TakeTen4Torah Daily Torah Podcast

TT4T#934 - Purim Katan - 2/20/24

When there are two months of Adar, the holiday of Purim is observed in the second month, while the 14th and 15th days of the first Adar are known as Purim Katan. What is the nature of that "small" Purim? What are its laws? Take Ten to find out. 

Today's Ten is sponsored by the Brownstein family in memory of Florence Brownstein a"h, Feiga bas Moshe.

TT4T#933 - Universal Mishkan - 2/15/24

 

While we might know that the laws of keeping Shabbat are learned from constructing the Mishkan, we might not be aware of the deep similarities between the construction and the actual creation of the world. Take Ten to find out more.

 

TT4T#932 - Building a Shul - 2/14/24

Take Ten for a look at the modern-day "Mikdash" that exists in every community and how its construction is of great symbolic and financial importance. 

TT4T#931 - Why Bless When We are Done? - 2/13/24

Is it more logical to make a Beracha before or after we eat? While the Torah explicitly mentions the blessing we should make following our food, does that actually make the most sense? It sure does. Take Ten to learn why.

This Ten is sponsored by Donna and Joseph Hecht in memory of Veronica Hecht, Sarah Gittel bas Mordechai on her first yartzeit, and David Gad, David ben Nissan VaLeah on his yartzeit.

TT4T#930 - Extreme Empathy - 2/12/24

When our nation is facing challenging times far away, it can be difficult to stay properly focused on the suffering of others in our busy and distracted lives. Can the Torah teach us some ways to empathize? Take Ten to find out. 

 

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

 

TT4T#929 - Redirecting the Lost - 2/8/24

Our Parsha describes the level of obligation we have to help redirect a person's lost items. To what extent does this requirement extend to one's "lost" soul? What should be our attitude towards our obligation to inspire those who are not as inspired as we are? Take Ten to find out. 

TT4T#928 - The First Laws? - 2/7/24

After receiving the Torah, we read this week of the "mishpatim," the first laws that we received thereafter. But can these laws really be the first and only laws that we received? Take Ten to find out. 

TT4T#927 - First Blessings - 2/6/24

We make blessings before and after we eat food. The Torah mandates the one that follows, but the source for the first blessing is more unclear. How do we know we make these blessings? Take Ten to find out. 

TT4T#926 - The Vulnerable - 2/5/24

How extremely does the Torah speak of our obligation to ensure that widows, orphans, and the vulnerable are treated well? Take Ten to find out. 

TT4T#925 - Interpersonal Blessings - 2/1/24

We know that there are mitzvot that are between Man and G-d and those that are between Man and Man. You may have never realized that for some reason, we don't make blessings on those mitzvot between Man and Man like visiting the sick, or tzedaka. Why is this? Take 10 to find out.