KMTT - the Torah Podcast
1) Emor | "They shall enter into my sanctuary"
Emor | "They shall enter into my sanctuary", by Rav Eli Weber Yechezkel 44: 15-31 The kedusha is in the details.
2) Emor | "ממחרת השבת" and the Calendar Controversy
Emor | "ממחרת השבת" and the Calendar Controversy, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Who were the "Beitusin" who challenged rabbinic authority about the date of Shavuot? This shiur, given at the annual Yemei I...Show More
3) Tazria-Metzora | The Unique Opportunity Afforded to the Metzora
Tazria-Metzora | The Unique Opportunity Afforded to the Metzora, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why is the law regarding the Yoledet presented immediately before the laws of tzara'at? The complex, confusin...Show More
4) Pesach | Miriam's Vital Role in the Redemption
Pesach | Miriam's Vital Role in the Redemption, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Miriam is a somewhat difficult character to follow in the text; she is first presented anonymously, watching over her baby brot...Show More
5) Vayikra | 5786 | "I am first and I am last"
Vayikra | 5786 | "I am first and I am last", by Rav Eli Weber Yeshayahu 43:21 - 44:23 Why do we offer korbanot?
6) Pekudei | 5786 | Then Shlomo assembled the elders of Yisrael
Pekudei | 5786 | Then Shlomo assembled the elders of Yisrael, by Rav Eli Weber The Inauguration of Beit Hamikdash. 1 Melakhim 7:51 - 8:1-21
7) Vayakhel | Shemot 35:3 and the Karaites
Vayakhel | Shemot 35:3 and the Karaites, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom What is development of the Karaite-Rabbanite dispute about fire on Shabbat? The opening passage of Parashat Vayakhel includes Moshe's ...Show More
8) Ki Tisa | After the Fall: Recovenanting
Ki Tisa | After the Fall: Recovenanting, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why are the Luchot consistently referenced as "Luchot Even"? In the aftermath of the חטא העגל - the sin of the golden calf - God comm...Show More
9) Teruma | And I will dwell among the children of Israel
Teruma | And I will dwell among the children of Israel, by Rav Eli Weber Melakhim I 5: 26-32 - 6: 1-13 Between the Mishkan and the Mikdash.
10) Shabbat Zakhor | And Shaul smote Amalek
Shabbat Zakhor | And Shaul smote Amalek, by Rav Eli Weber Zakhor | Shmuel I 15:2-34 What caused Shaul's downfall?