KMTT - the Torah Podcast

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KMTT - the Torah Podcast episodes

February 10, 2020 The Process of Pesak Halacha 16: Minhag as a Form of Personal or Communal Neder
The Process of Pesak Halacha 16: Minhag as a Form of Personal or Communal Neder, by Rav Jonathan Ziring

Why are non-Halachic customs binding? From where are their authority derived?
32 min
February 10, 2020 Special Shiur - Mission to Abort
Special Shiur - Mission to Abort, sicha with Bnei Chul, Feb 6, 2020, by Rav Aryeh Lebowitz, the director of Semikha at RIETS as well as the Mara D'atra of Beit Haknesset of North Woodmere.
57 min
February 05, 2020 Understanding Minhagim #13
Understanding Minhagim #13, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Havdala
32 min
February 04, 2020 Excuses in Avodat Hashem
Excuses in Avodat Hashem, by Rav Yonasan Sacks, Rosh HaYeshiva Landers College/ Beit Medrash L'Talmud.

We thank Rav Sacks for coming to speak with our talmidim.
1 hr
February 04, 2020 My Advocacy for Israel, An address by Colonel Richard Kemp
My Advocacy for Israel, a special sicha with Bnei Chul, by Colonel Richard Kemp, Feb 3, 2020.

Col. Richard Kemp is a retired British Army officer who served from 1977 to 2006. Kemp was an infantry battalion Commanding Officer. Among his assignments were the command of Operation Fingal in Afghanistan from July to November 2003, and work for the Joint Intelligence Committee and COBR. Kemp has spoken on a range of social and political issues, including the British armed forces, the Middle East, and the European Union.
1 hr 15 min
February 03, 2020 The Process of Pesak Halacha 15: The Importance of Lived Tradition in Psak Halacha
The Process of Pesak Halacha 15: The Importance of Lived Tradition in Psak Halacha, by Rav Jonathan Ziring

Why does mimetic tradition blur the line between law and custom? Why are poskim hesitant to challenge custom, even in light of textual evidence?
33 min
January 29, 2020 Understanding Minhagim #12
Understanding Minhagim #12, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Lechem Mishna and Seudot Shabbat
33 min
January 27, 2020 The Process of Pesak Halacha 14: Minhag as Evidence of the Correct Halacha
The Process of Pesak Halacha 14: Minhag as Evidence of the Correct Halacha, by Rav Jonathan Ziring

Why and when does custom act as a data point in determining the proper halacha?
35 min
January 26, 2020 Shame and Secrecy on the Internet: There is a Way Out
Shame and Secrecy on the Internet: There is a Way Out, by Brad Salzman, LCSW, CSAT, Internet Addiction Therapy Expert, Director, Kivun Recovery Center

Third of 3 sessions in the Mini Yom Iyun: Mental Health, The Internet and the Yetzer Harah, January 23rd, 2020 at the yeshiva for the Bnei Chul.
48 min
January 26, 2020 Plug Into Reality: Don't Let Yourself Be Controlled
Plug Into Reality: Don't Let Yourself Be Controlled, by Noach Levin, award-winning Strategic Digital Marketer and Business Intelligence Analyst

2nd of 3 sessions in the Mini Yom Iyun: Mental Health, The Internet and the Yetzer Harah, January 23rd, 2020 at the yeshiva for the Bnei Chul.
50 min