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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 PodcastHesped for Harav Aharon Lichtenstein 1
Hesped for Harav Aharon Lichtenstein 1, by Rabbi Julius Berman, long-time friend of Harav Aharon zt"l, introduced by Rav Eli Weber On the eve of the 7th day of…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastParshat Emor
Parshat Emor, The Megadef Episode, written by Rav Yair Kahn The story of the megadef - the man who blasphemed the name of God - seems wildly out of context in…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastTribute to Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l
Tribute to Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l, by Eli Weber '81, Radio Interview with Zev Brenner
KMTT - the Torah PodcastHarav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l in the Eyes of Rabbanei Hayeshiva
Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l in the Eyes of Rabbanei Hayeshiva Rav Daniel Rhein, Rav Doniel Schreiber, Rav Moshe Taragin, Rav Mordechai Friedman, Rav Eli…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva - Tazria
The Weekly Mitzva - Tazria, The Laws of Shiv'at Yemei Mishteh, by Rav Yair Kahn The shiur discusses various aspects of yemei hamishteh of a chatan and kallah
KMTT - the Torah PodcastParshat Tazria-Metzora
Parshat Tazria Metzora, Taharat HaMetzora, written by Rav Ezra Bick The metzora can only reenter society once he has undergone a three-step process of…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAm Levadad Yishkon #20
“Am Levadad Yishkon #20 – Messianic Era Part Three: Ramban’s Opinon” by Rav Asher Haber This week, we look at the opinion of the Ramban, who understands the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastParshat Shemini
Parshat Shemini, Darosh Darash, written by Rav Ezra Bick Moshe's confrontation with Aharon's remaining sons over their neglecting to eat the sin offering…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva - Shemini
The Weekly Mitzva - Shemini, Eating an animal in its entirety, by Rav Yair Kahn The shiur deals with the interesting halakha known as "beria," whereby the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastParshat Tzav
Parshat Tzav, Kohanim and Benei Aharon, written by Rav Yair Kahn The inclusion of the miluim in the summary of the korbanot section in Parashat Tzav seems…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva - Tzav
The Weekly Mitzva - Tzav, The Berakha on Eating Shelamim, by Rav Yair Kahn The shiur will deal with the unique opinion of Rashi as well as the discussing how…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAm Levadad Yishkon #19
“Am Levadad Yishkon #19 – The Messianic Era Part Two,” by Rav Asher Haber What is the world going to look like when the Mashiach comes? In this week’s podcast…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastParshat Vayikra
Parshat Vayikra, Haktara, written by Rav Ezra Bick What is the meaning of the wordhiktir - traditionally translated as "burn" - in the context of the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastTopics in Practical Halakha #14
Topics in Practical Halakha #14, Erev Pesach, by Rav Mordechai Friedman
KMTT - the Torah PodcastTopics in Practical Halakha #13
Topics in Practical Halakha #13, Kitniyot on Pesach Part 2, by Rav Mordechai Friedman
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva - Vayikra
The Weekly Mitzva - Vayikra, The Prohibition of Leaven and Honey, by Rav Yair Kahn The shiur deals with the general parameters of this prohibition as well as…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastParshat Vayakhel-Pekudei
Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei, Mishkan and Shabbat, written by Rav Ezra Bick What is the commandment to observe Shabbat doing at the beginning of a parasha that is…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAm Levadad Yishkon #18
Am Levadad Yishkon #18 – “Messianic Era Part One,” by Rav Asher Haber What is the “Messianic Era”? How does it connect to everything we’ve been speaking about…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva - Vayakhel-Pekudei
The Weekly Mitzva - Vayakhel-Pekudei, Engraving Letters, by Rav Yair Kahn The shiur distinguishes between writing words directly and causing words to appear…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastTopics in Practical Halakha #11
Topics in Practical Halakha #11 Benching and Zimmun Part 1
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva - Ki Tisa
The Weekly Mitzva - Ki Tisa, Pitum Haketoret, by Rav Yair Kahn The shiur deals with the issur of leaving out one of the ingredients of the ketoret
KMTT - the Torah PodcastParshat Ki Tisa
Parshat Ki Tisa, written by Rav Ezra Bick The series of interactions between God and Moshe in the aftermath of the sin of the golden calf can be difficult to…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastParshat Tetzaveh
Parshat Tetzaveh - Tamid, written by Rav Ezra Bick Thetamid, the continual, twice-daily burnt offering, is described in two separate sections in the Torah. How…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAm Levadad Yishkon #17
Am Levadad Yishkon #17 – “Story of Bilaam Part Four – Pinhas and the War of Midian” The story of Bilaam appears to end with his failure, on all three attempts…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastTopics in Practical Halakha #10
Topics in Practical Halakha #10 Shabbat Zachor and Purim, by Rav Mordechai Friedman
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva - Tetzaveh
The Weekly Mitzva - Tetzaveh, The Ner Tamid of the Mikdash, by Rav Yair Kahn To what extent can the menora be described as a 'ner tamid'? After all, the mitzva…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva - Teruma
The Weekly Mitzva - Teruma, The Halakha of "Nediv Lev", by Rav Yair Kahn Under what conditions can one create a binding obligation through unverbalized thought.
KMTT - the Torah PodcastParshat Teruma
Parshat Teruma - The Kaporet, written by Rav Ezra Bick The kaporet is described in the Torah not only as the golden cover for the aron, but in many ways as an…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastTopics in Practical Halakha #9
Topics in Practical Halakha #9 Tu Bishvat, by Rav Mordechai Friedman We apologize for the late posting.
