KMTT - the Torah Podcast

Yom HaZikaron: How the Mighty have Fallen, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom It is a long-standing tradition in some communities to read David's elegy for Shaul and Yonatan (Shmuel II 1:17-27) on Yom haZikkaron. In this shiur, we review the dirge and point out several nuances which inform the subtextual message of this beautiful plaint for David's best friend - Yonatan - and the fallen king, Shaul. The spirit which animates this soaring passage resonates for all of us today, as we raise the memories of our fallen brothers and sisters who gave their lives that we may have a secure and prosperous Medinah. יהי זכרם ברוך

Reciting Birkat Shehecheyanu on Mitzvot Part 2, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Shiur given during daf yomi siyum of Massekhet Pesachim 5781, and released here in advance of Yom HaAtzmaut. Click here for source sheet. Chag ha'atzmaut sameach!

Reciting Birkat Shehecheyanu on Mitzvot, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Shiur given during daf yomi siyum of Massekhet Pesachim 5781, and released here in advance of Yom HaAtzmaut. We are accustomed to reciting the ברכה of "שהחיינו", known as ברכת הזמן, when we perform certain מצוות, such as תקיעת שופר, lighting נר חנוכה and so forth. We examine the development of this practice - which is not mentioned anywhere in the משנה - and the background of the ברכה itself, including the formation of its wording. Click here for source sheet. Chag ha'atzmaut sameach!

Harav Aharon Lichtenstein and the Concept of Bitachon, by Rav Moshe Taragin. Shiur given over zoom, April 26, 2020, in commemoration of Harav Aharon's 5th Yahrzeit. Yehi zikhro barukh.

The Impact of the Holocaust upon Harav Amital's Torah, by Rav Moshe Taragin. Shiur given over zoom in April 2020.

Kadesh, UrChatz, Karpas - The First 3 Innings of the Seder, shiur by Rav Mosheh Lichtenstein, March 22nd, 2021, given over zoom The shiur is in memory of Mr. Joshua (Yehoshua Moshe ben Chaya Rachel) Mermelstein z"l. Source sheet available here: http://gush.net/pdf/Likrat_Pesach5781-RML_Kadesh_UrChatz_Karpas.pdf

Reb Aryeh Levine_9 Nisan5729, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Metzora 5768

R. Meir Dan Plotzki_6 Nisan 5688, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Tazria 5768

R. Yechiel Michel Epstein_Aruch HaShulchan_22 Adar I 5668, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Shemini 5768

Haman_14 Adar, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Tzav 5768