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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 PodcastVaetchanan | 5785 | Children, Identity, and Hope
Sefer Devarim | Vaetchanan | 5785 | Children, Identity, and Hope, by Rav Alex Israel What does it mean to care for your parents? Why is it so important? Rav…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastDevarim | 5785 | Lessons of Empowerment
Sefer Devarim | Devarim | 5785 | Lessons of Empowerment, by Rav Alex Israel How are we to view the way that Moshe retells episodes of the past in new ways with…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban on the Torah | 5785 | 36 | Matot-Masei
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 36 | Matot-Masei, by Rav Eli Weber What is the meaning of living in Eretz Israel?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastMatot - Masei | 5785 | War of Midian, War of Vengeance
Sefer Bamidbar | Matot - Masei | 5785 | War of Midian, War of Vengeance, by Rav Ezra Bick What is the difference between the vengeance of Israel and the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastEikha Rabbati: Rachel's Tears
Eikha Rabbati: Rachel's Tears, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom How are we to understand the Midrash about Rachel's tears saving Am Yisrael? The Midrash Rabba…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastDivrei Hesped for Mori V'Rebbi HaRav Yehuda Amital on his 15th Yahrzeit
Divrei Hesped for Mori V'Rebbi HaRav Yehuda Amital on his 15th Yahrzeit, by Rav Moshe Taragin Empowering talmidim; Personalizing religion vs. submitting to…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban on the Torah | 5785 | 35 | Pinchas
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 35 | Pinchas, by Rav Eli Weber Why do the daughters of Zelophehad say how he died? Why does Moshe appoint Yehoshua in front of all…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSefer Bamidbar | Pinchas | 5785 | The Meaning of Family
Sefer Bamidbar | Pinchas | 5785 | The Meaning of Family, by Rav Ezra Bick Forty years later, the Jewish People are counted a second time. What is the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastBein HaMetzarim 5785
Bein HaMetzarim 5785, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom. In memory of my father - הרב אשר אהרן בן אברהם בנימין ז"ל -Tammuz 21 Why do chakhamim set up a parallel between…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSefer Bamidbar | Balak | 5785 | The Nature of Bilam's Prophecy
Sefer Bamidbar | Balak | 5785 | The Nature of Bilam's Prophecy, by Rav Ezra Bick Why do we need to know what Bilaam said to Balak? What is the significance of…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban on the Torah | 5785 | 34 | Balak
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 34 | Balak, by Rav Eli Weber Who is Bilam?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastBalak | Mah Tovu Ohalekha Yaakov
Balak | Mah Tovu Ohalekha Yaakov, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom What motivated Bil'am to bless as he did? Following the progression of Bilam's blessings. The…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban on the Torah | 5785 | 33 | Chukat
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 33 | Chukat, by Rav Eli Weber What was the sin of Moshe and Aharon?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSefer Bamidbar | Chukat | 5785 | Taking Initiative
Sefer Bamidbar | Chukat | 5785 | Taking Initiative, by Rav Ezra Bick What's the difference between the first generation in the midbar and the second? Three…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban on the Torah | 5785 | 32 | Korach
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 32 | Korach, by Rav Eli Weber Why is HaShem offended by Korach? What is Bnei Yisrael's challenge to Moshe?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSefer Bamidbar | Korach | 5785 | The Holiness of Am Yisrael
Sefer Bamidbar | Korach | 5785 | The Holiness of Am Yisrael, by Rav Ezra Bick How does the flowering of Aaron's staff answer the complaint of the Jews? More…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastKorach | Korach, Datan and Aviram: When and Why?
Korach | Korach, Datan and Aviram: When and Why? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom What were Datan and Aviram challenging - as opposed to Korach? The story of the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSefer Bamidbar | Shelach | 5785 | The Meaning of Ascent
Sefer Bamidbar | Shelach | 5785 | The Meaning of Ascent, by Rav Ezra Bick
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban on the Torah | 5785 | 31 | Shelach
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 31 | Shelach , by Rav Eli Weber Did Moshe think sending the spies was a good idea?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastShelach | Bamidbar 15: Why Now, Why Here?
