Rabbi Dvir Cahana

Rabbi Dvir Cahana is the rabbi for Base Miami, a young professionals community powered by Mem-Global/Moishe House.

A hip hop and rap artist, Dvir is the rabbinic educator for the Jewish rap collective Rappers and Rabbis. Under his leadership, the group has made a Hip Hop Haggadah and Hip Hop Prayerbook performed in front of thousands of teens nationwide.  Dvir’s 15 studio albums show a love of Yiddishkeit and wordplay (see here). Dvir has performed on stages across North America including Sababa Fest and The End of the Weak World MC Challenge.

Dvir is a winner of the Jewish Week’s “36 Under 36” award for launching The Amen Institute, an international space where professional artists and rabbis unite to inspire each other in the creation of Torah-art. Additionally, The Amen Institute has mentored over 30 teens from across the United States through the Amen SELA fellowship, powered by the Legacy Heritage Foundation.

Rabbi Cahana carries forward a distinguished rabbinic legacy. He is the grandson of Rabbi Moshe Cahana, a Sanzer Chassid from Tsfat who became a passionate Zionist and civil rights advocate. His father, Rabbi Ronnie Cahana, is a rabbi of extraordinary profundity and resilience, widely recognized for his extensive writings and leadership both before and since his stroke. Dvir’s lineage further extends to the Chatam Sofer and Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk, connecting him to foundational figures of Jewish thought and spirituality.

Dvir has taught Torah, led Tefillah, and built community in his hometown community of Montreal and, more recently, in New York City where he held internships at the Stanton Street Synagogue and the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale.

Dvir studied at Concordia University (where he played Division 1 basketball), McGill University, and smichah ordination from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah.

He lives with his wife Shalhevet in Miami.