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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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Wednesday Mar 08, 2017
Wednesday Mar 08, 2017
In this Ten, Rabbi Lerner discusses the practical breakdown of the 18 blessings of Shemoneh Esrei. Why do our prayers begin with praise? Do these prayers "assist" G-d? or do they assist us? Find out these answer to these questions and why proper, prayerful intent in this first section is the most important intention we can have.
Monday Mar 06, 2017
Monday Mar 06, 2017
Back to the mitzvah of mishloach manot, is a drink considered a "portion"? This Ten discusses the possibility of different customs on this issue between Ashkenazim and Sefardim and discuss how and why that may have developed.
Sunday Mar 05, 2017
Sunday Mar 05, 2017
Somehow, one of the classic old wives tales of Purim is the inverse of our Ten's title (I'll avoid saying the words to avoid possible perpetuation this myth). This Ten discusses the origin of the mitzvah and discusses the "non-mythical" requirements. Listen and PLEASE share!!
Friday Mar 03, 2017
Friday Mar 03, 2017
Is it ever ok to test G-d for immediate reward for our mitzvah observance? Usually not, with one exception: Tzedaka. This Ten finds the source and explains the parameters of this "Money-Back Guarantee."
Thursday Mar 02, 2017
Thursday Mar 02, 2017
The Torah speaks of an obligation to give a tenth of ones produce towards various important causes. What if a person's income is not in agricultural produce? Can you give services, time and pay in kind? Take Ten to find out.
Tuesday Feb 28, 2017
Tuesday Feb 28, 2017
In his Ten, we discuss the uncharacteristic introduction given by the Tur to the laws of giving Tzedaka. He offers 18 reasons to assist others however and whenever we can. See which of the Chai (18) reasons resonate with you!
Monday Feb 27, 2017
Monday Feb 27, 2017
In this Ten, we discuss the important question of how to best judge accomplishments. Is it greater to learn or give as much as possible? Or is the goal something else, something more subjective and dependent on that specific person? Take Ten to find out.
Sunday Feb 26, 2017
Sunday Feb 26, 2017
In this Ten, R' Lerner discuss the debate between Rambam and Ramban as to the nature of the requirement of Tefilah and their differing beliefs as to what is considered to be "crisis" enough to compel us to pray. He then continues into the structure of the prayers itself, to understand why we begin with a section on G-d instead of getting to our ever-present requests first.
Friday Feb 24, 2017
Friday Feb 24, 2017
Parashat Mishpatim is the first large collection of laws that were given to the Jews. This Ten looks closely at two of those laws: 1) the prohibition against cursing a leader and 2) the command to follow the majority and argues that each target behavior related to organizing a society and crowd control. Listen to why, for a fledgling nation, these laws may have been the most important.
Thursday Feb 23, 2017
Thursday Feb 23, 2017
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.