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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.
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KMTT - the Torah PodcastFasts with Lessons, 10 Tevet and 17 Tammuz
From Redemption to Consolation: Between Pesach and 9BeAv. Our Best Strategies for Bi'at Ha-Go'el. #9 Fasts with Lessons, 10 Tevet and 17 Tammuz, by Rav Gidon…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastMegillat Eikha 1 - Introduction
Megillat Eikha 1 - Introduction, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Introducing some of the unique features of the structure of Eikha, which speak directly to its…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastTokhacha and the Ideal Jewish Society
From Redemption to Consolation: Between Pesach and 9BeAv. Our Best Strategies for Bi'at Ha-Go'el. #8 Tokhacha and the Ideal Jewish Society, by Rav Gidon…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastParashat Korach with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parashat Korach with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - "Va'Yikach Korach" - What Did He Take? #2 - Contemporary Commentators - "The Common Sense…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastKorach | Three Books: Three Perspectives
Korach | Three Books: Three Perspectives, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The setting of Parashat Korach raises broader issues about the chronological sequencing of…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Active Voice of God in an Ideal Jewish State
From Redemption to Consolation: Between Pesach and 9BeAv. Our Best Strategies for Bi'at Ha-Go'el. #7 The Active Voice of God in an Ideal Jewish State, by Rav…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastShelach | Of Spies and Scouts
Shelach | Of Spies and Scouts, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The central story in Parashat Shelach is the "Meraglim" - even though they are never called "spies" in…
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Parashat Shelach with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parashat Shelach with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - The Sin of the Spies - What Sin?? #2 - Modern Commentators - Kalev and the Virtue of…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Role of the Beit HaMikdash in a Jewish Nation
From Redemption to Consolation: Between Pesach and 9BeAv. Our Best Strategies for Bi'at Ha-Go'el. #6 The Role of the Beit HaMikdash in a Jewish Nation, by Rav…
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Parashat Behaalotekha with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parashat Behaalotekha with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - The Jewish People Miss Free Fish?!?! #2 - Contemporary Commentators - The Inverted Nuns: Rabbi Lamm's…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastBeha'alotekha | Those Memorable Cornets
Beha'alotekha | Those Memorable Cornets, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The command to fashion two silver cornets (Bamidbar 10:1-10) is puzzling - are they to be…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastWiping out Amalek or Not?
From Redemption to Consolation: Between Pesach and 9BeAv. Our Best Strategies for Bi'at Ha-Go'el. #5 Wiping out Amalek or Not? by Rabbi Gidon Rothstein In this…
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The Development of Sefirat HaOmer
The Development of Sefirat HaOmer, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The Mitzva of "Sefirat ha'Omer" does not appear in Tannaitic literature and only seems to emerge at…
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Parashat Naso with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parashat Naso with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - Judaism's Approach to Physical Pleasure #2 - Contemporary Commentators - The Rewards and…
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Appreciating the Beauty of Yerushalayim
Appreciating the Beauty of Yerushalayim, special shiur, english adaptation of hebrew drasha given on Yom Yerushalayim 5782, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb
KMTT - the Torah PodcastWhy a King?
From Redemption to Consolation: Between Pesach and 9BeAv. Our Best Strategies for Bi'at Ha-Go'el. #4 Why a King? by Rabbi Gidon Rothstein In this fourth…
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Al haNissim for Yom Yerushalayim
Al haNissim for Yom Yerushalayim, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom. Text composed together with Dr. Avi Shmidman Since the miraculous days of June 1967, we have…
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Parashat Bamidbar with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parashat Bamidbar with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - Why Does It Matter How the Shevatim Were Organized in the Midbar? #2 - Contemporary…
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What is So Important about Yerushalayim?
