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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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Jun 12, 2019
Jun 12, 2019
10 min
Why is the book of Bamidbar referred to as "Numbers"? Take Ten to find out.
Jun 7, 2019
Jun 7, 2019
10 min
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.
Jun 6, 2019
Jun 6, 2019
10 min
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.
Jun 5, 2019
Jun 5, 2019
10 min
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.
Jun 4, 2019
Jun 4, 2019
10 min
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."
Jun 3, 2019
Jun 3, 2019
10 min
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.
May 31, 2019
May 31, 2019
10 min
This week we read of the blessings and the Tochacha. Take Ten to learn what this teaches us about G-d's involvement in the world.
May 30, 2019
May 30, 2019
10 min
Where does Jewish law come from? This Ten deals with some problems with a particular pasuk in this week's Torah portion that illustrate the different sources that we - people - use to derive new halachic information. This is the second of two parts.
May 29, 2019
May 29, 2019
10 min
Where does Jewish law come from? This Ten deals with some problems with a particular pasuk that illustrate the different sources that we - the people - use to derive new halachic information. This is the first of two parts.
May 28, 2019
May 28, 2019
9 min
As we probably know, we don't go three days without Torah reading. So we read the Torah publicly on Shabbat, and again on Mondays and Thursdays. Why were those weekdays chosen? Why do we also add longer Tachanun and other assorted prayers on these days? Take Ten to find out.