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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 PodcastRamban On The Torah | 26 | Vayechi
Ramban On The Torah | 26 | Vayechi, by Rav Eli Weber
KMTT - the Torah PodcastVayigash | "Seventy Souls" - Reconsidering the Count
Vayigash | "Seventy Souls" - Reconsidering the Count, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Q. Who is #70 in the count? Q: Where are all the girls? Q: How did the LXX get…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban On The Torah | 25 | Vayigash
Ramban On The Torah | 25 | Vayigash, by Rav Eli Weber
KMTT - the Torah PodcastMiketz | Haftara: Mishpat Shlomo - Solomon's Famous Judgment
Miketz | Haftara: Mishpat Shlomo - Solomon's Famous Judgment, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom How did Shlomo figure out which was the "real" mother? The rarest…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban On The Torah | 24 | Miketz
Ramban On The Torah | 24 | Miketz, by Rav Eli Weber
KMTT - the Torah PodcastChanuka | On the Desecration of the Temple by the Greeks
Chanuka | On the Desecration of the Temple by the Greeks, by Rav Moshe Taragin Shiur given to Bnei Chul alumni during a special Chanuka Day of Learning, Wed…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban On The Torah | 23 | Vayeshev
Ramban On The Torah | 23 | Vayeshev, by Rav Eli Weber The Ramban thinks that "stealing" the Berakhot doesn't guarantee anything. One has to accept the bad…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastChanuka | Ner Chanuka and the Enumeration of the 613 Mitzvot
Chanuka | Ner Chanuka and the Enumeration of the 613 Mitzvot, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom How did the Geonim justify including the Mitzva of Ner Chanuka in their…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastChanuka | Lighting up the Night
Chanuka | Lighting up the Night, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb Shiur given at Kehillat Haela, Ramat Beit Shemesh on November 29, 2023
KMTT - the Torah PodcastIs Revenge a Mitzva?
War and Religion #7: Is Revenge a Mitzva? by Rav Moshe Taragin What form of revenge is valid?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastThoughts about Freeing Hostages
War and Religion #6: Thoughts about Freeing Hostages, by Rav Moshe Taragin
KMTT - the Torah PodcastProtecting "Innocent" Civilians During War
War and Religion #5: Protecting "Innocent" Civilians During War, by Rav Moshe Taragin On allowing escape routes and preserving human dignity
KMTT - the Torah PodcastUnifying Three 'Sectors' for War
War and Religion #4: Unifying Three 'Sectors' for War, by Rav Moshe Taragin Gidon's success and Devorah's frustration
KMTT - the Torah PodcastBelieving that Hashem Directs War
War and Religion #3: Believing that Hashem Directs War, by Rav Moshe Taragin While also celebrating the heroism of our soldiers.
KMTT - the Torah PodcastWhen Evil Cultures Hold Back Humanity
War and Religion #2: When Evil Cultures Hold Back Humanity, by Rav Moshe Taragin Looking at Tanakh figures as warriors
KMTT - the Torah PodcastWar and the Cleansing of Cultural Evil
War and Religion #1: War and the Cleansing of Cultural Evil, by Rav Moshe Taragin
KMTT - the Torah PodcastVayishlach | An Embrace, A Kiss and Those Mysterious Masoretic Dots
Vayishlach | An Embrace, A Kiss and Those Mysterious Masoretic Dots, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Yaakov's long-awaited and long-feared reunion with his brother…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban On The Torah | 22 | Vayishlach
Ramban On The Torah | 22 | Vayishlach, by Rav Eli Weber
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSwords of Iron | The Overlap between Halakha, Machshava and Emuna
Swords of Iron | The Overlap between Halakha, Machshava and Emuna, by Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman, Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS Shiur given to the Overseas Talmidim, Nov…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSwords of Iron | On Pidyon Shvuyim
