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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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Thursday Dec 21, 2017
Thursday Dec 21, 2017
This week's parsha tells of the reunion between Yaakov and his beloved son Yosef after their long time apart. This Ten explores the question of whether or not Yaakov ever discovered the truth about HOW Yosef got to Egypt. Did Yaakov ever really know of the treachery of his sons? Take Ten to find out.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
When the Torah says the word "no," does it always mean to create a prohibition? Take Ten to find out.
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
Take Ten for a Summary of what you need to know for your Chanukah candle lighting.
Monday Dec 18, 2017
Monday Dec 18, 2017
We know that the threat that existed in the time of Chanukah was different than most others in Jewish history. This Ten explores that differences and what we learn from the tactics used by the Greeks to extinguish the light of Judaism.
Friday Dec 15, 2017
Friday Dec 15, 2017
The opinion of Beit Shamai is that we light eight candles on the first night and subtract one each night. While usually Beit Shamai's opinion is rejected in favor of Beit Hillel's, this Ten discusses how in this situation, it is quite possible that one can light their candles backwards. How? Take Ten to find out.
Thursday Dec 14, 2017
Thursday Dec 14, 2017
Beit Shamai is famous for holding that the proper way to light the menorah is to light eights candles on the first night and then descend each night so that we light only one on the final night. This Ten explores the reason for their position, particularly in how it references a Chanukah-Sukkot connection.
Wednesday Dec 13, 2017
Wednesday Dec 13, 2017
Continuing with the Rambam's rules of which mitzvot to include in the count of 613, this Ten discusses whether or not we include details and examples of individual mitzvot in the mix.
Tuesday Dec 12, 2017
Tuesday Dec 12, 2017
One of the interesting historical anomalies of Chanuka is how one of the basic practices, lighting the candles, is performed differently by Ashkenazim and Sefardim. These differences can usually be attributed to debates that are hundreds of years old. In this case, we have a debate that existed hundreds of years ago, but somehow completely switched sides in practice in our day. This Ten discusses what they debated, and why we flipped.
Monday Dec 11, 2017
Monday Dec 11, 2017
As we read the saga of Yosef being separated from his father Yaakov, one is confronted with the following question: Why didn't Yosef send a message to his father to let him know he was still alive? Take Ten to find out why.
Friday Dec 08, 2017
Friday Dec 08, 2017
We are familiar with the three cardinal sins about which the Torah teaches that one must give up their life before transgressing. In the story with Yehuda and Tamar, there is a moment that seems to teach that there might be a fourth cardinal sin - embarrassing others publicly.