Shelach | Bamidbar 15: Why Now, Why Here? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why are the mitzvot of Nesakhim, Challa, Tzitzit and more presented in the aftermath of the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThoughts over the Last 12 Hours | Erev Shabbat Behaalotekha 5785
Erev Shabbat Behaalotekha 5785 | Thoughts over the Last 12 Hours, by Rav Moshe Taragin Thoughts about the war in Israel and parashat Behaalotekha Invoking the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastBehaalotekha | Re'uel, Yitro, Chovav
Behaalotekha | Re'uel, Yitro, Chovav, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Who was Moshe's father-in-law? In our Parasha, there is a curious conversation between Moshe and…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSefer Bamidbar | Behaalotekha | The Consecration Ceremony of the Leviim
Sefer Bamidbar | Behaalotekha | The Consecration Ceremony of the Leviim, by Rav Ezra Bick What is the difference between the "purification" of the Leviim and…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban on the Torah | 5785 | 30 | Behaalotekha
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 30 | Behaalotekha, by Rav Eli Weber Why did Jewish history change in Parashat Behaalotekha ? What was the great sin of Kivrot…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastNaso | The Sotah Mystery Revisited
Naso | The Sotah Mystery Revisited, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom What do we anticipate will happen to the Sotah if she is guilty? The Sotah ritual has…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban on the Torah | 5785 | 29 | Naso
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 29 | Naso, by Rav Eli Weber Why does Hashem make a miracle to bring peace between a couple? When was Birkat Kohanim given? Why are…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSefer Bamidbar | Naso | Religious Individualism and the Machaneh
Sefer Bamidbar | Naso | Religious Individualism and the Machaneh, by Rav Ezra Bick Why are the Sota and the Nazir in the middle of parashat Naso?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSefer Bamidbar | Bamidbar | A Lot of Names and A Lot of Numbers, Why?
Sefer Bamidbar | Bamidbar | A Lot of Names and A Lot of Numbers, Why? by Rav Ezra Bick Does the population census eliminate individuality in service of…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban on the Torah | 5785 | 28 | Bamidbar
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 28 | Bamidbar, by Rav Eli Weber Why does Hashem count Israel? Why does Hashem talk to Moshe from Ohel Moed? Why is Levi the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastShavuot | The Claims of the Heretics
Shavuot | The Claims of the Heretics, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The public reading of Aseret HaDibrot (the Decalogue) was practiced on a daily basis in the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastTehillim 132: קומה ה' למנוחתך (conclusion)
Tehillim 132: קומה ה' למנוחתך (conclusion), by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom When was Psalm 132 composed - and why? In this conclusion of a two-part shiur, we examine…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban on the Torah | 5785 | 27 | Behar-Bechukotai
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 27 | Behar-Bechukotai, by Rav Eli Weber What's the Ramban's view on chronology in the Torah? What is the religious meaning of…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastBehar-Bechukotai | 5785 | Abarbanel as Philosopher
Behar-Bechukotai | 5785 | Abarbanel as Philosopher, by Rav Elyakim Krumbein Reward on earth or in the afterlife?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastKaddish and the Idea of Jewish Nationalism
Kaddish and the Idea of Jewish Nationalism, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom What is the meaning of Kaddish and why does it require a quorum? How does the impetus for…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastTehillim 132: קומה ה' למנוחתך
Tehillim 132: קומה ה' למנוחתך, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom What was the occasion that motivated the composition of Psalm 132? A special shiur as we prepare for…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban on the Torah | 5785 | 26 | Emor
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 26 | Emor, by Rav Eli Weber Why do we bring Chametz to the Mikdash on Shavuot? When is Shavuot? What is Sefirat HaOmer?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastEmor | 5785 | Abarbanel on the Holidays
Emor | 5785 | Abarbanel on the Holidays by Rav Elyakim Krumbein How does the Torah use disrupted patterns to create meaning?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastUnraveling the Mystery of Lag BaOmer
Unraveling the Mystery of Lag BaOmer, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why is there a celebratory air to the 33rd day of the Omer-count? By far the most mysterious of…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAchari Mot - Kedoshim | 5785 | Why Be Holy?
Achari Mot - Kedoshim | 5785 | Why Be Holy? by Rav Elyakim Krumbein Abarbanel solves the riddle of Parashat Kedoshim.
