KMTT - the Torah Podcast

Apr 09 2025 2484 ep. 34 mins 132
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A 30-40 shiur on a Torah topic, every working day, from Yeshivat Har Etzion and the VBM.

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Pesach | Birkat HaShir (2)

Apr 09 2025 35 mins  
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 previous shiur, the liturgical poem "Nishmat Kol Chai" is quite ancient and predates the era of the פייטנים. It is mentioned by R. Yochanan as the "Birkat haShir" which is to accompany the fourth (or fifth?) cup at the

Abarbanel on the Parasha | Tzav | 5785 | Fire on the Mizbe'ach

Apr 07 2025 15 mins  
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 commentary of the Abarbanel.

Abarbanel on the Parasha | Vayikra | 5785

Apr 03 2025 19 mins  
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 Abarbanel.

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 23 | Vayikra

Apr 03 2025 27 mins  
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.

Pesach | Birkat HaShir (1)

Apr 03 2025 38 mins  
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 and Nishmat? Our common practice is to read the Hallel over the fourth cup of wine, after which we nearly finish the blessing customarily recited after Hallel - but without a "signature" (חתימה). We then recite Psalm 136 a

Pekudei-HaChodesh | The Multiple Crowns of Rosh Chodesh Nissan

Mar 27 2025 14 mins  
Pekudei-HaChodesh | The Multiple Crowns of Rosh Chodesh Nissan, by Rav Yair Kahn What exactly happened on that day?

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 22 | Pekudei

Mar 27 2025 23 mins  
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 Mishkan? Why do we need to devote ourselves to building the Mishkan?

Finding Faith During Crisis: 5 Lessons from HaRav Amital

Mar 27 2025 34 mins  
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

Pesach | Introduction to Midrash Arami Oved Avi

Mar 27 2025 32 mins  
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 at the Seder? As the Mishna (Pesachim 10:4) codifies, the core text to be used in telling the story of Yetziat Mitzrayim is Devarim 26:5-8 - "Arami Oved Avi" which, in 4 short verses, retells the story of the exile, servitude

Vayakhel | Teruma and Vayakhel: Repetition or Complement

Mar 20 2025 12 mins  
Vayakhel | Teruma and Vayakhel: Repetition or Complement, by Rav Yair Kahn Vayakhel is almost a word for word repetition of parashat Teruma. However, Chazal noted a discrepancy regarding the order. What idea is being expressed by this sequential shift and how can it be reconciled with the order of parashat Teruma?