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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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Monday Dec 19, 2016
Monday Dec 19, 2016
In this Ten we learn the source for the Mitzvah of lighting the candles of Chanukah. You'll be surprised to find out the origin of this law, how it was constructed, and the various opinions surrounding it. But what will shock you most is that you have been doing way more than you ever needed to.. and that that is exactly the point.
Monday Dec 19, 2016
Monday Dec 19, 2016
In this first of eight Tens devoted to Chanukah, we discuss why the holiday of Chanukah seems to be the first to break the "They tried to kill us, we survived, let's eat!" pattern. Why is it shaped so differently than Purim, the only other Rabbinic holiday? This and more in this 1/8 Chanukah Ten.
Thursday Dec 15, 2016
Thursday Dec 15, 2016
After the epic fight between the "Angel" of Esav and Yakov in which Yaakov was injured in his thigh, we are asked to remember that moment through the prohibition against eating the Gid Hanashe, the sciatic nerve, of even a kosher animal. Why is Yaakov's injury even worth remembering? Why is this an appropriate way? Listen to this Ten and understand where your sirloin steak has been hiding.
Thursday Dec 15, 2016
Thursday Dec 15, 2016
"Believe it or Not" is a new TakeTen4Torah weekly series taught by Rabbi Yaacov Lerner. In this first part, learn about the fundamentals of our Jewish belief system. Amongst the issues discussed: Can we actually be commanded to believe?
Tuesday Dec 13, 2016
Tuesday Dec 13, 2016
Proverbs offers the following description of the Torah: "Its ways are ways of pleasantness and all its paths are peace." This Ten explores the practical applications of this concept through our very first mitzvah and more. Should Halacha hurt? We certainly hope not.
Tuesday Dec 13, 2016
Tuesday Dec 13, 2016
This Ten discusses the well known idea that there are a total of 613 mitzvot throughout the Torah. Are there really only 613 things that we are required to do? Listen and learn of the true nature of this number and the significant importance of knowing what these 613 are.
Sunday Dec 11, 2016
Sunday Dec 11, 2016
It has come to light that the internet contains information that is not true. As shocking as that is, this outbreak of "Fake News" symbolizes our tendency to uncritically believe the things that we hear, as damaging as those things might be to whom they concern. This Ten deals with the Jewish perspective on Motzie Shem Ra, or slander, and discusses how it might just be the only crime that Judaism believes to be... unforgivable.
Thursday Dec 08, 2016
Thursday Dec 08, 2016
In this week's parsha, we are introduced to our matriarch Leah through a description of her "tender" eyes. This Ten discusses the controversy that exists in understanding that description and the various facets of her life through the midrashic account. She was hopeful, yet frustrated. Determined, yet empathetic. A true Jewish mother for us all.
Wednesday Dec 07, 2016
Wednesday Dec 07, 2016
The Gemara tells us that from the beginning of our parsha, we see that Yaakov Avinu was the originator of our evening prayer, Maariv. Maariv is unlike Shacharit and Mincha in that the Maariv prayer has no Korban that corresponds to it. For this reason, the Gemara debates whether or not Maariv is obligatory or simply "optional." This Ten deals with this debate and its practical relevance to how we end our day.
Tuesday Dec 06, 2016
Tuesday Dec 06, 2016
Today marks the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, a date that FDR declared would "live in infamy." We have all had days in our life that we find to be unforgettably bad as well. This Ten deals with the question of whether there might be another way to classify these difficult days and whether, using tools left to us by the great R' Akiva, we can interperet our way to better memories.