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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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Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
How publicly confident should we be with our Jewish practice? Can someone be too confident? Take Ten to find out.
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Avraham is foretold about the future enslavement of his children by the Egyptians. If these events were inevitable, why are they later punished? What does this mean for the decisions we make each day? Take Ten to find out.
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Our tradition puts Gemilat Chasadim, or kindness to others as one of the most important ways we can behave and emulate G-d. Take Ten to learn the greatness of the reward of kindness and the classic examples of when it applies.
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
We find Avraham behaving in a contradictory manner regarding taking gifts from others. What does this tell us about the nature of taking gifts and how we interpret the words of Proverbs: "One who hates gifts will live?" Take Ten to find out.
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
In today's Ten, we look at two important comments of the Ramban from this week's parsha relating to how to interpret the Torah, and the world.
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
What are the advantages of praying together with a tzibur? Take Ten to find out.
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Beginning with Rashi's famous first question and answer to his classic commentary, we have all wondered why the Torah begins with the creation and world-development stories instead of beginning with the laws that seem to make up most of its content. Take Ten to delve into a few approaches to Rashi's famous question and answer.
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
As the new month of Marcheshvan/Cheshvan begins, we may be wondering how this month got its controversial name. Take Ten to find out.
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Friday Oct 16, 2020
As we return to the first book of the Torah, Bereishis, this Ten looks closely at the first instructions that Adam is given when he is placed in the Garden of Eden. What can we learn about all the commandments from that moment? Take Ten to find out.
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Reciting the verses relating to creation seems to be more than simply a reminder, but a testimony of our fundamental beliefs. Take Ten to find out how.