TakeTen4Torah Daily Torah Podcast

TT4T#805 - The Gratitude of Rabbis

We respond to the beracha of Modim with more than just an Amen and instead add another paragraph of our own. Why do we do this for only one beracha and what does our response mean? Take Ten to find out. 

This Ten is sponsored by the Lewis family in memory of Fred Lewis, Feivel Yitzchak ben Naftali David z"l

TT4T#804 - Truth - 11/1/2021

This week's Torah portion presents the difficult story of Yaakov being less than truthful in his dealing with Yitzchak. Take Ten to learn about the absolute value of Truth vs. Falsehood. 

TT4T#803 - Eliezer‘s Test - 10/27/21

Eliezer is sent to find a wife for Yitzchak and uses what seems to be an omen to decide on Rivka. How is that permitted? Take Ten to find out. 

TT4T#802 - Put on a Happy Face - 10/26/21

In the aftermath of Sarah's death, Avraham teaches us important lessons about how we are to relate to others. What are these lessons? Take Ten to find out. 

This Ten is sponsored by the Lewis family in memory of Fred Lewis, Feivel Yitzchak ben Naftali David z"l

TT4T#801 - Patriarch Parenting - 10/25/21

The Torah offers different models of parents and children. The relationship between Avraham and Yishmael was particularly fraught. After Yishmael was thrown out of Avraham's home, what happened to him? Take Ten to learn the midrashic account of Yishmael's end and Avraham's inability to let go.

TT4T#800 - Akeidah Takeaways - 10/21/21

The Akeidah, possibly the greatest of Avraham's tests, is not only focused upon on Rosh Hashana, but each and every day in our Tefilot. How can we possibly learn from or relate to such an impossible m mission? Take Ten to find out. 

TT4T#799 - Mini Akeidas - 10/20/2021

The story of Akeidat Yitzchak is perhaps the greatest test of a person's self-sacrifice for G-d. Take Ten to find out how in the background, there was another, and perhaps more significant story that teaches us the nature of true sacrifice. 

TT4T#798 - Thanks for Everything - 10/19/21

The Beracha of Modim is the longest and one of the most important in the Jewish prayers. What sorts of gratitude does it include? Take ten to find out.

This Ten is sponsored by the Lewis family in memory of Fred Lewis, Feivel Yitzchak ben Naftali David z"l

 

TT4T#797 - The Shabbat Bris - 10/18/21

We usually find that an "outside" mitzvah (Lulav, Shofar etc..) is deferred when the holiday falls out on Shabbat. Why don't we find that same phenomenon by the mitzvah of Milah? Take Ten to find out. 

TT4T#796 - The School of Avraham - 10/14/21

What was Avraham's great contribution to the world? While we generally assume that it was his theological contributions that were so impressive, this Ten highlights another element of his personality that was critical to the world's existence.