{"podcast":{"title":"KMTT - the Torah Podcast","slug":"kmtt-the-torah-podcast-323997","podcast_index_feed_id":323997,"rss_url":"https://kmtt.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://kmtt.libsyn.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/2/5/4/3254c7de5b686889/yheicon3.jpg","author":"Yeshivat Har Etzion","episode_count":2606,"summary":"A 30-40 shiur on a Torah topic, every working day, from Yeshivat Har Etzion and the VBM.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-19T00:18:20.483194+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kmtt-the-torah-podcast-323997"},"episode":{"title":"Naso | Shimson the Nazirite... Indeed?","slug":"naso-shimson-the-nazirite-indeed","published_at":"2026-05-27T09:07:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kmtt-the-torah-podcast-323997/naso-shimson-the-nazirite-indeed","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kmtt-the-torah-podcast-323997","url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/kmtt/Naso5786_RYEtshalom.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/kmtt/Naso5786_RYEtshalom.mp3?dest-id=12657","summary":"Naso | Shimson the Nazirite... Indeed? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The annunciation of Shimshon's birth (Shoftim 13) carries several anomalies; indeed, his own life reflects an unusual form of Nezirut, one which is not bound by the most severe violation of Nezirut (contact with the dead) - while his parents are the ones bound to avoid drinking wine. An investigation into the various types of נזירים in Tanakh - both before and after Matan Torah - opens up an intriguing possibility which allows us to decipher this last of the Shoftim and his unusual religious strictures. Source sheet >>","meta_description":"Naso | Shimson the Nazirite... Indeed? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The annunciation of Shimshon's birth (Shoftim 13) carries several anomalies; indeed, his o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2089,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kmtt-the-torah-podcast-323997/episodes/naso-shimson-the-nazirite-indeed/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kmtt-the-torah-podcast-323997/naso-shimson-the-nazirite-indeed.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}