Swords of Iron | On Pidyon Shvuyim, by Rav Moshe Taragin Religious perspectives upon releasing hostages from Azza; feeling gratitude even under imperfect…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSwords of Iron | Happiness and Horror: Reflections on the Hostage Deal
Swords of Iron | Happiness and Horror: Reflections on the Hostage Deal, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb On the belief in the value of every individual. We pray for the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastFemale Wartime Leadership: Devora HaNevia and Her Message
Female Wartime Leadership: Devora HaNevia and Her Message Why was a woman chosen to lead Bnei Yisrael at a time of war? Devora Hanevia (and the other women in…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSwords of Iron | Maintaining Unity after the War
Swords of Iron | Maintaining Unity after the War, by Rav Alan Haber '86 Discussion on the challenge of maintaining our blessed newly-found unity after the war…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastNichum Aveilim: What - and What Not - to Do at a Shiva Visit
Nichum Aveilim: What - and What Not - to Do at a Shiva Visit, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb An halakhic shiur given on Nov 22, 2023 at Kehillat HaEla (Ramat Beit…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastVayetze | Who Knew What and When - Revisited
Vayetze | Who Knew What and When - Revisited, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Was Rachel aware that she was Yaakov's promised bride? Continuing our inquiry from last…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban On The Torah | 21 | Vayetze
Ramban On The Torah | 21 | Vayetze, by Rav Eli Weber
KMTT - the Torah PodcastLessons Learned from 6 Weeks at War
Lessons Learned from 6 Weeks at War, by Rav Dovid Gottlie "I am in love with the Jewish people." A sicha given Motzaei Shabbat Parashat Toldot 5784, Nov 18…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAging and the Aging Parent (3)
Aging and the Aging Parent (3): Kibbud Av vaEim Dilemmas (2), by Rav Dovid Gottlieb An halakhic shiur given on Nov 12, 2023 at Kehillat HaEla (Ramat Beit…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAging and the Aging Parent (2)
Aging and the Aging Parent (2): Kibbud Av vaEim Dilemmas (1), by Rav Dovid Gottlieb An halakhic shiur given on Oct 26, 2023 at Kehillat HaEla (Ramat Beit…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastAging and the Aging Parent (1)
Aging and the Aging Parent (1): The Challenges and Blessings of Old Age, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb An hashkafic shiur given on Oct 26, 2023 at Kehillat HaEla…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastToldot | The Riddle of Esav's Wives
Toldot | The Riddle of Esav's Wives, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom In Parashat Toldot, we are told about Esav's first two wives - Yehudit and Basemat, both…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban On The Torah | 20 | Toldot
Ramban On The Torah | 20 | Toldot, by Rav Eli Weber Was Yitzchak rich or poor? Did the ancestors keep all the Torah? And did Yitzchak really want to give the…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban On The Torah | 19 | Chayei Sara
Ramban On The Torah | 19 | Chayei Sara, by Rav Eli Weber
KMTT - the Torah PodcastChayei Sara | The Abrahamic Dialogues
Chayei Sara | The Abrahamic Dialogues, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom What are we to make of the last words we hear from Avraham - his oath administered to his…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSwords of Iron | On Kiddush Hashem
On Kiddush Hashem | Are people killed defending, or in attacks against Jews, considered Kedoshim, by Rabbi Michael Taubes '77, Rosh Yeshiva at The Marsha Stern…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastPidyon Shevuyim: the Great Mitzva to Free Hostages
Pidyon Shevuyim: the Great Mitzva to Free Hostages, by Rabbi Michael Taubes '77, Rosh Yeshiva at The Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy/Yeshiva University High…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastVayera | Who Were Those Three "Men"?
