KMTT - the Torah Podcast

Topics in Practical Halakha #6, Chanuka Part 2, by Rav Mordechai Friedman

Am Levadad Yishkon #8 – “Avraham Avinu: The Man, The Mission, The Challenge” by Rav Asher Haber We’ve reached the point in our series where we can begin to understand the reasons for the strange and almost incomprehensible entity known as “Am Yisrael”. After the events described in Parshiot Bereishit and Noach, the need for a Chosen Nation becomes clear, and Avram was picked to be the one to found that great nation. And yet, some very strange things happened to him that seem to undermine those goals.

Topics in Practical Halakha #5, Chanuka, by Rav Mordechai Friedman

The Weekly Mitzva - Miketz, Birkat Hagomel, by Rav Yair Kahn A discussion of the halakhot regarding birkat hagomel. What are the conditions that obligate reciting the berakha and how is this connected to the nature of the berakha.

Parshat Vayeshev - Toldot Yaakov, written by Rav Yair Kahn What does Ya'akov's reaction to the news of Yosef's death teach us about the value of unity in Am Yisrael?

Am Levadad Yishkon #7: "From Noach to Avraham," by Rav Asher Haber In this week's podcast, we trace the developments described in Parshat Noach - from a world on the brink of destruction to a world that will never be destroyed, and from one man to seventy nations in need of someone to lead them.

The Weekly Mitzva - Vayeshev, Fasting in the Wake of a Bad Dream, by Rav Yair Kahn The shiur deals with the unique halacha of a "taanit chalom" and discusses how this fast circumvents the standard requirement of accepting a personal fast on one's self the previous day and why it is permitted to fast a "taanit chalom" on Shabbat.

Topics in Practical Halakha #4, Amira LeAkum, by Rav Mordechai Friedman

Am Levadad Yishkon #6: A World Almost Destroyed, by Rav Asher Haber

Parshat Vayishlach - Beit El, written by Rav Ezra Bick When Ya'akov finally returns to Beit-El after leaving the land of Israel for twenty years, some things have changed, while others remain the same. What role does Ya'akov's second visit to Beit-El play in his own personal narrative and the narrative of the nascent nation of Israel?

The Weekly Mitzva - Vayishlach, The Significance of a Ketuba, by Rav Yair Kahn

Parshat Vayetze - The Covenant of Separation, written by Rav Ezra Bick The covenant that Ya'akov and Lavan forge over the pile of stones is highly unusual in many ways. What is the meaning of this covenant, and what can it teach us about the nature of Ya'akov's continuing journey?

Am Levadad Yishkon #5: The Goal of Creation, by Rav Asher Haber

The Weekly Mitzva - Vayetze, Yaakov Avinu Established the Evening Prayer, by Rav Yair Kahn

Opening Food on Shabbat, by Rav Mordechai Friedman

KMTT - Parshat Toldot - Yitzchak's Blindness, written by Rav Ezra Bick

Am Levadad Yishkon #4: Zionism - Successes and Limitations, by Rav Asher Haber

The Beracha at a Brit of Twins, by Rav Yair Kahn

Parshat Chayei Sara, When Rivka Met Yitzchak, written by Rav Ezra Bick

Kiddush #2, by Rav Mordechai Friedman

Am Levadad Yishkon #3, The Jewish Question, by Rav Alan Haber

Relying on Omens, by Rav Yair Kahn

Kiddush, by Rav Mordechai Friedman

Parshat Vayera, Avraham and the Angels, written by Rav Ezra Bick

Am Levadad Yishkon #2, Halacha she-Esav Soneh l-Yakkov, by Rav Alan Haber

Shemita's Inner Message #17, The Real Gan Eden, by Rav Binyamin Zimmerman

Avraham Established Tefillat Shacharit, by Rav Yair Kahn

Parshat Lekh Lekha, The Story of Sarai and Hagar, written by Rav Ezra Bick

The Land of Israel - An Inheritance from our Forefathers By Rav Yair Kahn

Am Levadad Yishkon #1, Introduction, by Rav Alan Haber

KMTT - The Weekly Mitzva - Noach: In Which Language was Torah Given? by Rav Yair Kahn

