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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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Sunday Jun 18, 2017
Sunday Jun 18, 2017
How does one fight the good fight? The Mishna in Mesechet Avot presents two different types of debate - one that is "For the sake of Heaven" and one that is not. This Ten analyzes the difference between these two styles and what we learn from the well known interlocutors it presents.
Thursday Jun 15, 2017
Thursday Jun 15, 2017
Moshe was known as the "most humble of all men," but is humility always considered a good trait? This Ten shares an idea from the parsha about the humility of Yehoshua and how Moshe was concerned that it was a humility that might not help, but hurt.
Thursday Jun 15, 2017
Thursday Jun 15, 2017
This Ten discusses the 8th and 9th principle of belief relating to the immutability of the Torah. What does it mean when we say that the Torah hasn't changed? Learn the significance of this idea for the development of halacha and how we would resolve an issue if a discrepancy would arise.
Tuesday Jun 13, 2017
Tuesday Jun 13, 2017
The Torah promises that seeing Tzitzit will remind someone of the mitzvot and inspire them to perform them. Why is this so? This Ten analyzes some of the popular answers and offers a new approach to this age old question.
Tuesday Jun 13, 2017
Tuesday Jun 13, 2017
How has Loshon Hara affected the Jewish people? This Ten discusses the negative historical ramifications that Loshon Hara has had and then pivots to list the conditions required to suspend this prohibition and for one to permissibly spread news about others.
Monday Jun 12, 2017
Monday Jun 12, 2017
The minyan, or the "count," is a basic requisite for many of our prayers. This Ten discusses how we know that a minyan is made of ten people and more specifically - what types of people can they be?
Friday Jun 09, 2017
Friday Jun 09, 2017
Is there an appropriate length for Tefilah? This Ten discusses different models of Tefilah and the downsides of taking up too much of people's time.
Thursday Jun 08, 2017
Thursday Jun 08, 2017
There's is no food more traditonal than Chulent (or Hamin). It's a staple in Jewish homes throughout the world on Shabbat morning and is the centerpiece of a Shabbat meal. This Ten explores the origin and meaning of this dish and why our sources say that a Jew can be defined by their Chulent. b'Teiavon!
Wednesday Jun 07, 2017
Wednesday Jun 07, 2017
In this Ten, we discuss the origins of standardized Tefila. How did prayer come to mean that we all say the same thing? We generally assume that the 18 blessings cover the gamut of all human needs, but here we discuss another possibility: that these blessingsaren't only about what we want now, but also about the moments in history when our wishes had been observed, and granted.
Tuesday Jun 06, 2017
Tuesday Jun 06, 2017
This Ten continues to discuss the qualitative difference between Moshe and all other prophets. This most important feature acted to separate Moshe from his wife as well. Take Ten to find out what this difference was and what it teaches us about the nature of Judaism as a whole.