Darshan (Judaism)
A darshan (Hebrew: דַּרְשָׁן) or baal darshan (Hebrew: בַּעַל־דַּרְשָׁן) is a Jewish Scriptural interpreter. Since the Middle Ages, it has referred to a professional sermonizer more broadly. The title was given to Abtalion and Shemaiah in the 1st century BCE.
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Since the 1990s, some branches of Liberal Judaism have ordained lay leaders and chaplains as darshanim.
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