TakeTen4Torah Daily Torah Podcast

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. 

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TT4T#445 - Naaseh v'Nishma - 2/1/19

Take Ten to learn three interpretations of the famous response given by the Jews when given the Torah.

TT4T#444 - Raising Fists - 1/31/19

We learn of the seriousness of a person striking and doing damage to another person. Take Ten to learn about the practical ramifications of even raising your fist.

TT4T#443 - Approaches to Piety - 1/30/19

How does one achieve piety? Take Ten to analyze three methods.

TT4T#442 - Crowd Control - 1/29/19

Parashat Mishpatim is the first large collection of laws that were given to the Jews. This Ten looks closely at two of those laws: 1) the prohibition against cursing a leader and 2) the command to follow the majority and argues that each target behavior related to organizing a society and crowd control. Listen to why, for a fledgling nation, these laws may have been the most important.

TT4T#441 - Are These the Only Laws? - 1/28/19

After receiving the Torah, we read this week of the "mishpatim," the first laws that we received thereafter. But can these laws really be the first and only laws that we received? Take Ten to find out.