KMTT - the Torah Podcast

Parshat Re'eh, The Chosen Place, written by Rav Yair Kahn

What does Parashat Re'eh's seemingly repetitive use of the phrase "the place that Hashem will choose" teach us about the prohibition on bringing sacrifices outside the Temple?

Parshat Ekev, Balancing Dependence and Independence, written by Rav Ezra Bick

What can Moshe's description of the people of Israel's experience in the wilderness teach us about the balance between dependence and independence in our relationship with God?

The Weekly Mitzva Parshat Ekev, Birkat Ha-mazon, by Rav Yair Kahn

What types of food generate an obligation of birkhat ha-mazon and how does that reflect upon the nature of the mitzva

The Weekly Mitzva Parshat Va-etchanan, Davening Immediately Following the Berakha of Redemption, by Rav Yair Kahn

A discussion of the halakhic paramaters and spiritual significance of the requirement to daven immediately after the berakha of redemption.

Parshat Va'etchanan, Remembering Sinai, written by Rav Yair Kahn

Why is Moshe's account in Parshat Va'etchanan of the revelation at Sinai riddled with discrepancies from the Torah's earlier account in Parshat Yitro.

Parshat Devarim, Moshe's Interpretation of the Torah, written by Rav Yair Kahn

In Moshe's review of the events that occurred to the people of Israel in the wilderness beginning in this week's parasha, he seems to misremember the exact nature of several incidents. Were these discrepancies simply the result of Moshe's faulty memory, or was some other factor at work here.

The Weekly Mitzva Parshat Devarim, The Requirement of Beit Din for Conversions, by Rav Yair Kahn

We will discuss the comparison between conversions and other court cases and the halachic ramifications of that comparison.

Parshat Matot - Masei, Moshe and Midyan, written by Rav Ezra Bick

My Rebbe Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l, by Rav Moshe Taragin, recorded three years after his petira.

Marking his 5th yahrzeit, yehi zikhro barukh.

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The Weekly Mitzva Parshat Matot, Nedarim and other subjective prohibitions, by Rav Yair Kahn

We will discuss the sugya known as "shavyeh anafshei chaticha d'issura," with a focus on the understanding that the prohibition is rooted in the concept of neder.