Episodes

Friday Dec 06, 2019
TT4T#585 - A Safe Haven - 12/6/19
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Take Ten to learn Yaakov's lessons for creating a safe Jewish haven.

Thursday Dec 05, 2019
TT4T#584 - Leah - 12/5/19
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
In this week's parsha, we are introduced to our matriarch Leah through a description of her "tender" eyes. This Ten discusses the controversy that exists in understanding that description and the various facets of her life through the midrashic account. She was hopeful, yet frustrated. Determined, yet empathetic. A true Jewish mother for us all.

Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
TT4T#583 - The Thank You Child - 12/3/19
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
Leah names her fourth son Yehudah, which comes from the roof of Hodaah, or gratitude. Why does Leah wait till her fourth child is born to offer her thanks to G-d? Take Ten to find out.

Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
TT4T#582 - Great, Powerful and Awesome - 12/3/19
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
There are three unique words used in our Tefila that more meaningful than you may have imagined. Take Ten to find out why.

Monday Dec 02, 2019
TT4T#581 - Yaakov and Cyber Monday - 12/2/19
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
If you have 10 minutes to interrupt from Cyber Monday shopping, you might want to listen to this analysis of the ethics of distracted work. What does our forefather Yaakov teach us in this regard? Take Ten to find out.

Friday Nov 29, 2019
TT4T#580 - YOUR Learning - 11/29/19
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Take Ten to learn a lesson from Esav about how to choose your own curriculum for Torah learning.

Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
TT4T#579 - The Song of Todah - 11/27/19
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Almost every day of the week, we sing a "Song of Thanksgiving," a song that - according to our rabbis - will never cease. Take Ten to find out why.

Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
TT4T#578 - The Missing King - 11/26/19
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
One of the basic rules of blessings is that they include a reference to G-d's sovereignty over the world. One of the most common blessings, the Shemona Esrei prayer, does not contain this reference. Why? Take Ten to find out.

Monday Nov 25, 2019
TT4T#577 - The Third Meal - 11/25/19
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Monday Nov 25, 2019
What is the goal of the third Shabbat meal - particularly on a short day when it so difficult to eat? Take Ten to find out.

Friday Nov 22, 2019
TT4T#576 - Yishmael and Eretz Yisrael - 11/22/19
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Which is the nation which wars with the Jews over Eretz Yisrael? Take Ten to learn how this was indicated in the parsha all along.