KMTT - the Torah Podcast

Oct 31 2024 2418 ep. 34 mins 133
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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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Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 01 | Noach

Oct 31 2024 29 mins  
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 01 | Noach, by Rav Eli Weber Did Hashem give up on humanity? Was Noach a tzadik? What does it mean that Hashem remembers?

Noach | Days of Wine and Curses: A Fresh Look at The Curse of Canaan

Oct 31 2024 31 mins  
Noach | Days of Wine and Curses: A Fresh Look at The Curse of Canaan, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom What was Cham's sin in the tent? The immediate postdiluvian scene (Bereishit 9:18-29) is troubling on several accounts. Why is Cham introduced (twice!) as "father of Canaan"? What did he do that was so egregious that he earned his father's eternal curse? Why was that curse placed on Cana

Teshuva and the Fatal Flaw of Religious Mediocrity

Oct 27 2024 53 mins  
Teshuva and the Fatal Flaw of Religious Mediocrity, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb What does it take to be "written" in the Book of Life? Is it enough NOT to be wicked or is something more impressive and ambitious expected of us?

Rav Soloveitchik on Teshuva (6)

Oct 27 2024 55 mins  
Rav Soloveitchik on Teshuva (6): Erasing our Past or Elevating It? by Rav Dovid Gottlieb Sixth in a series of mini-shiurim on R Soloveitchik's approach to Teshuva based on his famous and incredible sefer Al HaTeshuva. How should we relate to our sinful past? Does teshuva require me to "amputate" my past experiences and memories? (This is my favorite piece in the whole sefer - it

Kohelet 3 | To Everything a Season

Oct 15 2024 29 mins  
Kohelet 3 | To Everything a Season, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom What is the wisdom hiding behind the famous "Song of the Seasons" in Kohelet 3? The third chapter of Kohelet begins with a famous poem, where the author presents 28 "seasons", some positive and some drastic, noting that there is a time for each of them. The choice of these 28 "times" has long challenged commentators; even

Yom Kippur 5785 | Looking Back At Past Redemptions

Oct 10 2024 78 mins  
Yom Kippur 5785 | Looking Back At Past Redemptions, by Rav Moshe Taragin To better navigate the current historical moment

The Role of the Tzibbur in Avodat HaKohen HaGadol

Oct 10 2024 26 mins  
The Role of the Tzibbur in Avodat HaKohen HaGadol, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom What is the role of the community in the Avoda of Yom haKippurim? Vayikra 16, which is read in its entirety as the Kriat haTorah of Yom haKippurim, details the Avoda of the Kohen Gadol. At first read, it appears to be a ritual that the Kohen Gadol must perform any time that he chooses to enter the "Dvir" (K

Dissecting the Pathology of Sin | Yom Kippur 5785

Oct 08 2024 42 mins  
Sichat Mussar for Yom Kippur | 5785, by Rav Moshe Taragin Dissecting the Pathology of Sin; Seeing Through Fantasy and Photoshops; 3 Tips For Immersive Yom Kippur: Watch Your Tongue, Ignore Your Watch and Avoid "Sunday Thoughts"

The Road to Teshuva | Part 9

Oct 06 2024 14 mins  
The Road to Teshuva | Part 9, by Rav Moshe Taragin Personal and Collective Viduy; Macro and Micro Teshuva; Creating Shock and Sorrow

Exploring the Themes and Pesukim of Rosh Hashana Part 2

Oct 05 2024 40 mins  
Exploring the Themes and Pesukim of Rosh Hashana Part 2, by Rav Moshe Taragin Take Our Pain As Our Prayer; The Ashes; Love, Not Memories; Sacred Thunderclaps; The Melody of Pride