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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 Oct 26, 2017
Thursday Oct 26, 2017
Billions of people, indeed, every member of the "Abrahamic" religions owe the core if their belief system to a single man who went against the current and decided that he knew better. This Ten discusses how Avraham changed the course of human history because he was able so stand up and be different and how he acts as the role model for us all.
Wednesday Oct 25, 2017
Wednesday Oct 25, 2017
In this second class of our new series, R' Lerner discusses whether Rabbinic Mitzvot should find themselves in the count of the 613.
Tuesday Oct 24, 2017
Tuesday Oct 24, 2017
We find Avraham behaving in a contradictory manner regarding taking gifts from others. What does this tell us about the nature of taking gifts and how we interperet the words of Proverbs: "One who hates gifts will live?" Take Ten to find out.
Monday Oct 23, 2017
Monday Oct 23, 2017
One of the first mitzvot in the Torah and the first in a man's life, the mitzvah of circumcision plays an important role in defining Jewish identity. Take Ten to find out why.
Friday Oct 20, 2017
Friday Oct 20, 2017
This week's Haftora refers to the flood as "The Waters of Noach," and seems to assign him some blame. This Ten explains how and why Noah was implicated in the sins of his generation and how he could have done more to save them.
Thursday Oct 19, 2017
Thursday Oct 19, 2017
Where did the customs of toasting "To life!" come from? Take Ten to discover some interesting answers in the Jewish tradition.
Wednesday Oct 18, 2017
Wednesday Oct 18, 2017
In this NEW series, R' Lerner explores the origin, significance, and makeup of the count of the 613 Mitzvot.
Tuesday Oct 17, 2017
Tuesday Oct 17, 2017
Why did G-d choose the rainbow to symbolize his covenant with Noah? Here are some surprising answers. (This one might sound familiar.)
Sunday Oct 15, 2017
Sunday Oct 15, 2017
While most people would consider the sin of theft to be one that falls under the category of sins that are between man and man, sources describing G-d's reaction to the generation of Noach seem to indicate that there is something theologically problematic with the sin of theft as well. Take Ten to find out why.
Wednesday Oct 04, 2017
Wednesday Oct 04, 2017
There are two well known opinions as to what we are meant to recall while we sit in our Sukkot. This Ten explores the opinion that we are supposed to remember the booths in which we dwelled for forty years in the desert. Why are those booths worth remebering? Take Ten to find out.