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KMTT - the Torah Podcast
A 30-40 shiur on a Torah topic, every working day, from Yeshivat Har Etzion and the VBM.
Episodes
KMTT - the Torah PodcastChayei Sara | Finding a Wife for Yitzchak
Chayei Sara | Finding a Wife for Yitzchak, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Did Rivka think she was marrying the man at the well? A hidden twist in the Torah text…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastChayei Sara 5787 | Of Fish, Fox and Martyrdom
Mind of a Monotheist | 5 | Chayei Sara | Of Fish, Fox and Martyrdom, by Rav David Debow What if we've had the fox and the fish backwards all along? A new…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva | Chayei Sara | Nichum Avelim
The Weekly Mitzva | Chayei Sara | Nichum Avelim, by Rav Binyamin Tabory God visited the sick and comforted the grieving, and so must we.
KMTT - the Torah PodcastTalking Machshava | 3 | Can Human Reason Know God's Will? Avraham's Answer
Can Human Reason Know God's Will? Avraham's Answer, by Rav Ezra Bick and Rav Eli Weber Avraham raised the knife with tears in his eyes. What was he still…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastVayera | Partners with God: Tzedaka, Mishpat and Laughter
Vayera | Partners with God: Tzedaka, Mishpat and Laughter, by Rav Ezra Bick and Rav Avraham Wein Justice in Sedom, laughter in Avraham's tent: two lessons on…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSefat Emet | Vayera | Request, Not Command: Two Readings of the Akeida
Sefat Emet | Vayera | Request, Not Command: Two Readings of the Akeida, by Rav Eli Weber God asked, but didn't command. Why did Avraham go to the Akeida…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastMind of a Monotheist | 4 | Vayera | Avraham - Antimartyr
Mind of a Monotheist | 4 | Vayera | Avraham - Antimartyr, by Rav David Debow Is the Akeida really about martyrdom? A close reading reveals the Monotheist's…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastVayera | Sodomy?
Vayera | Sodomy? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom How can we make sense of Lot's offer to the townspeople of Sodom? This lecture re-evaluates the narrative of Sodom…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva | Vayera | Deviation from the Truth
The Weekly Mitzva | Vayera | Deviation from the Truth, by Rav Binyamin Tabory Did God "lie" to Avraham?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastErev Shabbat Program | Lekh Lekha | Hearing the Call and Working for God
Lekh Lekha | Hearing the Call and Working for God, by Rav Ezra Bick and Rav Yonatan Shai Freedman God's call is always broadcasting. Why was Avraham the one…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastMind of a Monotheist | 3 | Lekh Lekha | Egyptian Beauty Bias
Mind of a Monotheist | 3 | Lekh Lekha | Egyptian Beauty Bias by Rav David Debow What does Sarai's beauty in Egypt teach about racism? Rabbi David Debow reads…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastWhy Give Tzedaka? Ethics as Divine Service
Why Give Tzedaka? Ethics as Divine Service, by Rav Ezra Bick and Rav Eli Weber In this second episode of Talking Machshava ("Talking Jewish Thought"), Rav Eli…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSefat Emet | Lekh Lekha | Why Abraham Alone Heard God's Call
Sefat Emet | Lekh Lekha | Why Abraham Alone Heard God's Call, by Rav Eli Weber Why does the Torah never explain why God chose Abraham? Drawing on the Zohar…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSefat Emet | Noach | Noach and Avraham: Two Faces of Divine Help | Rabbi Eli Weber
Sefat Emet | Noach | Noach and Avraham: Two Faces of Divine Help, by Rabbi Eli Weber Everyone needs God's help, Noach and Avraham alike. That is how the Sefat…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastLekh Lekha | 'VaYirdof ad Dan': The "Dan" Problem
Lekh Lekha | 'VaYirdof ad Dan': The "Dan" Problem, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom How can Avraham be described as chasing the kings "to Dan"? Isn't that a…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastLekh Lekha | The Brit as Relates to Non-Jews
Lekh Lekha | The Brit as Relates to Non-Jews, by Rav Binyamin Tabory Does circumcision apply to gentiles? May a Jew circumcise a gentile? Brit mila has two…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastNoach | Ever Min Ha-chai
Noach | Ever Min Ha-chai, by Rav Binyamin Tabory The seventh of the mitzvot benei Noach: to whom does it apply? All humanity must keep the seven Noahide laws…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastErev Shabbat Program | Noach | Why Chamas Doomed the World; What Noach Missed
Noach | Why Chamas Doomed the World; What Noach Missed, by Rav Ezra Bick with guest Rav Jacob Bernstein Robbery did not just add to the sins of the Flood…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastMind of a Monotheist | 2 | Noach: Shem, Ham and Yefet: Torah's Map of Peoplehood
Mind of a Monotheist | 2 | Noach: Shem, Ham and Yefet: Torah's Map of Peoplehood, by Rabbi David Debow Is the Torah biased? Why is Noach's son Yefet named for…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastTalking Machshava | 1 | Is Halakha the Enemy of Loving God?
