TakeTen4Torah Daily Torah Podcast

As our stomach grumbles on this Jewish communal day of fasting, we might wonder: "What are we supposed to be taking from this experience?" Take Ten to find learn the answer.

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

According to one opinion, if tomorrow's Fast of Tevet would fall on Shabbat, instead of deferring to Sunday, we would fast on Shabbat itself. What is so unique about this fast? Take Ten to find out. 

Our sources indicate a defunct fast day that existed on the 8th of Tevet that had something to do with the translation of the Torah. What are the events that surround this day? Take Ten to find out. 

Our tradition teaches that on Shabbat, we receive a "Neshama Yeseirah", or "extra soul." Take Ten to learn about the nature of this excess soul and the capabilities it provides. 

Our Parsha records that Yaakov's family enters Egypt with 70 people. Take Ten to learn the significance of this number in the context of this "Start-Up" nation. 

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

 

 

As Chanukah comes to a close, this Ten discusses what are the takeaways we should be considering for the rest of our year. What really is the purpose of this holiday? Take Ten to find out. (Chanukah 5782 - 8/8)

If your Chanukah candles go out before the minimum amount of time, the halacha teaches that you do not need to relight the candles. Take Ten to learn a reason for this unique law. (Chanuka 5782 - 7/8)

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.  (Chanukah 5782 - 6/8)

The opinion of Beit Shamai is that we light eight candles on the first night and subtract one each night. While usually Beit Shamai's opinion is rejected in favor of Beit Hillel's, this Ten discusses how in this situation, it is quite possible that one can light their candles backwards. How? Take Ten to find out. (Chanukah 5782 - 5/8)

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

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 Chanukah-Sukkot connection. (Chanukah 5782 - 4/8)