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KMTT - the Torah Podcast

Oct 31, 2024

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 01 | Noach, by Rav Eli Weber

Did Hashem give up on humanity? Was Noach a tzadik? What does it mean that Hashem remembers?


Oct 31, 2024

Noach | Days of Wine and Curses: A Fresh Look at The Curse of Canaan, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom

What was Cham's sin in the tent? 

The immediate postdiluvian scene (Bereishit 9:18-29) is troubling on several accounts. Why is Cham introduced (twice!) as "father of Canaan"? What did he do that was so egregious that...


Oct 27, 2024

Teshuva and the Fatal Flaw of Religious Mediocrity, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb

What does it take to be "written" in the Book of Life? 

Is it enough NOT to be wicked or is something more impressive and ambitious expected of us?


Oct 27, 2024

Rav Soloveitchik on Teshuva (6): Erasing our Past or Elevating It? by Rav Dovid Gottlieb

Sixth in a series of mini-shiurim on R Soloveitchik's approach to Teshuva based on his famous and incredible sefer Al HaTeshuva. 

How should we relate to our sinful past? Does teshuva require me to "amputate" my past experiences and...


Oct 15, 2024

Kohelet 3 | To Everything a Season, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom

What is the wisdom hiding behind the famous "Song of the Seasons" in Kohelet 3?

The third chapter of Kohelet begins with a famous poem, where the author presents 28 "seasons", some positive and some drastic, noting that there is a time for each of them. The...