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAm Levadad Yishkon #16
Am Levadad Yishkon #16 –“Story of Bilaam Part Three – Curses Turned to Blessings,” by Rav Asher Haber Three times Bilaam attempted to curse the Jewish People…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAm Levadad Yishkon #15
Am Levadad Yishkon #15 –“Story of Bilaam Part Two – Bilaam’s Stubborn Insistence,” by Rav Asher Haber Why does Hashem seemingly change His mind – after telling…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva - Mishpatim
The Weekly Mitzva - Mishpatim, The Source of Judicial Authority, by Rav Yair Kahn An analysis of contradictory sugyot regarding the requirement that judges…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastParshat Mishpatim
Parshat Mishpatim - God, the Angel and the Jews, written by Rav Ezra Bick Throughout the Torah, angels serve as agents of God, carrying out His will in a…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastParshat Yitro
Parshat Yitro, Epilogue, written by Rav Ezra Bick The revelation at Sinai is immediately followed by a series of commandments that seem to bear little…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAm Levadad Yishkon #14
Am Levadad Yishkon #14 – “Story of Bilaam Part One – Balak’s Unnecessary Fear,” by Rav Asher Haber We begin an analysis of the parsha containing the verse “Am…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva - Yitro
The Weekly Mitzva - Yitro, The Mechanics of Kriat Hatorah, by Rav Yair Kahn The shiur will analyze the relationship between the role of the person who gets an…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAm Levadad Yishkon #13
Am Levadad Yishkon #13 – “A Roadmap for Jewish History,” by Rav Asher Haber The Jewish People are required to follow the Torah; nothing less than the destiny…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastParshat Beshalach
Parshat Beshalach - What is it? written by Rav Ezra Bick The very meaning of the word "man" implies curiosity and bemusement. What is it about the manna that…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva - Beshalach
The Weekly Mitzva - Beshalach, The Mitzva of Hallel, by Rav Yair Kahn The shiur begins with the argument between the Rambam and Ramban, whether hallel is a…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastTopics in Practical Halakha #8
Topics in Practical Halakha #8 Gezeirot Akum, by Rav Mordechai Friedman
KMTT - the Torah PodcastParshat Bo
Parshat Bo - Confrontation of Moshe and Paro, written by Rav Ezra Bick The first seven plagues occur in Parashat Va'era, while the last three occur this week…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAm Levadad Yishkon #12
Am Levadad Yishkon #12 – “Mamlechet Kohanim V’Goy Kadosh – Part Two,” by Rav Asher Haber With its mitzvot, Torah addresses every single aspect of human life –…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva - Bo
The Weekly Mitzva - Bo, Exemption of Tefillin at Night, by Rav Yair Kahn Both night and Shabbat are times that the mitzva of tefillin doesn't apply. The shiur…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastTopics in Practical Halakha #7
Topics in Practical Halakha #7, Ma'aseh Akum, by Rav Mordechai Friedman
KMTT - the Torah PodcastParshat Vaera
Parshat Vaera - Liberating the Spirit of the Israelites, written by Rav Ezra Bick Moshe, the man of "impeded speech," was not your typical inspirational…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAm Levadad Yishkon #11
Am Levadad Yishkon #11 – “Mamlechet Kohanim v’Goy Kadosh – Part One” by Rav Asher Haber What does it mean that we are meant to be a “Kingdom of Kohanim”?…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva - Vaera
The Weekly Mitzva - Vaera, The Four Cups of the Seder Night, by Rav Yair Kahn The shiur discusses the specific halakha of the four cups as well as the laws of…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastParshat Shemot
Parshat Shemot - From Egyptian Prince to Israelite Redeemer, written by Rav Ezra Bick In the early part of his life, Moshe undergoes a series of dramatic…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAm Levadad Yishkon #10
Am Levadad Yishkon #10, “Sinai: The Foundational Moment,” by Rav Asher Haber After a lengthy period of slavery and suffering in Egypt, the moment had finally…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva - Shemot
The Weekly Mitzva - Shemot, The Laws of Adoption, by Rav Yair Kahn The shiur will deal with various laws connected with adoption and consider the extent to…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastParshat Vayechi
Parshat Vayechi, From Egypt to Canaan Ya'akov's extreme distaste for the land of Egypt expresses itself in his insistence that Yosef not bury him there. But…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAm Levadad Yishkon #9
Am Levadad Yishkon #9 – “A Pre-ordained Exile” by Rav Asher Haber Having been charged with the mission – and the promise – of founding the Chosen People…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva - Vayechi
The Weekly Mitzva - Vayechi, Reciting Baruch Shem Kvod Malchuto Quietly, by Rav Yair Kahn The shiur will discuss various aspects related to reciting Baruch…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva - Vayigash
The Weekly Mitzva - Vayigash, Greetings in the Midst of Kriat Shema, by Rav Yair Kahn This shiur will discuss the halakhic parameters regarding the issue of…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastParshat Vayigash
Parshat Vayigash, The Twilight Years, written by Rav Ezra Bick Surprisingly, Ya'akov is still frequently referred to by his old name even after he becomes…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastTopics in Practical Halakha #6
Topics in Practical Halakha #6, Chanuka Part 2, by Rav Mordechai Friedman
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAm Levadad Yishkon #8
Am Levadad Yishkon #8 – “Avraham Avinu: The Man, The Mission, The Challenge” by Rav Asher Haber We’ve reached the point in our series where we can begin to…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastTopics in Practical Halakha #5
Topics in Practical Halakha #5, Chanuka, by Rav Mordechai Friedman
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThe Weekly Mitzva - Miketz
The Weekly Mitzva - Miketz, Birkat Hagomel, by Rav Yair Kahn A discussion of the halakhot regarding birkat hagomel. What are the conditions that obligate…