TakeTen4Torah Daily Torah Podcast

TT4T#440 - The Coercion at Sinai - 1/25/19

Take Ten to learn two very different and relevant interpretations of the well-known Midrash describing the coercion at Sinai.

TT4T#439 - Shabbat Boundaries - 1/24/19

One of the restrictions of Shabbat is that we must remain in our "Techum Shabbat" or "Shabbat Boundary." Take Ten to learn more about the details and meaning of this unique law.

Sponsored by the Wolf family l'ilui nishmas Rus bas Yosef z"l

TT4T#438 - Tu b'Shvat and Our Natural Balance - 1/21/19

Tu b'Shvat reminds us of the delicately balanced relationship that humanity has with the natural world. Take Ten to hear a perspective on this balance and how we can learn to better appreciate the world around us. 

Sponsored by the Chadow and Rabizadeh families l'ilui nishmat Yisrael David ben Rabi Abba, z"l.

TT4T#437 - The Belief in Ourselves - 1/18/19

Take Ten to learn how the greatest lesson of belief taught at the sea and our years in the desert was the lesson of belief in ourselves. 

TT4T#436 - Miriam, Our Redeemer - 1/17/19

Miriam is often seen as a "third wheel" among her more active brothers, Moshe and Aharon. Take Ten to learn the critical and overlooked role that she had in the salvation of the Jewish people, and why she is equally listed as one of our saviors. 

Sponsored by the Kufeld family l'zecher nishmas Z'aiv Menachem ben HaRav Mordechai and in commemoration of the birth of Kayla bat Bentzion Yehoshua.

TT4T#435 - He Inhabits Eternity - 1/16/19

Our prayer on Shabbat begins with the "Shochen Ad." Take Ten to learn more about this paragraph and discover which famous Jews are hidden within. 

TT4T#434 - Manna Tuesday - 1/14/18

There is a special custom to read the section of the Torah that deals with the Manna today, the Tuesday before the Torah reading of Beshalach. This Ten explores the meaning of this custom and how important it might be to say it - and think it - every other day as well. 

TT4T#433 - Pharaoh's Second Career - 1/14/19

In an unbelievable twist, the Midrash suggests that Pharaoh survives the story of Exodus and begins a second career as King of Ninveh. Take Ten to understand where this Midrash originates and to where it might lead us.

TT4T#432 - Humility - 1/11/19

Take Ten to learn a lesson from the Parsha on humility.

TT4T#431 - Tefillin's Contents - 1/10/19

The mitzvah of Tefillin is deeply symbolic, but in the simplest way, hand and arm Tefillin are containers for four specific Torah paragraphs. Take  Ten to learn more about these four special paragraphs.