KMTT - the Torah Podcast

Yosef and the Sar HaMashkim - The Limits of Human Involvement in the Redemptive Process, by Rav Yair Kahn This shiur was given during the 2019 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion.

How Tefillat Shabbat Illuminates the Meaning of Vayechulu and Veshamru, by Rabbi David Fohrman This shiur was given during the 2019 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion.

Rashi's Peshat Revolution - Was it an innovation "ex nihilo"? by Dr. Lisa Fredman This shiur was given during the 2019 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion.

The Expulsion of Yishmael - The Problem of a God's Eye View, by Rav Chanoch Waxman This shiur was given during the 2019 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion.

Art and Parshanut: Murder in the Making, by Neima Novetsky This shiur was given during the 2019 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion.

The Role of Terach and the Foundational Stories of the Jewish People, by Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman This shiur was given during the 2019 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion.

When Will the Messiah Come - Jews Interpret the Final Verses of Daniel, by Prof. David Berger This shiur was given during the 2019 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion.

Ezra-Nechemiah's Revolutionary Strategies towards Continuity, by Yael Leibowitz This shiur was given during the 2019 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion.

Aliya: Parashat Shelach, by Rav Ezra Bick This shiur was given during the 2019 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion.

When Politics and Religion Clash: A Crash Course on Sefer Yirmiyahu, by Rav Menachem Leibtag This shiur was given during the 2019 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion.

Yiftah and Shemuel: The Power of Speech, by Dr. Yael Ziegler This shiur was given during the 2019 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion.

The Spiritual Rehabilitation of Bat Zion in Eikha 1, by Rav Professor Joshua Berman This shiur was given during the 2019 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion.

Is Religious Freedom Enough? Early 2nd Temple Polemics - Hagai, Zekhariah, and Ezra, by Rav Gad Dishi This shiur was given during the 2019 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion.

Yechezkel's Contribution to the Redemption, by Dr. Adina Sternberg This shiur was given during the 2019 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion.

Competing and Completing Perspectives: Joshua, Yechezkel and our Idolatrous Forefathers, by Atara Snowbell This shiur was given during the 2019 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion.

Are We Waiting for Mashiach or is He Waiting for Us? Two Models of Redemption, by Rav Alex Israel This shiur was given during the 2019 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion.

Mikra: Gateway to Midrash? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom This shiur was given during the 2019 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion. Source sheets are available here.

Ma'aseh Avot Siman leBanim - Lessons from Parents and Children in Sefer Bereishit, a conversation with Dr. Tovah Lichtenstein and Rav Mosheh Lichtenstein This shiur was given during the 2019 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion.

On Parshat Masei - On the Road Again, Going Places Where I've Never Been, by Rav Ezra Bick

Building Our Middot via Stories by Moreinu Harav Yehuda Amital ztl, segments 20-22, by Rav Moshe Taragin, in honor of Harav Amital's yahrzeit 27 Tammuz. #20 The Nicest Jew in Jerusalem; #21 "I Like Kavod-Honor" #22 Rav Amital's Favorite Song and the Search for Emmet and Authenticity in Religion

Building Our Middot via Stories by Moreinu Harav Yehuda Amital ztl, segments 16-19, by Rav Moshe Taragin, in honor of Harav Amital's upcoming yahrzeit 27 Tammuz. #16 - Changing His Opinion About Women's Learning and the State of Israel #17 - The Ba'al Shem Tov and His Talmidim about Kavana in Tefillah; There are no "Patentim" in Life #18 - Pig Meat of Human Flesh- Human Impulses in Halachik Decision-Making #19 - A "Poshete" Yid or A "Pintele" Yid?

Building Our Middot via Stories by Moreinu Harav Yehuda Amital ztl, segments 12-15, by Rav Moshe Taragin, in honor of Harav Amital's upcoming yahrzeit 27 Tammuz. #12: Hearing the Cry of the ....Chickens #13: My Cow! My Cow! #14: Refusing Anesthesia and the Religious Value of Courage #15: Rav Amital's Last Conversation With His Rebbe During the Holocaust; Rav Amital Joining the Israeli Government

