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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.[1][2] The title was given to Abtalion and Shemaiah in the 1st century BCE.[3]
Since the 1990s, some branches of Liberal Judaism have ordained lay leaders and chaplains as darshanim.[citation needed] Today, the term is sometimes used for whoever delivers a sermon at a service, whether they are ordained or a layperson.
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