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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 PodcastShemot | Elokei Avikha - The God of Your Father
Shemot | Elokei Avikha - The God of Your Father, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom When God first summons Moshe to his great agency, He introduces Himself to his…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 11: Lying for Peace and Quoting a More Accepted Authority
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 11: Lying for Peace and Quoting a More Accepted Authority, by Rav Gidon Rothstein Lies for peace and fabricating a quote!
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSheva Berakhot: Six, Five, Three or One?
Sheva Berakhot: Six, Five, Three or One? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom We are all familiar with "Sheva Berakhot", such that we even refer to the festive meals…
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Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 10: Bending or Breaking the Truth for Peace
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 10: Bending or Breaking the Truth for Peace, by Rav Gidon Rothstein Situations when we may say what is not strictly true, and…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastA Different Type of Gadol
A Different Type of Gadol: Hesped for Harav Chaim Meir Druckman zt"l
KMTT - the Torah PodcastChanuka | The Evolution of a Berakha
Chanuka | The Evolution of a Berakha, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom What is the meaning of the phrase "bayamim hahem bazeman hazeh" - both in birkat hanisim and al…
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Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 9: Misleading Rather than Lying
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 9: Misleading Rather than Lying, by Rav Gidon Rothstein Situations where we are allowed to mislead others, deliberately speak in a…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastEight for 8 Days of Chanuka
Eight for 8 Days of Chanuka, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb 1: The Centrality of the Jewish Home. 2: Mehadrin and Living a Life of Religious Aspiration 3: "Naaseh Nes…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastChanuka, Bein Mizrach leMaarav
Chanuka, Bein Mizrach leMaarav, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The famous Beraita which details the various standards of fulfillment of the Mitzva of Ner Chanuka (BT…
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Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 8: Staying Far from Untrut
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 8: Staying Far from Untruth, by Rav Gidon Rothstein How far we are required to go to be sure we are involved in truth and not…
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Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 7: Rounding Out R. Yonah's Liars
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 7: Rounding Out R. Yonah's Liars, by Rav Gidon Rothstein Liars with no specific profit, what they do wrong, with some exceptions…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastVayishlach | Rachel's Tragic Death: Why Did It Have To Happen?
Vayishlach | Rachel's Tragic Death: Why Did It Have To Happen? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The dramatic event of the birth of Binyamin, the only child of Yaakov…
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Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 6: Rabbenu Yonah's Most Serious Liars
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 6: Rabbenu Yonah's Most Serious Liars, by Rav Gidon Rothstein Starting Rabbenu Yonah's second group who will not greet the Divine…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastVayetze | Who Knew What, When?
Vayetze | Who Knew What, When? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The famous deception of Yaakov on his wedding night, in which Leah was brought in to his chambers in…
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Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 5: Last Discussion of Moshav Leitzim
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 5: Last Discussion of Moshav Leitzim, by Rav Gidon Rothstein Closing up our analysis of leitzim, with a few examples of how responsa…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastToldot | Why "Beersheva"?
Toldot | Why "Beersheva"? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom What does "Beersheva" mean? Well of an oath? (If so, which oath) Well of the seven? (seven of what?) Seventh…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastA Conversation About Covenants | Rabbi Lord Sacks zt"l
A Conversation About Covenants | Rabbi Gavriel Rosen featuring Rabbi Lord Sacks zt"l, special commemorative marking Rav Sacks's second yahrzeit
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Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 4: Moshav Leitzim in Avot and Shulchan Arukh
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 4: Moshav Leitzim in Avot and Shulchan Arukh, by Rav Gidon Rothstein A further way to understand leitzim in general, from Pirkei…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastChayei Sara | What's The Matter With Canaanite Girls?