Building Our Middot via Stories by Moreinu Harav Yehuda Amital ztl, segments 8-11, by Rav Moshe Taragin, in honor of Harav Amital's upcoming yahrzeit 27 Tammuz. #8: Chassidim or Talmidim? Empowering Talmidim #9: Missionaries in the Chevron Yeshiva - Counter-intuitive Thinking; National Responsibility; Long Term Equations #10: Learning the Art of Speaking Briefly from His Father's Responses #11: Hadassah Medical Research at Gush

Building Our Middot via Stories by Moreinu Harav Yehuda Amital ztl, segments 5-7, by Rav Moshe Taragin, in honor of Harav Amital's upcoming yahrzeit 27 Tammuz. #5: The Power of Song A) The "Moiser" B) Bridging Purim and Yom Kippur C) The Moshiach Song #6: Mendel and The Shtetl: The Cyclical Nature of Jewish History #7: R. Levi Yitzchak's Ne'ilah - Learning to Daven Like a Child Without Pretense

Building Our Middot via Stories by Moreinu Harav Yehuda Amital ztl, segments 1-4, by Rav Moshe Taragin, in honor of Harav Amital's upcoming yahrzeit 27 Tammuz. #1 The "Rebbe" for Non-Righteous #2 The White Shirt (How this story changed my life) #3 Fires in NY and Jerusalem #4 The Baby Named "Tuvia Iluy" - Ramping Up Expectations in Children (and how this story affected my life)

On Parshat Balak, The Nation that Dwells Alone, by Rav Ezra Bick

Etzion Foundation's Jubilee Conference Panel, April 7, 2019, NYC This is one of 7 panels, the Keynote Discussion of the day. We hope you enjoy them! KEYNOTE DISCUSSION THE WORLDWIDE DATI LEUMI COMMUNITY AND THE HAR ETZION INSTITUTIONS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: A DISCUSSION WITH HARAV MOSHEH LICHTENSTEIN, HARAV BARUCH GIGI AND RABBANIT ESTI ROSENBERG. Introduction by : Rabbi Dr. Seth Grauer '96, Rosh Yeshiva and Head of School, Bnei Akiva Schools of Toronto Moderated by: Rabbi Gidon Rothstein '82 – Author, As If We Were There: Readings for a Transformative Passover Experience? Panel Participants HaRav Mosheh Lichtenstein '78, Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshivat Har Etzion HaRav Baruch Gigi '75, Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshivat Har Etzion Rabbanit Esti Rosenberg, Rosh Beit Midrash, Stella K. Abraham Beit Midrash for Women of Yeshivat Har Etzion at Migdal Oz

Etzion Foundation's Jubilee Conference Panel, April 7, 2019, NYC IS INCREASING ANTISEMITISM IN AMERICA AND EUROPE A THREAT TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES? Moderated by: Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph '88, Senior Vice President, Yeshiva University Panel Participants Mr. Moishe Bane '77, President, Orthodox Union Rabbi Dr. Leonard Matanky, Rabbi of Congregation K.I.N.S of West Rogers Park, Dean of Ida Crown Jewish Academy, and past president of the Rabbinical Council of America Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis '76, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth

On Parshat Chukat, The Death of Miriam, by Rav Ezra Bick

On Parshat Korach, Why are there Kohanim? by Rav Ezra Bick Today and tomorrow, all donations to this program will be DOUBLED by some very generous donors. If you enjoy KMTT, show your appreciation and donate via TEAM VBM.

48 Kinyanei Torah 21, Machrio Le'Kaf Zechut and Ma'amid Oto al ha-Emet ve'al Ha-Shalom, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb Judging others favorably - in general and in the context of learning; the goal of learning is getting it right, not being right.

On Parshat Shelach: Good Congregations and Bad Congregations, by Rav Ezra Bick

On Parshat Behaalotecha, Leviim: The Service of God, by Rav Ezra Bick

Yom Yerushalayim - The Kedusha of Yerushalayim and Eretz Yisrael, by Rav Binyamin Tabory

On Parshat Bemidbar, Sinai: Mountain and Desert, by Rav Ezra Bick

Likrat Yom Yerushalayim 5779, Defining Yir'at Shamayim and the Challenges of Living in Israel, by Rav Moshe Taragin. This shiur was delivered at Stenecourt Shul , Manchester, UK.

On Parshat Bechukotai, Walking, by Rav Ezra Bick

48 Kinyanei Torah 20, Eino Sameach BeHora'ah and Nose Be'ol Im Chavero, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb Why shouldn't you be "happy" when making a halachic ruling? Why is empathy a crucial character trait - in general, and specifically with regard to learning?