Parshat Noach, Unity and Individualism, written by Rav Ezra Bick

KMTT - The Weekly Mitzva - Bereishit: Halachic Ramifications of Tzelem Elokim, by Rav Yair Kahn

Parshat Bereishit - Raising Kayin and Hevel, shiur written by Rav Ezra Bick

Shemita's Inner Message #16, Leochloa continued, by Rav Binyamin Zimmerman

Parshat Ve-zot Ha-berakha - The Blessing, the King and the Torah of Moshe, written by Rav Chanoch Waxman

Shemita's Inner Message #15, Erev Shabbat HaAretz, by Rav Binyamin Zimmerman

Parshat Haazinu, The Song of Haazinu, written by Rav Chanoch Waxman

Shemita's Inner Message #14, The Jewish Agricultural Future, by Rav Binyamin Zimmerman

Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelekh - This Nation Will Rise Up, written by Rav Yair Kahn

Shemita's Inner Message #13: The Agricultural Challenge of Man, by Rav Binyamin Zimmerman

Tanakh Study Day 2014: Tum'a: Metaphysical Polution or Halachic Construct, by Rav Daniel Wolf. This shiur was dedicated in memory of Mr. Abe M. Shamah z"l, a man who lived by the principle of Torah im Derekh Eretz, a successful businessman who always made time to learn Torah, by Steven and Naomi Esses and family.

Tanakh Study Day 2014: Minor Figures, Major Transformation - The Subtle Revolution in Sefer Shoftim, by Rosh Hayeshiva Harav Mosheh Lichtenstein. This shiur was dedicated in memory of Mr. Abe M. Shamah z"l, a man who lived by the principle of Torah im Derekh Eretz, a successful businessman who always made time to learn Torah, by Steven and Naomi Esses and family.

Tanakh Study Day 2014: Inside the Divine Chariot: Deciphering the Book of Yechezkel, by Rav Yitzchak Twersky. This shiur was dedicated in memory of Mr. Abe M. Shamah z"l, a man who lived by the principle of Torah im Derekh Eretz, a successful businessman who always made time to learn Torah, by Steven and Naomi Esses and family.

Tanakh Study Day 2014: Additions to Rashi's Bible Commentary - How Much Did Rashi Really Write? by Dr. Lisa Fredman. This shiur was dedicated in memory of Mr. Abe M. Shamah z"l, a man who lived by the principle of Torah im Derekh Eretz, a successful businessman who always made time to learn Torah, by Steven and Naomi Esses and family.

Shemita's Inner Message #12: Experiencing the Shabbaton of Eat, by Rav Binyamin Zimmerman

Tanakh Study Day 2014: Peshat and Midrash Halakha, by Prof. Martin Lockshin. This shiur was dedicated in memory of Mr. Abe M. Shamah z"l, a man who lived by the principle of Torah im Derekh Eretz, a successful businessman who always made time to learn Torah, by Steven and Naomi Esses and family.

Tanakh Study Day 2014: Were the First Nine Makkot Deadly? by Rav Yitzchak Blau. This shiur was dedicated in memory of Mr. Abe M. Shamah z"l, a man who lived by the principle of Torah im Derekh Eretz, a successful businessman who always made time to learn Torah, by Steven z"l and Naomi Esses and family.

Parshat Ki Tetze - Peshat and Derash in the Law of Lashes, written by Rav Amnon Bazak

Tanakh Study Day 2014: Naaman: Humility and Hubris (II Kings Ch. 5), by Rav Alex Israel. This shiur was dedicated in memory of Mr. Abe M. Shamah z"l, a man who lived by the principle of Torah im Derekh Eretz, a successful businessman who always made time to learn Torah, by Steven and Naomi Esses and family.