Yonah, Lot, and Avraham: What It Takes to Start-up a Nation.” At 2:50 p.m. on Shabbat afternoon, he will speak about “Shimshon’s Leadership, Individuality, and Central Role in Sefer Shoftim. Between Mincha and Maariv the topic will be “Shevach: What Are the First Three Brachot of the Shemona Esrei All About?”

Rav Jesse Horn is a Ram at Yeshivat Hakotel, where he is known for his methodological and Brisker approach to Gemara, creative shiurim in Tanach, and warm personality. He has previously taught Gemara at Columbia University and has been a guest lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, Brandeis, NYU, and in various communities spanning five continents. He has taught in many seminaries in Israel, including MMY, Shaalvim for Women, Midreshet Harova, and Baer Miriam, and is Ram at NCSY Kollel during the summers. Rabbi Horn is the author of a popular Halacha email that is disseminated to almost 1,000 readers weekly.