48 Kinyanei Torah 19, Mitrachek min Hakavod and Lo Megit Libo B'Talmudo, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb Why is arrogance or excessive pride so problematic - generally, and specifically, when it comes to Torah study? Why is there a need for multiple kinyanim describing - seemingly - the same trait?

Etzion Foundation's Jubilee Conference Panel, April 7, 2019, NYC Moderated by: Sarah Robinson '11 – Gemara educator at Manhattan Day School, educator on Birthright Panel Participants: Yoetzet Halacha Shiffy Friedman MO '06, Yoetzet Halacha, Assistant Director of Student Programming and Educator at Ma'ayanot Yeshiva H.S. and OU Jewish Learning Initiative educator at Columbia/Barnard Hillel Rabbi Dr. Gil Perl '96 – Kohelet Yeshiva, Head of School Rabbi Joe Wolfson '04 – New York University Director of the OU Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus and Rabbi of the local Jewish Community

Etzion Foundation's Jubilee Conference Panel, April 7, 2019, NYC Moderated by: Rabbi Zvi Engel '92 – Rabbi of Congregation Or Torah in Skokie, IL Panel Participants: Rabbi Menachem Penner '88 – Max and Marion Grill Dean of RIETS, Dean of the Men's Undergraduate Torah Studies Program. Rabbi Dr. Michael Rosensweig '73 – Rosh Yeshiva at the RIETS of Yeshiva University and the Rosh Kollel of the Beren Kollel Elyon. Rabbi Moshe Taragin '83 – RAM at Yeshivat Har Etzion

Etzion Foundation's Jubilee Conference Panel, April 7, 2019, NYC Moderated by: Rabbi Dr. Michael Berger '80, Professor of Religion at Emory University in Atlanta, GA and Program Officer at AVI CHAI Foundation Panel Participants: Dr. Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg MO '06 – Historian of Early Modern Jewry, Junior fellow Harvard Society of Fellows Professor Chaim Saiman '96, Professor of Jewish Law, Contracts and Insurance Law at Villanova Law School and editor of American Journal of Comparative Law. Dr. Yael Landman Wermuth MO '05 – Visiting Research Fellow in Judaic Studies, Brooklyn College; Acquisitions Editor, Gorgias Press

Etzion Foundation's Jubilee Conference Panel, April 7, 2019, NYC Moderated by: Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot '81, Rabbi, Netivot Shalom, Teaneck NJ Panel Participants: Rabbi Shlomo Brin '73, Ram and Chairman elect Board of Yeshivat Har Etzion Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom '83, Chair, Dept. of Bible, YULA High Schools Dr. Shalom Holtz '94, Associate Professor of Bible and Associate Dean, Yeshiva College Mrs. Yael Goldfischer, Chair: Chumash Department; Director: Israel Guidance -The Frisch School

Etzion Foundation's Jubilee Conference Panel, April 7, 2019, NYC Moderated by: Rabbi Shmuel Hain, Rabbi of Young Israel Ohab Zedek of North Riverdale/Yonkers Panel Participants: Yoetzet Halacha Shayna Goldberg, Mashgicha Ruchanit of the Bnot Chul – Migdal Oz Rabbi Shaul Robinson, Senior Rabbi at Lincoln Square Synagogue Rachel Hercman LCSW, psychotherapist specializing in dating and relationships, sexual health and trauma, Clinical Director at The Layers Project Magazine

Commemorating RAL zt"l's 4th yahrzeit, Rav Moshe Taragin presents a synopsis of Harav Aharon's view of the State of Israel.

The Rav zt"l, Rav Joseph Dov Soloveitchik, gave a famous shiur at a Pidyon Haben in 1974. During the shiur, he described his experience as he gave his Talmud shiur in YU as an old man. A very powerful and inspirational description brought to you in honor the Rav's 26th yahrzeit.

Jewish Family in Halakha #26, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Kibbud Sabba

Makkot Mitzrayim #10, by Rav Moshe Taragin - Bechorot: My first-born!!

Jewish Family in Halakha #25, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Kibbud of Stepparents and Older Siblings

Makkot Mitzrayim #9, by Rav Moshe Taragin - Choshech - The Dark Side!! What were the religious messages of Choshech? Is darkness really associated with evil?