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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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Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
Why do we take so long to catch up to the Torah portion in Israel this year? Take Ten to learn a reason that suggests it not about the Parsha at all.
Monday Jun 17, 2019
Monday Jun 17, 2019
By now you are probably aware that since Pesach, the weekly Torah portion in Israel and in the Diaspora do not match. Take Ten to learn how that happened and why we haven't yet done anything to fix it.
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Friday Jun 14, 2019
Friday Jun 14, 2019
How could the repetition of the offerings of the princes each be meaningful when they all brought the exact same thing? Take Ten to find out.
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
The Torah juxtaposes two very different topics in Parshat Naso, the Sotah and the Nazir. Take Ten for explanations why.
Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
Why is the book of Bamidbar referred to as "Numbers"? Take Ten to find out.
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Friday Jun 07, 2019
On the eve of this "Zman Matan Torateinu," the time of the "gifting" of the Torah to the Jewish people, take Ten to learn how to appreciate the gift we received.
Thursday Jun 06, 2019
Thursday Jun 06, 2019
There is a rich midrashic tradition concerning the moment the Torah was given that paints a picture of all the world hanging in the balance of: would the Jews accept the Torah? This Ten discusses the gravity of that moment and how compulsion might be the only thing that could allow us to make the right decision.
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
Today is a very "special" day. Known as "Yom HaMeyuchas," it's a day that we treat as a quasi-holiday. Take Ten to learn why.
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
The holiday of Shavuot begins late due to the hour of sunset this time of year, but as you might be aware, we delay its start even further than we do for other holidays. Take Ten to learn how this delay came about and how it speaks to our "Pursuit of Perfection."
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Monday Jun 03, 2019
In the shadow of Yom Yerushalayim, this Ten discusses the millennia-old tension that exists between "forgetting" and "awaiting" when it comes to Yerushalayim and the Beit Hamikdash.