Is Halakha the Enemy of Loving God? A new series with Rav Eli Weber in conversation with Rav Ezra Bick Does God care which way your lulav faces? Rav Bick on…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSefat Emet | Who Was the Sefat Emet? Life, Legacy, Learning
Sefat Emet | Who Was the Sefat Emet? Life, Legacy, Learning, by Rav Eli Weber Intro to the Series. He refused to become Rebbe as a teen. Meet the Sefat Emet…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastNew Series! Sefat Emet | Bereishit
New Series! Sefat Emet | Bereishit | What was the World Missing? Rashi teaches that the world lacked one thing after six days: rest. The Sefat Emet explains…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastBereishit | The Sin of the Tree of Knowledge
Bereishit | The Sin of the Tree of Knowledge, by Rav David Debow In this first episode of the 'Mind of a Monotheist' series, we explore Adam and Eve's first…
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"The Take-Home Meaning of Shemini Atzeret"
"The Take-Home Meaning of Shemini Atzeret" by Rav Assaf Bednarsh Leil Hoshana Rabba 5787, Heichal Shlomo
KMTT - the Torah PodcastExploring Charedi Culture
Exploring Charedi Culture with Alumni Coordinator Rav Yonatan Shai Freedman in conversation with Jonathan Rosenblum. Jonathan Rosenblum is the director…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastVeZot HaBerakha | Birkat Moshe: Sequence, Meaning and Purpose
VeZot HaBerakha | Birkat Moshe: Sequence, Meaning and Purpose, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom This shiur addresses the order of the tribes as they receive Moshe's…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAveilut and Simcha: How Rav Soloveitchik Read Yom Kippur's Hidden Joy
Aveilut and Simcha: How Rav Soloveitchik Read Yom Kippur's Hidden Joy, by Rav Yosef Blau Kiyum simcha beYom HaKippurim. No festive meal, no Hallel — so why…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastShabbat Shuva | Teshuva Mei'Yir'a: The Runaway Son
Shabbat Shuva | Teshuva Mei'Yir'a: The Runaway Son, by Rav Eli Weber Why would Chazal choose the "cynical," self-interested model of teshuva for the Shabbat…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRosh Hashana 5787 | Chana's Silent Prayer
Rosh Hashana 5787 | Chana's Silent Prayer, by Rav Eli Weber Chana's silent tears at Shiloh became the model for Jewish prayer. Discover the story. Shmuel Alef…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRosh Hashana | How Did We Get To 30 Blasts?
Rosh Hashana | How Did We Get To 30 Blasts? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why do we blow 30 shofar blasts from one vague word in the Torah? The answer involves…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastWhen Rosh Hashana Falls on Shabbat
When Rosh Hashana Falls on Shabbat, by Eli Weber A topic which is obviously specific to this year, but also a topic with huge implications to the interplay…
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The Parasha Pod | 51 | Rosh Hashana
The Parasha Pod | 51 | Rosh Hashana, by Rav Menachem Leibtag and Rav Mordechai Rosenberg Rosh Hashana and Listening to the Shofar When we Can't Hear It 00:00 -…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastNitzavim - Vayelekh | "Sos Asis" - I Greatly Rejoice in God
Nitzavim - Vayelekh | "Sos Asis" - I Greatly Rejoice in God by Rav Eli Weber The last and sweetest of the seven haftarot of consolation — can love and awe of…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastKi Tavo | The Historical and Metaphysical Future
Ki Tavo | The Historical and Metaphysical Future, by Rav Eli Weber Why is the haftara for Ki Tavo so uniquely comforting? A look at divine light, historic…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastKi Tavo | The Power of Mikra Bikkurim and Vidui Ma'asrot
Ki Tavo | The Power of Mikra Bikkurim and Vidui Ma'asrot, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The final two Mitzvot in Moshe's presentation of the Law (נאום המצוות) are…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastKi Tetze | Roni Akara: Hope That Transforms Present Pain
Ki Tetze | Roni Akara: Hope That Transforms Present Pain, by Rav Eli Weber Yeshayahu 54: 1-10 The haftara "Roni Akara" consoles Israel not about the pain of…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Special Celebration of טו באב - the Fifteenth of Av
The Special Celebration of טו באב - the Fifteenth of Av, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The happiest days of the year, Rabban Shim'on b. Gamliel tells us, were the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastVaetchanan | Nachamu Nachamu Ami
Vaetchanan | Nachamu Nachamu Ami, by Rav Eli Weber Yeshayahu 40: 1-26 Is repentance required for redemption?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastDevarim | "The vision of Yeshayahu son of Amotz"
Devarim | "The vision of Yeshayahu son of Amotz", by Rav Eli Weber Yeshayahu 1:1-27 Is ritualistic worship enough?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastMatot - Masei | "For My people have committed two evils"
Matot - Masei | "For My people have committed two evils", by Rav Eli Weber Yirmiyahu 2: 4-28, 3:4 Idolatry as Betrayal. Why couldn't even Yoshiyahu's great…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastYirmiyah, the Joyous Sounds of Weddings, and the Return to the Land
Yirmiyah, the Joyous Sounds of Weddings, and the Return to the Land, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why are the themes of marriage and the return to Yerushalayim…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastMatot | Moabite Daughters, a Midianite Princess and Pinchas
Matot | Moabite Daughters, a Midianite Princess and Pinchas, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Balak-Pinchas-Matot. Why is the "war of vengeance" carried out against…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastPinchas | Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee
Pinchas | Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, by Rav Eli Weber Yirmiyahu 1:1 - 2:3 The burden of prophecy.
