TakeTen4Torah Daily Torah Podcast

TT4T#875 - Torah, Or Else? - 5/31/2022

There is a rich midrashic tradition concerning the moment the Torah was given that paints a picture of all the world hanging in the balance. Would the Jews accept the Torah? This Ten discusses the gravity of that moment and how compulsion might be the only thing that could allow us to make the right decision. 

TT4T#874 - A Purchasing Primer - 5/24/22

There is much in Jewish law that defines the process of buying and selling. What are some of these rules? At what point do items actually change ownership? Take Ten to find out. 

TT4T#873 - Berlin vs. Jerusalem - 5/23/22

R' Meir Simcha of Dvinsk offered a prescient perspective on the nature and patterns of exile. What are the Jewish people meant to expect in the diaspora? Take Ten to find out. 

 

TT4T#872 - Second Chances - 5/16/

Pesach Sheni was originally created for those who were not able to bring the Pesach on the appropriate date. What can those who did do it right the first time learn from this make-up? Take Ten to find out. 

TT4T#871 - The Potential of Sefirah - 5/10/22

While we are in the process of counting from the Korban Omer, we also find ourselves mourning the loss of R' Akiva's students. What is the connection between these two events? Take Ten to find out. 

TT4T#870 - Love Thy Neighbor - 5/2/22

What does the most famous of rules: "Love your neighbor as yourself" really mean? What sort of behavior does it actually demand? Take Ten to find out.

This Ten is sponsored for the refuah sheleima of Chaya Sheindel bas Devorah.

TT4T#869 - Golden Silence - 4/27/22

The Mishna teaches about the preeminent value of silence. To what situations and conversations does it refer? Take Ten to find out.  

This Ten is sponsored for the refuah sheleima of Chaya Sheindel bas Devorah. 

TT4T#868 - Weekly Avot - 4/26/22

Many have the custom to learn Pirkei Avot during the weeks after Pesach and throughout the summer. Take Ten to learn why this may have been established as our summer Torah curriculum.

TT4T#867 - Hastey Matzah - 4/11/22

The reason for the symbol of Matzah that is given relates to the haste in which we left Egypt. And in that way, it represents our freedom. At the same time, we recite "Ha Lachma Anya," and declare it to be representative of affliction and slavery. Which is it? This Ten resolves this and other Matzah contradictions.

TT4T#866 - The Rasha Reaction - 4/7/22

When the Hagadah mentions that we "blunt" the teeth of the wicked child, what does it actually mean? Take Ten to find out.