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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 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.
Friday Dec 06, 2019
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
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
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
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.