KMTT - the Torah PodcastBalak | The remnant of Yaakov shall be among the nations
Balak | The remnant of Yaakov shall be among the nations, by Rav Eli Weber Mikha 5:6 - 6:8 Is being alone a curse or a blessing?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastBein HaMetzarim | Brit Sinai and Brit Zion
Bein HaMetzarim | Brit Sinai and Brit Zion, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom What is the message emerging from the parallel lists of 5 calamities on each of 17 Tamuz…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastChukat | Now Yiftach the Gil'adite was a mighty man of valour
Chukat | Now Yiftach the Gil'adite was a mighty man of valour, by Rav Eli Weber Shoftim 11:1-33 The leader Am Yisrael needed
KMTT - the Torah PodcastKorach | 5786 | For the Lord will not forsake His people
Korach | 5786 | For the Lord will not forsake His people, by Rav Eli Weber I Shmuel 11: 14-15 - 12:1-22 Shmuel HaNavi's farewell speech, the Haftara for…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastBirkat Chatanim | More (or perhaps less) Than You Thought...
Birkat Chatanim | More (or perhaps less) Than You Thought... by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom We are all familiar with ברכת חתנים, although generally in its more…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastShelach | The Children of Lot, The "Sin of the Spies" and Tish'a b'Av
Shelach | The Children of Lot, The "Sin of the Spies" and Tish'a b'Av by Yitzchak Etshalom Why did Chazal anchor the tragic history of Tish'a b'Av in the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastBeha'alotekha | Sing and rejoice, o daughter of Zion
Beha'alotekha | Sing and rejoice, o daughter of Zion, by Rav Eli Weber How do we recover from destruction? Zekharia 2:14 - 4:7
KMTT - the Torah PodcastNaso | Shimson the Nazirite... Indeed?
Naso | Shimson the Nazirite... Indeed? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The annunciation of Shimshon's birth (Shoftim 13) carries several anomalies; indeed, his own…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastWhy is there a Mitzva to Learn Torah?
Why is there a Mitzva to Learn Torah? by Rav Mordechai Friedman This shiur tackles a fundamental philosophical question: if the Torah already obligates us to…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRuth in Stereo: Mikra and Midrash
Ruth in Stereo: Mikra and Midrash, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom After a brief introduction to the literature of Midrash and specifically Midrash Aggada, we analyze…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastGeulat haShem: Redemption of a Name in Megilat Ruth
Geulat haShem: Redemption of a Name in Megilat Ruth, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Who is being "redeemed" in Megilat Rut? The notion of "Geula" is prominent…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastBamidbar | "Say to your brothers Ammi?"
Bamidbar | "Say to your brothers Ammi?", by Rav Eli Weber Hoshea 2: 1-22 The Haftara for Bamidbar, from Hosea chapter 2, is simultaneously a prophecy of…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastYom Yerushalayim | Psalm 122 - "I rejoiced when they said to me"
Yom Yerushalayim | Psalm 122 - "I rejoiced when they said to me" by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom What is the message of Psalm 122, strongly associated with the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastBehar-Bechukotai | "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord"
Behar-Bechukotai | "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord", by Rav Eli Weber Yirmiyahu 16:19 - 17:14. What does it mean to believe?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastLag ba'Omer | What's Behind the Celebration?
Lag ba'Omer | What's Behind the Celebration? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The celebration of Lag ba'Omer is as much of a mystery as the prevailing practices in the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastEmor | "They shall enter into my sanctuary"
Emor | "They shall enter into my sanctuary", by Rav Eli Weber Yechezkel 44: 15-31 The kedusha is in the details.
KMTT - the Torah PodcastEmor | "ממחרת השבת" and the Calendar Controversy
Emor | "ממחרת השבת" and the Calendar Controversy, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Who were the "Beitusin" who challenged rabbinic authority about the date of Shavuot?…