What is So Important about Yerushalayim? by Rav Dovid Gottlieb, shiur given to the weekly women's group in Kehilat Ha'Ela Appreciating the dual religious…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastShavuot as the Culmination of Pesach
From Redemption to Consolation: Between Pesach and 9BeAv. Our Best Strategies for Bi'at Ha-Go'el. #3 Shavuot as the Culmination of Pesach, by Rabbi Gidon…
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Parashat Behar-Bechukotai with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parashat Behar-Bechukotai with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 Classical Commentators - The Torah's Approach to Real Estate #2 Modern Commentators - How Do We Survive…
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Bechukotai | Avraham's Path
Bechukotai | Avraham's Path, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The first 11 verses of Parashat Behukotai comprise the "berakha", the promised reward for the people's…
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From Rabbi Akiva's Students to Contemporary Israel
From Rabbi Akiva's Students to Contemporary Israel, Why Can't We All Just Get Along, shiur given to the weekly women's group in Kehilat Ha'Ela
KMTT - the Torah PodcastUnderstanding Anti-Semitism
Understanding Anti-Semitism - The Jews are the Sand Barrier of Humanity, by Rav Moshe Taragin Special shiur given in London at Mizrachi Day of Inspiration May…
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Mapping Modern Redemption through Past Miracles
Mapping Modern Redemption through Past Miracles, by Rav Moshe Taragin Special shiur given in London at Mizrachi Day of Inspiration May 15, 2022
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Rabbi Sacks and the Four Jewish Lessons for Modern Society
Rabbi Sacks and the Four Jewish Lessons for Modern Society, by Rav Moshe Taragin. Special shiur given in London at Mizrachi Day of Inspiration May 15, 2022…
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Appreciating the Religious Impact of Eretz Yisrael on ALL Mitzvot
Appreciating the Religious Impact of Eretz Yisrael on ALL Mitzvot, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb, shiur given to the weekly women's group in Kehilat Ha'Ela If there…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastWhat Are We Counting, Where Are We Going?
From Redemption to Consolation: Between Pesach and 9BeAv. Our Best Strategies for Bi'at Ha-Go'el. #2 What Are We Counting, Where Are We Going, by Rabbi Gidon…
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Behar | Fear My Mikdash - Which Mikdash?
Behar | Fear My Mikdash - Which Mikdash? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The short Parasha of Behar Sinai is, as alluded to in its heading, out of sequence and was…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Omer and Yetziat Mitzrayim, Lessons of the Start
New Series: From Redemption to Consolation: Between Pesach and 9BeAv. Our Best Strategies for Bi'at Ha-Go'el, by Rabbi Gidon Rothstein We will progress from…
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Parashat Emor with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parashat Emor with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - Sefiras HaOmer - The Deeper Reason Why We Count #2 - Modern Commentators - Why Do We…
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Kedoshim Tiheyu | The Responsibility of Atzma'ut
Kedoshim Tiheyu | The Responsibility of Atzma'ut, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Yom Ha'Atzmaut always falls out during the season that we read אחרי מות and קדושים…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAvi Mori | A Life Without Shame or Disgrace
Thanking Rosh Beit Midrash SKA Migdal Oz בית המדרש לנשים מגדל עז Rabbanit Esti Rosenberg for speaking with us today about her father, Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav…
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Torah of HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein: How Did Rav Lichtenstein zt"l Impact Religious Zionism
Torah of HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein: How Did Rav Lichtenstein zt"l Impact Religious Zionism, shiur given by Rav Moshe Taragin at Cong. Rinat Yisrael (Teaneck…
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Kedoshim | לא תקום ולא תטור - Vengeance AND/OR/ON ACCOUNT OF Bearing a Grudge
Kedoshim | לא תקום ולא תטור - Vengeance AND/OR/ON ACCOUNT OF Bearing a Grudge, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The crescendo of laws governing interpersonal…
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Parashat Acharei Mot - Kedoshim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parashat Acharei Mot - Kedoshim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - The Timeless Message of Sa'ir HaMishtaleach #2 - Contemporary…
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Yom HaAtzma'ut | מדיניות ומדינה - Statecraft and State
Yom HaAtzma'ut | מדיניות ומדינה - Statecraft and State, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Proper appreciation not only for the miracle of Jewish statehood but for the…
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Yom HaShoah | Rav Asher Weiss on Emuna
Yom HaShoah | Rav Asher Weiss on Emuna, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb What are the three things we must teach about the Shoah?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastPesach | As if We Came Out from Egypt
Pesach | As if We Came Out from Egypt - The Pedagogy of the Pilgrimage Festivals, by Rav Alan Haber What does it mean that we are to see ourselves as if WE…
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Pesach | "Five" Phrases of Redemption
Pesach | "Five" Phrases of Redemption, pre-Pesach zoom shiur by Rav Moshe Taragin, April 7, 2022 The core part of the seder which describes the actual exodus…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastPesach | The Depths of our Tragedy in Egypt
Pesach | עמלנו: אלו הבנים - The Depths of our Tragedy in Egypt, pre-Pesach shiur given over zoom by Rosh Hayeshiva Harav Mosheh Lichtenstein, April 7, 2022…
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Pesach | How Many Matzot?
