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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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Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
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.
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Why does the Rambam refer to the mitzvah of Chanukah as "most beloved?" Take Ten to find out.
Thursday Dec 19, 2019
Thursday Dec 19, 2019
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.
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
In this Ten we learn the source for the Mitzvah of lighting the candles of Chanukah. You'll be surprised to find out the origin of this law, how it was constructed, and the various opinions surrounding it. But what will shock you most is that you have been doing way more than you ever needed to.. and that that is exactly the point.
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
What was the threat against the Jews in the time of Chanukah? What was and still is the solution? Take Ten to find out.
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Monday Dec 16, 2019
We are familiar with the three cardinal sins about which the Torah teaches that one must give up their life before transgressing. In the story with Yehuda and Tamar, there is a moment that seems to teach that there might be a fourth cardinal sin - embarrassing others publicly.
Saturday Dec 14, 2019
Saturday Dec 14, 2019
Yaakov prayed that G-d should "Save him from the hand of his brother, from the hand of Esav." What are these two statements referencing? Take Ten to find out.
Thursday Dec 12, 2019
Thursday Dec 12, 2019
After a mysterious encounter, Yaakov is wounded and we are forever forbidden from eating the Gid Hanashe. Take Ten to find out why.
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
"Your money or your life!" is usually a dilemma that - other than for a punchline - is obvious to answer. Might there be an outlook that lends credence to the question? Take Ten to find out.
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Unlike what we find in the Torah, nowadays we find people with more than one Jewish name. Why is that? Take Ten to find out.