TakeTen4Torah Daily Torah Podcast

TT4T#455 - Purim Katan - 2/19/19

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. 

TT4T#454 - Heart or Head? - 2/15/19

Our parsha seems to show conflicting opinions as to what is the most important method of Avodas Hashem, service of G-d. Take Ten to resolve this question: Is the heart, or the head?

TT4T#453 - Forgetting Torah - 2/14/19

Now only is learning Torah important, but our tradition points to the importance of ensuring that we do not forget the learning that we have done. Take Ten to understand this important law.

Sponsored by the Chadow family l'ilui nishmas Avraham Michoel ben Yonah and Breina Sima bas Yonah.

TT4T#452 - How Long an Amidah? - 2/13/18

The high point of the daily prayers is the Amidah, but we find that depending on whether it is Shabbat or Weekday, its length changes. Why is that? Take Ten to find out. 

TT4T#451 - Defining "Work"- 2/11/19

We learn from multiple sources that constructing the Mishkan was forbidden on Shabbos, but why is it that the construction of the Mishkan actually defines what is forbidden on Shabbat? Take Ten to find out. 

TT4T#450 - Too Little, Too Late - 2/8/19

Take Ten to learn about how and why the gifts of the Nesiim, the tribal leaders of the Jewish people, may have been considered too little, too late. 

TT4T#449 - The Happy Month - 2/7/19

"When the month of Adar comes, we increase our happiness." Take Ten to understand the what and the why of this happy month.

TT4T#448 - The Universal Mishkan - 2/6/19

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

TT4T#447 - The Immovable Poles - 2/5/19

The detailed description of the Mishkan points to the idea that every nuance mattered. Take Ten to learn about one particular detail: the immovable poles of the Holy Ark. 

TT4T#446 - Shuls: The Highest - 2/3/18

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. 

Sponsored by the Kamelhar family l'ilui nishmas Golda bas Yitzchak.