KMTT - the Torah Podcast

Special Shiur - Conversation with Rav Ezra Bick #3, Questions in Philosophy - OnThe Problem of Evil. Gavriel Rosen posed Gush talmidim's Machshava questions to Rav Bick in a live interview.

A Religious Response to the George Floyd Protests; The Religious Roots of Social Equality, a special shiur by Rav Moshe Taragin. Zoom Shiur Delivered to Asbee Congregation, Memphis, USA Sources are available here .

The Process of Pesak Halacha 29: Theoretical or Practical Pesak -  Which is Better? by Rav Jonathan Ziring Which kind of halachic analysis is more trustworthy? That offered without the pressure of a practical question, or that offered in response to a real issue?

Understanding Minhagim #28, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Pikuach Nefesh: Reb Chaim

Exceptionalism, Excellence, Responsibility and Culpability: Four Interlocking Perspectives of Chosenness, guest shiur by Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom During these challenging times, a moment of reflection on what it means to be an exceptional people and how that obligates us towards the rest of the world.

Pirkei Avot 7 - "Pas B'Melach Tochal" - Is Money Really Incompatible with Torah? (Avos 6:4), by Rav Dovid Gottlieb This shiur was initially given gearing up to Shavuot.  

Special Shiur - Conversation with Rav Ezra Bick #2, Questions in Philosophy - On Talmud Torah. Gavriel Rosen posed Gush talmidim's Machshava questions to Rav Bick in a live interview. 

The Process of Pesak Halacha 28: Why is Psak Binding? by Rav Jonathan Ziring Why is one bound to follow a pesak? How does asking a halachic question grant authority to a posek?

Understanding Minhagim #27, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Tzitzit

Dr. Richard Joel, former president of Yeshiva University, in conversation with Rav Moshe Taragin, sharing memories about Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm zt"l. Zoom session June 3, 2020

The Process of Pesak Halacha 27: Slippery Slope (2): Transparency, by Rav Jonathan Ziring Is it better to be open about what is a protective measure and what is the primary law, or to blur the line to ensure compliance of both?

Understanding Minhagim #26, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Lo Ta'achilum

The Process of Pesak Halacha 26: Slippery Slope (1): What Motivates Rabbinic Protective Measures?, by Rav Jonathan Ziring When do rabbis set up protective measures? What concerns limit when they make such rules?

Understanding Minhagim #25, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Shavuot

The Process of Pesak Halacha 25: Psak as Persuasion, by Rav Jonathan Ziring It is not just important that a decision be issued, but that people be willing and able to follow it. How do poskim achieve the trust necessary to get to that point?

Parshat Behar-Bechukotai: Insight and Inspiration, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb

Gush session, May 15th 2020

Understanding Minhagim #24, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Rosh Chodesh Part 2

Lag B'Omer (and Sefirat Ha-Omer) in the Thought of Rav Asher Weiss, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb How Does the celebration of Lag B'Omer relate to the prior mourning of the Omer period? Through the brilliant sichot of R. Asher Weiss we discover the deeper connection.

Pirkei Avot 6 - How Should We Relate to Money? (Avot 5:10), by Rav Dovid Gottlieb What should our attitude towards money be? The mishna outlines and evaluates 4 different approaches, ranging from extremely generous to extremely stingy and everything in between.  

The Process of Pesak Halacha 24: Psak: Considering Language, Media, and Audience, by Rav Jonathan Ziring Who is the audience of psak? How does the way a posek writes and communicates reflect and determine this?

Special Shiur - Conversation with Rav Ezra Bick, Questions in Philosophy. Gavriel Rosen posed Gush talmidim's Machshava questions to Rav Bick in a live interview. Hear the wit and wisdom of Rav Bick – with Gavriel Rosen in Tochnit Machshava. Thank you both for a most interesting hour!

Pirkei Avot 5 - The Reward for a Mitzva is a Mitzva - Really? (Avot 4:2), by Rav Dovid Gottlieb In what way is a mitzva the reward for doing a mitzva? And how does that relate to the idea of "mitzva goreret mitzva"?

The Process of Pesak Halacha 23: Halakhic Policy Making by Rav Jonathan Ziring How do poskim take into account Torah values and communal needs that are not reducible to black and white law?

Understanding Minhagim #23, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Rosh Chodesh