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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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Friday Jun 23, 2017
Friday Jun 23, 2017
Our parsha describes a posture of prayer that seems to be of great significance. Take Ten to find out where and why "Nefilat Apayim," or "Falling on Your Face," gained such importance and power.
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
There are an assortment of laws that guide how the Torah reading is divided between the people who are called up to read. Some of these laws make the Torah reading all but impossible to accomplish on Rosh Chodesh. Take Ten to learn these laws and our surprising solution.
Wednesday Jun 21, 2017
Wednesday Jun 21, 2017
Continuing with the belief relating to the immutability of the Torah, this Ten discusses how and when the Torah could - and was meant to - change through human hands.
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
The Torah prohibits a judge from taking bribes in very colorful language, warning that they will "blind" him. This Ten discusses the laws of bribery and where it applies. Is this only a warning for judges? Take Ten to find out.
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?