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Take 10 minutes of your busy day for Torah. Spend one 1/100th of your day as meaningfully as you can! Different topics each weekday. Produced by Rabbi Shmuel Ismach of the Young Israel of Great Neck
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Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Miriam is often seen as a "third wheel" among her more active brothers, Moshe and Aharon. Take Ten to learn the critical and overlooked role that she had in the salvation of the Jewish people, and why she is equally listed as one of our saviors.
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
We find some very unique laws relating to the lighting of the Menorah. This Ten discusses the - mostly unknown - beracha made while walking down a street and simply witnessing the lights of someone else's Menorah. Why would we make a beracha on this mitzvah "sighting" and not on witnessing other mitzvot? The answer to this and more in Ten or less.
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
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Beit Shamai is famous for holding that the proper way to light the menorah is to light eight candles on the first night and then descend each night so that we light only one on the final night. This Ten explores the reason for their position, particularly in how it references a surprising Chanukah-Sukkot connection. |
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
The mitzvah of lighting candles of Chanukah is constructed in a scaled way that is unlike any other mitzvah. Why is that so? Take Ten to find out.
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
One of the two rabbinically mandated holidays, Chanukah is distinct from Purim in how it is observed in practice. Why is this? Take Ten to find out.
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
If you have 10 minutes to interrupt from Cyber Monday shopping, you might want to listen to this analysis of the ethics of distracted work. What does our forefather Yaakov teach us in this regard? Take Ten to find out.
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
The Talmud credits Leah with being the first person in history to offer gratitude to G-d. How can this be? Take Ten to find out.
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
We are familiar with the mitzvah of visiting this sick, but what are its goals, and what is expected of us? Take Ten to find out.
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Avraham was different than the people of his day and has always been acknowledged for that independence. How important is this part of his personality to us, his descendants? Take Ten to find out.
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Avraham's beliefs set him on a crash course with he world around him. What did he discover? How did he ensure that his teachings would remain in the minds of his children? Take Ten to find out.