TakeTen4Torah Daily Torah Podcast

TT4T#553 - These Ten Days - 10/3/19

Why is there significance to these Ten days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur? What should we be doing to make the most of them? Take Ten to find out.  

TT4T#552 - Learning from Sisra's Mother - 9/27/19

We blow 40 shofar sounds to recall the cries of the Mother of Sisra. Take Ten to find out why.

TT4T#551 - Mickey and Me - 9/26/19

What is the day of Rosh Hashana, the anniversary of our creation, really all about? Take Ten to find out.

TT4T#550 - The 100 Sounds

Why are we careful to blow 100 sounds with the Shofar? Take Ten to find out. 

TT4T#549 - Why the Shofar?

The shofar is unique among the modes of prayer. What is it purpose? Take Ten to learn ten explanations.

TT4T#548 - 2 Be Like G-d - 9/23/19

In this alternative explanation of the "Thirteen Attributes" of G-d, we learn that emulating G-d requires two distinct elements. What are they? Take Ten to find out.

TT4T#547 - The Phrase that Pays

The Gemara teaches that saying the formula of words known as the "Thirteen Attributes" will be a guarantee for success in prayer. This is why this formula forms the central feature of our Selichos prayers. What is the power of these words? Take Ten to find out. 

TT4T#546 - l'David's Timing

Chapter 27 of Tehillim is packed with powerful messages, but why are those messages particularly relevant for the period between Elul and Shmini Atzeret? Take Ten to find out. 

TT4T#545 - The Two Davids

Every day from Elul through Sukkos, we twice recite Tehillim 27, known as "l'David". Take Ten to understand why the paragraph seems to be describing two different Davids.

TT4T#544 - Mixing the Ox and Donkey - 9/15/19

The Torah prohibits us from harnessing two animals together for plowing or other uses. What could be the reason for this? Take Ten to find out.