Chayei Sara | What's The Matter With Canaanite Girls? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom When Avraham's days are nigh, he summons his chief slave and administers an oath…
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Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 3: Other Views of Leitzim
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 3: Other Views of Leitzim, by Rav Gidon Rothstein Expanding our understanding of what qualifies as a letz, as someone who does not…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastVayera | Kesut Einayim - Unraveling a Biblical Enigma
Vayera | Kesut Einayim - Unraveling a Biblical Enigma, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom In the aftermath of Sarah's safe return after being taken into the court of…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastMental Health and Halacha - What Kinds of She'elot Arise
Mental Health and Halacha - What Kinds of She'elot Arise, special sicha for the Overseas Students, with Rav Yoni Rosensweig Rabbi of the Netzach Menashe…
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Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 2: Defining a Letz
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot: How Not to Lose the Divine Presence #2 by Rav Gidon Rothstein This is Week Two, Defining a Letz. What's a Letz? Defining the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastLekh Lekha | Vayikra BeShem Hashem: Avraham's Altars
Lekh Lekha | Vayikra BeShem Hashem: Avraham's Altars Upon his arrival in the Land, Avra(ha)m builds a מזבח; he then builds another one where he sets up his…
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Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot - How Not to Lose the Divine Presence
BRAND NEW SERIES, Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot - How Not to Lose the Divine Presence by Rav Gidon Rothstein This is Week One, The Four Groups who do not Greet…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastNoach | The Rainbow and the Covenant
Noach | The Rainbow and the Covenant, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Who are the parties to the first Berit, symbolized by the rainbow? The first ברית made in the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastBereishit | Unravelling a Bereishit Enigma
Bereishit | Unravelling a Bereishit Enigma, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The story of Kayin's descendants concludes with a return to Adam and to the "replacement"…
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Six Shifts in the "History" of Torah
Six Shifts in the "History" of Torah, by Rav Moshe Taragain Shiur given Leil Hoshana Rabba 5783, at Heichal Shlomo, Jerusalem Simchat Torah is a human…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSukkah Zu al Shum Mah?
Sukkah Zu al Shum Mah? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The Torah commands us to live in Sukkot in order "that your generations know that I made/allowed/enabled (?)…
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The Gates of Ne'ila
The Gates of Ne'ila - Harav Amital's Revolutionary Idea, by Rav Moshe Taragin
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The Unusual Additions to the Third Berakha on Yamim Noraim
ובכן תן פחדך - The Unusual Additions to the Third Berakha on Yamim Noraim, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom There are three (or four, or five) paragraphs which are…
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Special - Hashem Ori veYish'i - Psalm 27
Special - Hashem Ori veYish'i - Psalm 27, shiur given by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom, Sept 18, 2022 There is a relatively recent custom to recite Psalm 27 ה' אורי…
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Nitzavim | Sos Asis - The Seventh Stage of Consolation
Nitzavim | Sos Asis - The Seventh Stage of Consolation, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why does this final Haftara in the series of שבעה דנחמתא frequently utilize…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastPre-Selichot Sicha Elul 5782
Pre-Selichot Sicha Elul 5782, by Rav Eli Weber, given to the Overseas Talmidim Motzaei Shabbat Parashat Ki Tavo 5782. With a few minutes of nigunim both prior…
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The Roots of Teshuva
The Roots of Teshuva: The hidden depths of return and renewal in the thought of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l A Mishnat HaRAL Program in memory of David Landes…
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Ki Tavo | Kumi Ori - The Sixth Stage of Consolation
Ki Tavo | Kumi Ori - The Sixth Stage of Consolation, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom What do we imagine will attract the nations of the world to Yerushalayim at the…
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Ki Tetze | Roni Akara - The Fifth Stage of Consolation
Ki Tetze | Roni Akara - The Fifth Stage of Consolation, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why is the theme of consolation - and the word נחם - missing from this Haftara…
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Shoftim | Anochi Anochi Hu Menachemkhem - The Fourth Stage of Consolation
Shoftim | Anochi Anochi Hu Menachemkhem - The Fourth Stage of Consolation, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why does the נביא use the introductory אנכי twice - and…
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Re'eh | Aniya So'ara - The Third Stage of Consolation
