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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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Monday Feb 05, 2018
Monday Feb 05, 2018
Within our parsha are instructions as to what to do with a murderer who kills without intent. We learn about cities of refuge, created to house these people, and elsewhere in the Torah, we learn about their placement throughout the land of Israel. This Ten elaborates on a difficult question found in the Gemara relating to this placement: Why did the 2.5 eastern tribes need so many cities of refuge? The answers might shock you.
Friday Feb 02, 2018
Friday Feb 02, 2018
Each week on Friday night we read the second chapter of the Tractate of Shabbat, known as Bameh Madlikin. Why do we read this chapter and why do we read it when we do? Take Ten to find out.
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
There are many Jews do something unique when they study and pray: they sway. Known as shuckeling, this practice can appear strange to some while to others, it's the only way to daven. Take Ten to find out the history and meaning of this practice.
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Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
What are we supposed to be thinking about on Tu b'Shvat? Take Ten to focus on our responsibilities towards the natural world through understanding its meaning and importance.
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Tuesday Jan 30, 2018
Tuesday Jan 30, 2018
In this final installment of the Rambam's rules for counting the Mitzvot, we discuss whether or not the individual punishments that might motivate us to do mitzvot are counted to mitzvot themselves.
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
There is a conception out there that of the various 613 mitzvot, the 10 taught to us in the moments of revelation at Sinai are the most important. Does this idea bear out in our sources? This Ten discusses the historical consideration of this notion and the reactions to it. Will we "stand" for the idea that these ten are more important than the others? Take Ten to find out.
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
Miriam is often seen as a "third wheel" among her more active brothers, Moshe and Aharon. There were critical and overlooked roles that she had in the salvation of the Jewish people, and is listed equally as one of their saviors. Take Ten to find out why.
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
Although a verse in Mishlei seems to be clear in that we are not supposed to rejoice in the downfall of our enemies, the reality is more complex. Take Ten to learn about how we navigate this issue.
Wednesday Jan 24, 2018
Wednesday Jan 24, 2018
How do we count mitzvot that are repeated due to the multiple, repeating days of a Yom Tov? Take Ten to find out.
Tuesday Jan 23, 2018
Tuesday Jan 23, 2018
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.