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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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Tuesday Jan 31, 2017
Tuesday Jan 31, 2017
Avraham is promised that after years of subjugation and suffering, his children will be "repayed" with great wealth. What sort of consolation was this? Indeed, our parsha describes G-d's request that the Jews carry out this plan for their financial future and we find that there was some discomfort in carrying it out. This Ten discusses these and other troubling issues: Why were we given this money and why didn't we want to take it?
Sunday Jan 29, 2017
Sunday Jan 29, 2017
In this Ten, Rabbi Lerner shares an important question relating to the seeming redundant 4th of the Rambam's principles of belief. In addition, we begin to learn about the 5th principle. Unlike the other beliefs, the 5th principle is about the ACTION of prayer, and less about a belief. Indeed, the Rambam includes the mitzvah of prayer in the very top of his list of mitzvot. Why is this "belief" so different from the others? Take Ten to find out.
Friday Jan 27, 2017
Friday Jan 27, 2017
Why were there ten plagues? Wouldn't one have made the point and sufficiently motivated Pharaoh to let the Jews go? This Ten discusses the purpose and order of the plagues and how they delivered precise retribution to the Egyptians for their progressive program of anti-semitism.
Wednesday Jan 25, 2017
Wednesday Jan 25, 2017
In this edition of "Believe It or Not," Rabbi Lerner discuss the intellectual prerequisites for Olam Habah, the World to Come. How does one spend a life not only filling their mind with Torah, but becoming a mind that is permeated with Torah? Understand how and see why the construction of the Written Torah vs. Oral Torah was purposefully created to facilitate the creation of a Torah personality.
Tuesday Jan 24, 2017
Tuesday Jan 24, 2017
We generally believe that the first mitzvah given to the Jewish people is the mitzvah of Rosh Chodesh, in Parshat Bo. This Ten discusses an alternative theory, that the first mitzvah given to the Jews was one that they almost certainly could not do right away and would be very long till actually performed. What was this mitzvah? Why would it be first? Take Ten to find out.
Tuesday Jan 24, 2017
Tuesday Jan 24, 2017
Who is the greatest Jew? While we have discussed the individuality and uniqueness of each and every Jew, is it possible that every Jew has their individual religious expectations as well? Take Ten to see what being the "best" Jew can mean to you.
Monday Jan 23, 2017
Monday Jan 23, 2017
Three weeks into the new year, how are those resolutions coming along? This Ten analyzes the perseverance of Moshe and Aharon through their difficult mission and discussed the general phenomenon of inspiration and answers the question: why do we struggle so much with maintaining resolutions?
Friday Jan 20, 2017
Friday Jan 20, 2017
Today on Inauguration Day, we discuss the modern-day relevance of the laws of making a blessing on seeing a king. Do these laws apply to modern day, democratically elected presidents? Should we be running to see them as we did the kings of old? Take Ten to find out.
Thursday Jan 19, 2017
Thursday Jan 19, 2017
We're probably familiar with the concept that if you do not know what beracha to make on food, one can fulfill their obligation by making the beracha of "shehakol." If that is the case, why do we bother with the details and intricacies of the laws of specific berachos? Why doesn't Shekakol suffice? Take Ten to find out.
Tuesday Jan 17, 2017
Tuesday Jan 17, 2017
Moshe "our Teacher" plays a tremendous role in Jewish history, but we know very little of his background. Why was he the one chosen by G-d at the burning bush to be His mouthpiece? What were his qualifications? This Ten discusses how - if you pay attention to the goals of the Exodus - the Torah itself reveals what made Moshe the best possible candidate for the job.