KMTT - the Torah PodcastTazria Metzora | 5785 | The Concept of Tum'a
Tazria Metzora | 5785 | The Concept of Tum'a by Rav Elyakim Krumbein Why is ritual purity so central in Sefer Vayikra?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAcharei Mot - Kedoshim | Maaseh Eretz Cenaan
Acharei Mot - Kedoshim | Maaseh Eretz Cenaan, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why is the list of forbidden intimate relations introduced with the broad statement…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban on the Torah | 5785 | 25 | Acharei Mot - Kedoshim
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 25 | Acharei Mot - Kedoshim, by Rav Eli Weber Everyone knows that the Ramban (like all Jews), loves Eretz Yisrael. But why so…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban on the Torah | 5785 | 24 | Metzora
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 24 | Metzora, by Rav Eli Weber What is tzara'at and its connection to Yom HaAtzmaut? What is the meaning of the promised land? How…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastMiTalmidav shel Aharon
MiTalmidav shel Aharon | Commemorating the 10th Yahrzeit of Harav Aharon zt"l at Yeshiva University, with two of his talmidim, Rabbi Michael Taubes '77 and…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastYom HaAtzmaut | Psalm 126: BeShuv Hashem et Shivat Tzion
Yom HaAtzmaut | Psalm 126: BeShuv Hashem et Shivat Tzion, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why are we described as "like dreamers" upon the return to ציון? Since those…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastShemini | 5785 | Why Couldn't David Build the Mikdash?
Abarbanel on the Parasha | Shemini | 5785 | Why Couldn't David Build the Mikdash? by Rav Elyakim Krumbein The haftara for Shemini is particularly dramatic. A…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastShemini | The Sound of Silence: Vayidom Aharon
Shemini | The Sound of Silence: Vayidom Aharon, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom How are we to understand Aharon's silence? Aharon's reaction to the death of his sons…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastPesach | Birkat HaShir (2)
Pesach | Birkat HaShir (2), by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why is "Nishmat Kol Chai" the appropriate hymn with which to finish Leil haSeder? As we discussed in the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAbarbanel on the Parasha | Tzav | 5785 | Fire on the Mizbe'ach
Abarbanel on the Parasha | Tzav | 5785 | Fire on the Mizbe'ach, by Rav Elyakim Krumbein What does this mean? Join us for this exciting new series in the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAbarbanel on the Parasha | Vayikra | 5785
Abarbanel on the Parasha | Vayikra | 5785, by Rav Elyakim Krumbein On the purpose of korbanot. Join us for this exciting new series in the commentary of the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban on the Torah | 5785 | 23 | Vayikra
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 23 | Vayikra, by Rav Eli Weber Excited to begin a new sefer, with a distinct theme for each. On the korbanot and our limitations.
KMTT - the Torah PodcastPesach | Birkat HaShir (1)
Pesach | Birkat HaShir (1), by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why do we almost finish the Berakhah after Hallel at the Seder - then abruptly switch to Hallel haGadol…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastPekudei-HaChodesh | The Multiple Crowns of Rosh Chodesh Nissan
Pekudei-HaChodesh | The Multiple Crowns of Rosh Chodesh Nissan, by Rav Yair Kahn What exactly happened on that day?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban on the Torah | 5785 | 22 | Pekudei
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 22 | Pekudei, by Rav Eli Weber What is the second half of Sefer Shemot about? Was Moshe wrong about the order of building the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastFinding Faith During Crisis: 5 Lessons from HaRav Amital
Finding Faith During Crisis: 5 Lessons from HaRav Amital, by Rav Moshe Taragin Re-recording of a Shiur given during Yeshivat Har Etzion Dinner, March 2025
KMTT - the Torah PodcastPesach | Introduction to Midrash Arami Oved Avi
Pesach | Introduction to Midrash Arami Oved Avi, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why was Devarim 26:5-8 selected to be the base text for the retelling of the Exodus…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastVayakhel | Teruma and Vayakhel: Repetition or Complement
Vayakhel | Teruma and Vayakhel: Repetition or Complement, by Rav Yair Kahn Vayakhel is almost a word for word repetition of parashat Teruma. However, Chazal…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban on the Torah | 5785 | 21 | Vayakhel
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 21 | Vayakhel, by Rav Eli Weber How did the artisans who built the mishkan know what to do? Why did the women give first for the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastPesach | From Disgrace to Praise: A Reassessment
Pesach | From Disgrace to Praise: A Reassessment, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom What is the purpose of the texts between "Avadim Hayyinu" until "Arami Oved Avi"?…
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Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 20 | Ki Tisa
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 20 | Ki Tisa, by Rav Eli Weber What did the Egel come to replace?