KMTT - the Torah Podcast

Shabbat Candles, Why, Who, What and When Part 1, given as part of the weekly women's shiur in Kehilat Ha'Ela, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb

Noach | Avraham and Terach: A Midrashic Take When Hashem charged Avraham with his mission, He directed him to leave his father's house. This could easily be seen as an obstacle to his mission - for how could he demonstrate "the way of Hashem, doing justice and righteousness" if he abandoned his father for the last 60 years of his life. We explore several Midrashic (and proto-Midrashic) traditions...

Tidbits for VeZot HaBerakha and Sukkot Appreciating Eretz Yisrael - Important Mussar from Rav Yerucham Understanding the Deeper Message of Sukkos Through Prism of Koheles Chag sameach!

Parsha Tidbits with Rav Dovid Gottlieb, Vayelech-Ha'azinu-Special Yom Kippur Vort Vayelech #1 - Sparks of Chassidus - An Inspiring Teaching from R. Tzadok Hakohen - Connecting the Parsha to the Yamim Noraim Haazinu #1 - Contemporary Commentators - R. Soloveitchik's Approach to Reward and Punishment #2 - Sparks of Chassidus - Historical Sensitivity as a Catalyst for Teshuva - The Remarkable Insight...

R. Yosef Babad_Minchat Chinuch__23 Elul 5634, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Nitzavim 5767 With this installment we conclude this series. Ketiva vechatima tova.  

Rosh Hashana as "Yom HaDin": Understanding Our Responsibilities, weekly women's shiur in Kehilat Ha'Ela, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb

Parashat Nitzavim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - The Gift and Responsibility of Teshuva: An Awesome Insight of the Meshech Chochma #2 - Midrash - "Lo Bashamayim Hi" - The Amazing Interpretation of Chazal #3 - Sparks of Musar - Breaking Free from the Shackles of Habit and Routine #4 - Sparks of Chassidus - Appreciating the Unity of the Jewish People: A Remarkable Teaching from the Lubavitcher Rebbe #...

Parashat Ki Tavo with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - Accepting the Validity of Torah - Even More Important than Observance #2 - Contemporary Commentators - Appreciating the Kedusha of Eretz Yisrael: A Beautiful Though from Rav Schwab #3 - Sparks of Chassidus - Bikkurim and Eretz Yisroel: The Lubavitcher Rebbe's Beautiful Explanation #4 - Sparks of Mussar - Appreciating the Bignes...

What You Need to Know for Your Kitchen and Garden (part 2), by Rav Dovid Gottlieb. A discussion of [1] Otzar Beis Din, [2] eating at someone's home who has a different standard than you, and [3] some practical halachos of home gardening.

What You Need to Know for Your Kitchen and Garden (part 1), by Rav Dovid Gottlieb

Parashat Ki Tetze with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - Eishset Yefat Toar: What Is the Torah Thinking? #2 - Contemporary Commentators - Parenting Lessons from the Ben Sorrer U-Moreh: Rav Hirsch's Brilliant Insight #3 - Sparks of Chassidus - Going Out to Spiritual War - Strategic Advice from the Sefas Emes #4 - Machshava / Jewish Thought - Gratitude as a Religious Obligation #5 - S...

R. Reuven Margolios_7 Elul 5731, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Shoftim 5768

Parashat Shoftim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - Rabbinic Authority - Even if They're Wrong?? #2 - Contemporary Commentators - Political Leaders as Religious Role Models - The Inspiring Vision of the Oznayim Le'Torah #3 - Sparks of Musar - Striving for Growth and Honest Self-Evaluation: R. Moshe Feinstein's Recipe for Spiritual Success #4 - Sparks of Chassidus - Healthy and B...

Parashat Re'eh with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - The False Prophet - If He's "False" Then How is He a "Prophet"? #2 - Contemporary Commentators - The Highest of the High & the Lowest of the Low: Appreciating the Uniqueness of the Jewish People #3 - Machshava / Jewish Thought -What's the Jewish Ideal: Unity or Uniformity? #4 - Sparks of Chassidus & Mussar - Kosher Fish, "Kosher...

Parashat Ekev with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - Is Yiras Shamayim a "Small Thing"?! #2 - Contemporary Commentators - How Can We "Bless Hashem"? Rav Hirsch's Revolutionary Approach #3 - Sparks of Musar - Why Do We Bentch? The Amazing Insight of the Meshech Chochma #4 - Machshava / Jewish Thought - "Fear of Heaven" - What are we Scared Of? #5 - Sparks of Chassidus - The Interrela...

Parashat Vaetchanan with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - Loving Hashem - The Rambam's Perspective #2 - Sparks of Mussar - Learning from Moshe: Belief in the Power of Prayer #3 - Machshava / Jewish Thought - "Anochi Hashem" - Knowledge or Belief in God? #4 - Moshe's Desire to Enter Eretz Yisroel - And Ours #5 - Sparks of Chasidus - Praying to be Able to Pray: The Powerful Insight o...

Parashat Devarim / Shabbat Chazon with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - What's Devarim All About? The Ramban's Theory #2 - Classical Commentators - Who Was Responsible for the Cheit Ha-Egel - Hashem or the Jewish People? #3 - Halacha from the Parsha - Kavod Ha-Beriyos: Human Dignity as a Halachic Value #4 - Midrash - Learning How to Give - and Grow From - Criticism #5 - Sparks of C...

R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski_5 Av 5700, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Matot-Masei 5768  

Aharon HaCohen_Rosh Chodesh Av, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Matot-Masei 5767

Questions of Gittin, Gerut and Mamzerut that Came Up During Corona, special shiur by Rabbi Yona Reiss, Av Beit Din of the Chicago Rabbinical Council, and father of Shana Alef talmid Yosef Thank you Rabbi Reiss for joining us!

Parashat Matot-Masei with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - Why Do We Need to Know About Alllll of the Stops in the Midbar? #2 - Contemporary Commentators - The Basis of Jewish Morality: An Amazing Insight from R. Moshe Feinstein #3 - Sparks of Musar - The Importance of Being Inspired: Rav Schwab's Beautiful Insight into Am Yisroel's Journeys #4 - Sparks of Chasidus - "Life is a Jou...

R. Moshe Cordovero_Ramak_23 Tamuz 5330, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Matot 5768

Parashat Pinchas with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - Hashem Rewards Pinchas (part 1) - What Is the "Bris Shalom"? #2 Hashem Rewards Pinchas (part 2) - What is the "Bris Kehunah"? #3 - Sparks of Chassidus - Multiple Paths Up the Mountain: Religious Individuality in the Thought of the Sefas Emes #4 - Sparks of Mussar - Surprising Companions: The Extremism and Violence of Pinchas an...

R. Shlomo Polachek_21 Tamuz 5688, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Pinchas 5767

R. Yitzchak Isaac HaLevi Herzog_19 Tamuz 5719, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Pinchas 5768