Re'eh | Aniya So'ara - The Third Stage of Consolation, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The seven Shabbatot between Tish'a b'Av and Rosh Hashana are marked by a…
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Ekev | VaTomer Tzion Azavani Hashem
Ekev | VaTomer Tzion Azavani Hashem: The Second Stage of Consolation, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why do we skip from Yeshaya 40 to ch. 49 for this second Haftara…
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Vaetchanan - Nachamu Nachamu Ami
Vaetchanan - Nachamu Nachamu Ami, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The seven Shabbatot between Tish'a b'Av and Rosh Hashana are marked by a universally practiced…
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Go Beyond Apple Pie Comfort
From Redemption to Consolation: Between Pesach and 9BeAv. Our Best Strategies for Bi'at Ha-Go'el. #14 Go Beyond Apple Pie Comfort, by Rav Gidon Rothstein When…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastTalking About Eicha and More with Dr. Yael Ziegler
Talking About Eicha and More with Dr. Yael Ziegler, with Kol Deracheha host, Rachel Weber Leshaw. In this special Pre-Tish'a Be-Av episode we talk to Dr. Yael…
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Shir HaShirim | Understanding the Last 10 Pesukim
Shir HaShirim | Understanding the Last 10 Pesukim, by Rav Moshe Taragin Shiur given in the Tanakh Study Days 5782 of Herzog College Source sheet >>
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Megillat Eikha 6 - Chapter 5
Megillat Eikha 6 - Chapter 5, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom This final chapter of Megilat Eikhah brings the entire text to its necessary and desired conclusion and…
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Mourning Jerusalem Beyond Tisha B'Av
From Redemption to Consolation: Between Pesach and 9BeAv. Our Best Strategies for Bi'at Ha-Go'el. #13 Mourning Jerusalem Beyond Tisha B'Av, by Rav Gidon…
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Dena in Shekhem: A Reevaluation
Dena in Shekhem: A Reevaluation, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The tragic events of Bereishit 34, conventionally understood as a case of Shekhem's rape and…
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Masei | What Did Tzelofhad's Daughters Really Want?
Masei | What Did Tzelofhad's Daughters Really Want? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The request of Tzelofhad's daughters is generally seen as a desire to maintain…
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Thoughts on Mori veRabbi Harav Amital zt"l
Thoughts on Mori veRabbi Harav Amital zt"l upon his 12th Yahrzeit, by Rav Moshe Taragin
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Megillat Eikha 5 - Chapter 4
Megillat Eikha 5 - Chapter 4, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Chapter 4: Apparently unsuccessful in his attempt to inspire reflection and a glimmer of hope through…
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The Lessons in Finding the Reason for Jerusalem's Destruction
From Redemption to Consolation: Between Pesach and 9BeAv. Our Best Strategies for Bi'at Ha-Go'el. #12 The Lessons in Finding the Reason for Jerusalem's…
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Matot | When Did Bnei Yisrael Learn of Moshe's Fate?
Matot | "Do Not Bring Us Across the Jordan" - When Did Bnei Yisrael Learn of Moshe's Fate? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Examining several of the interactions…
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Megillat Eikha 4 - Chapter 3
Megillat Eikha 4 - Chapter 3, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Frustrated in his attempts to get the city to turn inwards, to find solace in God's everlasting kindness…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Trumpet Call and Lessons to Learn
From Redemption to Consolation: Between Pesach and 9BeAv. Our Best Strategies for Bi'at Ha-Go'el. #11 The Trumpet Call and Lessons to Learn, by Rav Gidon…
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Pinchas | Moshe's Demand that Hashem Appoint a Successor
Pinchas | כצאן אשר אין להם רעה Moshe's Demand that Hashem Appoint a Successor, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The most popular verse in the entire canon - וידבר ה'…
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Megillat Eikha 3 - Chapter 2
Megillat Eikha 3 - Chapter 2, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom As the desolate city burrows deeper into her isolation, she reflects on the loss of Divine protection…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastOverconfidence and the Destruction of Two Temples
From Redemption to Consolation: Between Pesach and 9BeAv. Our Best Strategies for Bi'at Ha-Go'el. #10 Overconfidence and the Destruction of Two Temples, by Rav…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSpecial sicha with Rav Blau: Reflection on a Zman Kayitz Afternoon
Special sicha. Rav Yosef Blau, mashgiach ruchani at RIETS, honored us with a short dvar Torah on the parasha, followed by an open conversation with the bnei…
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Balak | Making Sense of Bilam's Blessings
Balak | Making Sense of Bilam's Blessings, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom In engaging in the study of the curses-turned-blessings of the wizard Bilam, we typically…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastMegillat Eikha 2 - Chapter 1
Megillat Eikha 2 - Chapter 1, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The bereaved widow, abandoned by all of her friends and separated from her children, cries out in the…