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KMTT - the Torah Podcast

A 30-40 shiur on a Torah topic, every working day, from Yeshivat Har Etzion and the VBM.

  1. 4D AGO

    Shemini | 5785 | Why Couldn't David Build the Mikdash?

    Abarbanel on the Parasha | Shemini | 5785 | Why Couldn't David Build the Mikdash? by Rav Elyakim Krumbein The haftara for Shemini is particularly dramatic. A glimpse of the commentary of Abarbanel on Neviim Rishonim.

    17 min

  2. 4D AGO

    Shemini | The Sound of Silence: Vayidom Aharon

    Shemini | The Sound of Silence: Vayidom Aharon, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom How are we to understand Aharon's silence? Aharon's reaction to the death of his sons, Nadav and Avihu, is summarized in two words: וידם אהרן. Translation, meaning and implications of these two words are the fodder for much exegetic and homiletic analysis. A survey of the uses of the word דום and דמם throughout Tanakh allows us a glimpse to a possible holistic meaning that fits Aharon's reaction as well as the sun's stopping for Yehoshua and the קול דממה דקה heard by Eliyahu. Source sheet >>

    38 min

  3. APR 10

    Pesach | Birkat HaShir (2)

    Pesach | Birkat HaShir (2), by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why is "Nishmat Kol Chai" the appropriate hymn with which to finish Leil haSeder?  As we discussed in the previous shiur, the liturgical poem "Nishmat Kol Chai" is quite ancient and predates the era of the פייטנים. It is mentioned by R. Yochanan as the "Birkat haShir" which is to accompany the fourth (or fifth?) cup at the Seder. After reviewing some of the Halakhic considerations regarding its recitation - including a quick survey of the main approaches among the ראשונים regarding what is said over the fourth cup and if there is a fifth cup, we turn to the text itself and analyze it, line by line, seeing its development from a hymn about personal thanksgiving to a national-historic song of praise to an eschatological vision of universal acknowledgement of God's glory. I then suggest why this was an appropriate poem to be added to the Seder and, from there, to be instituted as the culmination of Psukei d'Zimra - what Chazal referred to as "the daily Hallel" (הלל שבכל יום). Source sheet >>

    35 min

  4. APR 7

    Abarbanel on the Parasha | Tzav | 5785 | Fire on the Mizbe'ach

    Abarbanel on the Parasha | Tzav | 5785 | Fire on the Mizbe'ach, by Rav Elyakim Krumbein What does this mean? Join us for this exciting new series in the commentary of the Abarbanel.

    16 min

  5. APR 3

    Abarbanel on the Parasha | Vayikra | 5785

    Abarbanel on the Parasha | Vayikra | 5785, by Rav Elyakim Krumbein On the purpose of korbanot. Join us for this exciting new series in the commentary of the Abarbanel.

    19 min

  6. APR 3

    Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 23 | Vayikra

    Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 23 | Vayikra, by Rav Eli Weber Excited to begin a new sefer, with a distinct theme for each. On the korbanot and our limitations.

    27 min

  7. APR 3

    Pesach | Birkat HaShir (1)

    Pesach | Birkat HaShir (1), by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why do we almost finish the Berakhah after Hallel at the Seder - then abruptly switch to Hallel haGadol and Nishmat? Our common practice is to read the Hallel over the fourth cup of wine, after which we nearly finish the blessing customarily recited after Hallel - but without a "signature" (חתימה). We then recite Psalm 136 and נשמת כל חי which we read to its conclusion - "מלך א-ל חי העולמים". This odd mix of a double-conclusion to Hallel is the result of several confusing sugyot. We assess the sources, including the key rulings of the Geonim and Rishonim and follow them through to today's common practice.

    38 min

  8. MAR 27

    Pekudei-HaChodesh | The Multiple Crowns of Rosh Chodesh Nissan

    Pekudei-HaChodesh | The Multiple Crowns of Rosh Chodesh Nissan, by Rav Yair Kahn What exactly happened on that day?

    15 min
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    A 30-40 shiur on a Torah topic, every working day, from Yeshivat Har Etzion and the VBM.

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      Rabbanei Yeshivat Har Etzion
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