KMTT - the Torah Podcast Rabbanei Yeshivat Har Etzion
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- Religion & Spirituality
A 30-40 shiur on a Torah topic, every working day, from Yeshivat Har Etzion and the VBM.
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Behaalotekha | Where was the Korban Pesach Brought?
Behaalotekha | Where was the Korban Pesach Brought? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
Was the Pesach brought at the beginning of the 2nd year brought in people's homes?!
Although we broadly assume that, once the Mishkan was constructed, any offerings would be brought there; especially in line with Vayikra 17 which prohibits שחוטי חוץ - animals slaughtered outside of the precincts of the Mishkan. Yet, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that perhaps the Pesach brought at the beginning of the 2nd year (the first anniversary of the Exodus) was brought in the people's homes/tents in the camp. We explore the textual evidence for each side, first proposing an explanation as to why there was (seemingly) only one Pesach offered during the forty years in the desert and subsequently exploring the possibility that the function of the Mishkan was more "Ohel Moed" ("Tent of Meeting") than the locus of offerings - until we entered the Land and, perhaps, until the Mishkan was established at Shilo (Yehoshua 18:1) - which is the first place that we ever hear of anyone bringing offerings at the Mishkan (1 Shmuel 1).
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Fusing Justice with Mercy: The Secret to Maintaining a Flourishing Society (Avot 1:18)
Fusing Justice with Mercy: The Secret to Maintaining a Flourishing Society (Avot 1:18), by Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Sharing Torah of Rav Asher Weiss
How can we build a society that is both just and compassionate (hint: it's really hard)? -
The Value of Peace and the Virtue of Being a "People Person" (Avot 1:12)
The Value of Peace and the Virtue of Being a "People Person" (Avot 1:12), by Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Sharing Torah of Rav Asher Weiss
How does peace enable all other berakhot? And how is Ahron HaKohen the ideal role model for educators and parents? -
Behaalotekha | Ner Tamid
Behaalotekha | Ner Tamid, by Moreinu veRabbeinu Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l
Divrei berakha to the talmidot of Beit Midrash leNashim Migdal Oz, June 2008
Take with you the the sense, the identification, with the Torah that you learned as something that is permanent, deeply engrained in your own being, not something that is marginal, peripheral, here and there, but fundamental, basic. -
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 3)
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 3), by Rav Moshe Taragin
In light of the recent publication of the sefer לעולם יהא אדם, מתורותיו של הרב יהודה עמיטל, Rav Taragin discusses with his talmidim many of the issues brought up in his rebbe's sichot:
Religious Coercion and the Case of Brit Milah; A Chassideshe Story Applied to the Issue of Secular Yeshivot; Calling Jews Post-Zionists; Removing Hashem from the Conversation; Three Core "Modern" Middot -
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 1-2)
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 1-2), by Rav Moshe Taragin
In light of the recent publication of the sefer לעולם יהא אדם, מתורותיו של הרב יהודה עמיטל, Rav Taragin discusses with his talmidim many of the issues brought up in his rebbe's sichot:
Should You Love Torah More Than Jews?
Do People in Israel Suffer for Sins of Jews Abroad?
Israel as the Anchor of Jewish Identity
Jewish Identity Without Torah Observance
Commitment to Jewish History
Three Major Events of Modern Jewish History
Should Israel Calibrate Policy Based on Attitudes of Overseas Jews?