Vayera | Who Were Those Three "Men"? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Who were the three visitors to Avraham? Parashat Vayera opens with a familiar scene - Avraham's…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban On The Torah | 18 | Vayera
Ramban On The Torah | 18 | Vayera, by Rav Eli Weber
KMTT - the Torah PodcastLekh Lekha | The Land that I Will Show You
Lekh Lekha | The Land that I Will Show You, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom How was Avraham supposed to understand the directive to go to the "land that I will show…
KMTT - the Torah Podcast"Korim Li Am Yisrael"
"Korim Li Am Yisrael": The Unprecedented Achdus Sweeping the Jewish World, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb Delivered as part of a "Night of Chizuk" in Beit Shemesh Many…
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Chizzuk for our Current Situation
Chizzuk for our Current Situation, "We are in a new world." Sicha with our Overseas Talmidim, October 15th, 2023 by Rabbi Leo Dee, whose wife and two daughters…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban On The Torah | 17 | Lekh Lekha
Ramban On The Torah | 17 | Lekh Lekha, by Rav Eli Weber
KMTT - the Torah PodcastA Divine Looking Away | Hester Panim
During these challenging and uncertain times, a short inspirational lesson followed by the recitation of tehillim. We thank the OU for including our Rosh…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastNoach's Altar
Noach's Altar, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why was Hashem's reaction to Noach's offerings so...tepid? In the immediate aftermath of the flood, three consecutive…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban On The Torah | 16 | Noach
Ramban On The Torah | 16 | Noach, by Rav Eli Weber
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Divrei Chizuk
Divrei Chizuk, by Dr. Jacob Freedman, Psychiatrist and Trauma Specialist Special address to our Bnei Chul talmidim, during "Milchemet Charvot Barzel"
KMTT - the Torah PodcastTrees and Consequences: עץ החיים ועץ הדעת
Trees and Consequences: עץ החיים ועץ הדעת, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The description of "the tree that is in the midst of the garden" is mysterious - to which…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban On The Torah | 15 | Bereishit
Ramban On The Torah | 15 | Bereishit, by Rav Eli Weber
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The Evolution of Forgiveness
The Evolution of Forgiveness, by Rabbi David Fohrman Shiur given at the Leil Hoshana Rabba event at Heichal Shlomo, Jerusalem, 5784
KMTT - the Torah PodcastChumra: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Chumra: Too Much of a Good Thing? by Rav Assaf Bednarsh Shiur given at the Leil Hoshana Rabba event at Heichal Shlomo, 5784
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRav Amital's Response to the Yom Kippur War
Rav Amital's Response to the Yom Kippur War: Reflections 50 Years Later, by Rav Moshe Taragin Shiur given at the Leil Hoshana Rabba event at Heichal Shlomo…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastWhy is Sukkot the Holiday of Achdut?
Why is Sukkot the Holiday of Achdut? by Rav Dovid Gottlieb
KMTT - the Torah PodcastSukkot and the Secret of Happiness
Sukkot and the Secret of Happiness, by Rav Alex Israel What is particularly joyous about this festival?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastYom Kippur | Making Excuses or Taking Responsibility
Yom Kippur | Making Excuses or Taking Responsibility, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb Which kind of person are you?
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban On The Torah | 14 | Ha'azinu
Ramban On The Torah | 14 | Ha'azinu, by Rav Eli Weber
KMTT - the Torah PodcastHa'azinu and the Levi'im
Ha'azinu and the Levi'im, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why is Haazinu the only Parashah which has "hard-wired" Aliyot (הזיו לך)? "Now, write for yourselves this…
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Ramban On The Torah | 13 | Rosh Hashana
Ramban On The Torah | 13 | Rosh Hashana, by Rav Eli Weber
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Rosh Hashana | Akedat Yitzchak (4): A Modest Proposal
Rosh Hashana | Akedat Yitzchak (4), by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why didn't Avraham protest God's command? In this four-part series, we examine one of the most…
KMTT - the Torah PodcastRamban On The Torah | 12 | Nitzavim-Vayelekh
Ramban On The Torah | 12 | Nitzavim-Vayelekh, by Rav Eli Weber Why does HKDBH sometimes seem so angry with us? And other times, so encouraging? It's because He…
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Rosh Hashana | Akedat Yitzchak (3)
Rosh Hashana | Akedat Yitzchak (3), by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom How do the Midrashim interpret the word נסה in 22:1 - is it a "test" or something else? In this…