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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 May 01, 2018
Tuesday May 01, 2018
Parshat Emor details the holidays throughout the year. Take Ten to learn a couple of interesting tidbits relating to the Jewish holidays at large.
Monday Apr 30, 2018
Monday Apr 30, 2018
Today we explore the unique mitzvah of Pesach Sheini - the "Do-Over" for those who may have missed it the first time. Enjoy!
Friday Apr 27, 2018
Friday Apr 27, 2018
The Torah prohibits one from "putting a blind man before a stumbling block." Does this only apply to the literally blind? Only to an actual physical pitfall? Take Ten to find out.
Thursday Apr 26, 2018
Thursday Apr 26, 2018
In describing the ritual of Yom Kippur, the Torah refers to an "Ish Iti," who carried out a specific role in the process. Who was the man and what did it mean to be given this job? Take Ten to find out.
Tuesday Apr 24, 2018
Tuesday Apr 24, 2018
The great principle of Judaism of "Love they Neighbor" seems to defy explanation. Can one really love and provide as much for their friend as they would for themselves? This Ten discusses a variety of explanations that more reasonably require some really excellent behavior towards one another.
Sunday Apr 22, 2018
Sunday Apr 22, 2018
What does the Torah mean when it asks us to be "holy?" This Ten explores a few interpretations and focuses in particular on the Ramban who says that ultimately, it's about "getting" it.
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Friday Apr 20, 2018
The Torah associates the severe punishment of Tzaraat with Lashon Hara, evil speech. Take Ten to discover what this teaches us regarding the power of proper speech.
Thursday Apr 19, 2018
Thursday Apr 19, 2018
R' Meir Simcha of Dvinsk, the author of the Meshech Chochman commentary on Chumash and Ohr Sameach commentary on Rambam was one of the great Eastern European rabbis of the 19th and early 20th century. Take Ten to hear what he had to say about support for the fledgling settlement in Israel a century ago.
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
This week we read of the well know malady of Tzaraat. We commonly associate this "disease" with the sin of gossip and slander, but is this the entire story? Take Ten to find out.
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Our Parsha briefly mentions the mitzvah of Milah, or circumcision. This was the first command given to Avraham and seems fundamental to the performance of other mitzvot as well. This Ten discusses some of the reasons that have been proffered for why this is so significant an obligation.