TakeTen4Torah Daily Torah Podcast

TT4T#181 - I Also Destroyed the Beit Hamikdash

Throughout Rabbinic writings, there are many reports as to why the Beit Hamikdash and Jeruslaem were destroyed. This Ten discusses why there seems to be so many reasons and finger pointing and how the story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza sheds light on this question.

TT4T#180 - The Repeated Torah - 7/28/17

This week's begins the book of Devarim, also known as Mishneh Torah, the "Repetition of Torah." This Ten explores the idea of this book being a book of repitition. Why would these things bear repeating? Might there be another reason for review of Torah? Take Ten to find out.  

TT4T#179 - Why We Cry on Tisha b'Av

In times of relative comfort, how do we capture the meaning of the loss of the Beit Hamikdash? How do we motivitate ourselves to feel a sense of yearning for something when we have a hard time feeling its loss? Take Ten to find out why we cry on Tisha b'Av.

TT4T#178 - Believe It or Not #30

Continuing with the belief in the coming of Mashiach, this Ten discusses verifying the Mashiach and the amazing patience that "waiting for Mashiach" requires of the Jewish people. 

TT4T#177 - Bad Luck Weeks? - 7/25/17

Many are familiar with restrictions during these Nine Days and Three Weeks due to mourning, but is there another element as well? Is there a "bad" Mazal associated with them as well? What would that even mean? Take Ten to find out.

 

 

TT4T#176 - Meat and Wine - 7/24/17

This Ten explores the development and reasons for the custom to avbstain from meat and wine suring the "Nine Days" between Rosh Chodesh Av and Tisha b'Av. 

TT4T#175 - Priorities - 7/21/17

Drawing from the siege of Jerusalem, the story of Yiftach and the request of the Tribes of Reuvein and Gad, this Ten offers a lesson in the importance of prioritizing... so that we can fit everything in the jar.

 

TT4T#174 - How Talmud Works - 7/20/17

Perhaps the most important work on the Jewish bookshelf, the Gemara/Talmud is the original repository of Jewish law and thought. At the same time, to many, this work is closed to them. This Ten begins to uncover the layers that are involved in approaching this important work. 

TT4T#173 - Believe It or Not #29 - 7/19/17

This Ten further explores the belief in the coming of Moshiach and discusses the simple, but profound "tool" that will be used to convince the world of the truth of Torah and the belief in G-d.

TT4T#172 - A Killer Question - 7/18/17 - REDO

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.