TakeTen4Torah Daily Torah Podcast

The Mitzvah of Bikur Cholim, visiting the sick, is implied in the Torah in this week's parsha, when G-d visits Avraham as he recovers from his circumcision. What is the goal of this important mitzvah, particularly in our era of advanced medical treatment? Take Ten to find out.

It's Election Day! What ancient principles guide us in the process of doing our civic duty? Take Ten to find out. [This episode is a repeat, perhaps from a more innocent time.]

Our tradition places a great deal of importance on one word, a response to another person's blessing. Why is this word so significant? Take Ten to find out. 

We begin to say the special prayers of Selichot even before the ten days of Teshuva. Why so early, and what does this teach us about these final days of the year? Take Ten to find out. 

Every day from Elul through Sukkos, we twice recite Tehillim 27, known as "l'David." Take Ten to understand why the paragraph seems to be describing two different Davids.

On Yom Kippur, we spend a lot of time "confessing" to the mistakes we have made throughout the year. Might there ever be a time to "confess" to a mitzvah? Take Ten to find out.

An old tradition has developed where we find the acronym of Elul in a variety of different Biblical and Rabbinic statements. Why is this specific to this month? What are the messages we are meant to learn? Tale Ten to find out. 

Why is the month of Elul associated with reflection and self-improvement? Is it because it's the final month of the year or is it something more? Take Ten to find out.

In the shadow of Yom Yerushalayim, this Ten discusses the millennia-old tension that exists between "forgetting" and "awaiting" when it comes to Yerushalayim and the Beit Hamikdash. 

 

Why is the book of Bamidbar referred to as "Numbers"? Take Ten to find out.