KMTT - the Torah Podcast

Gedola Teshuva #1, by Rav Ezra Bick

The Weekly Mitzva Ki Tavo - Tefillin shel rosh, by Rav Yair Kahn We will discuss the mitzva of tefillin, focusing specifically on the difference between tefillin shel yad and tefillin shel rosh.

Parashat Ki Tetze - The Speech of the Torah, shiur written by Rav Yair Kahn The principle of lo dibra Torah ela keneged yetzer ha-ra seems to imply that the Torah lowers its moral standards in certain situations, such as the case of the beautiful female captive in our parasha. How can we accept and understand such a radical statement?

The Weekly Mitzva Ki Tetze - Matnot aniyim (gifts to the poor), by Rav Yair Kahn We will deal with two distinct models matnot aniyim, maaser ani on the one hand, and leket shikcha and peah on the other.   

Parashat Shoftim - Zion Shall Be Redeemed Through Justice, shiur written by Rav Yair Kahn

The Weekly Mitzva Parshat Shoftim, A war of self defense, by Rav Yair Kahn The Rambam defines a defensive war as a milchemet mitzva. We will discuss the source and signficance  of this opinion.  

The Weekly Mitzva Parshat Re'eh, The Three Festivals, by Rav Yair Kahn   A discussion of the obligations which apply upon arriving at the mikdash during the three festivals  

Parshat Re'eh, The Chosen Place, written by Rav Yair Kahn What does Parashat Re'eh's seemingly repetitive use of the phrase "the place that Hashem will choose" teach us about the prohibition on bringing sacrifices outside the Temple?

The Weekly Mitzva Parshat Ekev, Birkat Ha-mazon, by Rav Yair Kahn What types of food generate an obligation of birkhat ha-mazon and how does that reflect upon the nature of the mitzva  

Parshat Ekev, Balancing Dependence and Independence, written by Rav Ezra Bick What can Moshe's description of the people of Israel's experience in the wilderness teach us about the balance between dependence and independence in our relationship with God?

Parshat Va'etchanan, Remembering Sinai, written by Rav Yair Kahn Why is Moshe's account in Parshat Va'etchanan of the revelation at Sinai riddled with discrepancies from the Torah's earlier account in Parshat Yitro.

The Weekly Mitzva Parshat Va-etchanan, Davening Immediately Following the Berakha of Redemption, by Rav Yair Kahn A discussion of the halakhic paramaters and spiritual significance of the requirement to daven immediately after the berakha of redemption.

Parshat Devarim, Moshe's Interpretation of the Torah, written by Rav Yair Kahn In Moshe's review of the events that occurred to the people of Israel in the wilderness beginning in this week's parasha, he seems to misremember the exact nature of several incidents. Were these discrepancies simply the result of Moshe's faulty memory, or was some other factor at work here.

The Weekly Mitzva Parshat Devarim, The Requirement of Beit Din for Conversions, by Rav Yair Kahn We will discuss the comparison between conversions and other court cases and the halachic ramifications of that comparison.

Parshat Matot - Masei, Moshe and Midyan, written by Rav Ezra Bick

My Rebbe Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l, by Rav Moshe Taragin, recorded three years after his petira.   Marking his 5th yahrzeit, yehi zikhro barukh.  http://kmtt.libsyn.com/webpage?search=amital&Submit=Search For details of the yahrzeit program at yeshiva, click here .

The Weekly Mitzva Parshat Matot, Nedarim and other subjective prohibitions, by Rav Yair Kahn We will discuss the sugya known as "shavyeh anafshei chaticha d'issura," with a focus on the understanding that the prohibition is rooted in the concept of neder.  

Parshat Pinchas, Families, written by Rav Ezra Bick  

Topics in Practical Halakha #23, Chol HaMoed part 1, by Rav Mordechai Friedman

Tribute to Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l - The Sweep of a Gadol, by Rav Moshe Taragin. Shiur given on 17th of Tammuz, July 5, 2015 at Congregation Bnei Ya'akov Shaarey Tziyon during a Yom Iyun in Memory of Harav Lichtenstein zt"l.    

The Weekly Mitzva Parshat Pinchas, Tefillot were modelled after the Tamid offering, by Rav Yair Kahn The shiur deals the significance of basing the prayer service on the tamid model and upon the distinction between the musaf service and other prayer services.  

Topics in Practical Halakha #22, The 9th Day of Av, by Rav Mordechai Friedman

Parshat Balak, Bilam and Balak, written by Rav Ezra Bick

The Weekly Mitzva Parshat Balak, by Rav Yair Kahn "They wanted to establish the Balak section in kri’at shema (Berachot 12b) We will deal with meaning of this request and with the significance of reciting krita shema both in the morning and the evening  

Parshat Chukat, The Emergence of the Second Generation, written by Rav Yair Kahn The Torah presents strikingly and surprisingly parallel descriptions of the generation of Israelites that merited to enter the land of Israel and their parents - the generation that was fated to die in the wilderness. What is the meaning of this dichotomy, and in what way does the second generation stand apart