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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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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.
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
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What do we mean when, over the course of Rosh Hashana, we focus on establishing G-d as King? Take Ten to find out. |
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
This year we find specific laws relating to loans and making sure you are able to collect them. What is the Jewish ethic of making loans to those in need? How does a Pruzbul fit into this picture? Take Ten to find out.
Sponsored by Judy Lewis and Family in memory of Zachary Dicker, Zecharia Yehuda ben Shimshon z"l.
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Enjoy this exchange with special guest Rabbi Yisrael Motzen as we embark on an ongoing conversation about the meaning we take from popular, contemporary Jewish music.
In this episode, we discuss a beautiful new song by an Israeli artist named Shmuel Perednik called "Ten li Tefilah" (Give Me One Prayer)
Here is the song on YouTube. Here is the translation.
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Enjoy!