Pesach | How Many Matzot? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom There are two disputes between Rambam and the Tosafists regarding the Seder. Rambam maintains that the…
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Pesach | Insights into the Haggada
Pesach | Insights into the Haggada, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb, shiur given to the weekly women's group in Kehilat Ha'Ela
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Pesach | Cleaning and Kashering for Pesach
Pesach | Cleaning and Kashering for Pesach, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb, shiur given to the weekly women's group in Kehilat Ha'Ela
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Pesach | The Four Sons Revisited
Pesach | The Four Sons Revisited, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom One of the most beloved and well-known passages in the Haggadah is the Midrash of the "Four Sons"…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSpecial | Two Types of Chinuch
Special | Two Types of Chinuch, shiur given by Rav Mordechai Willig to the Overseas Students, followed by a short Q+A session.
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Parashat Tazria Metzora with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parashat Tazria Metzora with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - Was Tzara'as a Physical or Spiritual Ailment? A Surprising Debate in the Rishonim…
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Pesach | An Overview of the Halakhot of the Seder
Pesach | An Overview of the Halakhot of the Seder, part 1 of 3, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb, shiur given to the weekly women's group in Kehilat Ha'Ela
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Hasmadah, Anavah and Ahavah: A Tribute to Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt"l
Hasmadah, Anavah and Ahavah: A Tribute to Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt"l, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb Reflections on various aspects of Torah - most notably hasmadah - in…
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How Many Questions? Re-examining the Mah Nishtanah
How Many Questions? Re-examining the Mah Nishtnah, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom One of the most well-known and beloved passages in the Hagadah is the "Four…
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Parashat Shemini with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parashat Shemini with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - Why Keep Kosher? 3 Approaches #2 - Contemporary Commentators - Moshe Forgot Something -…
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Hesped for Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt"l
We gathered today to join Am Yisrael in mourning the loss of HaRav Chaim Kanievsky ztl. Hesped by Rav Moshe Taragin.
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Parashat Tzav with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parashat Tzav with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - "Tzav es Aharon" - Appreciating the Moment #2 - Modern Commentators - Korban Todah…
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Haman: From Mikra to Midrash
Haman: From Mikra to Midrash, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom From the time that we meet Amalek at Refidim to the Midrashic development of Amalek's most infamous…
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Parashat Vayikra with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parashat Vayikra with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - Why Do We Bring Korbanos? #2 - Modern Commentators - Korban Chatas: Understanding the…
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Purim | An Halakhic Overview
Purim | An Halakhic Overview by Rav Dovid Gottlieb, shiur given to the weekly women's group in Kehilat Ha'Ela
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Zakhor | What are We Supposed to Remember
Zakhor | What are We Supposed to Remember, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The commandment to "remember that which Amalek did to you" is the focal point of the…
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Kibud Av V'Eim and Personal Autonomy
Kibud Av V'Eim and Personal Autonomy: When Parents and Children Disagree About Important Life Decisions, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb, given to the weekly women's…
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Parashat Vayakhel Pekudei with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - The Torah's Approach to Beauty #2 - Modern Commentators - "Seeing" Our Life…
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Pekudei | These are the Names
Pekudei | These are the Names - Siyyum on Sefer Shemot, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The conventions we use for naming the books of Humash - as well as the weekly…