Ranked #1
Matzah and Leavened Bread on Pesach (#9, 11-12, 19, 20, 485)
Matzah and Leavened Bread on Pesach (#9, 11-12, 19, 20, 485)
For the duration of Pesach (Passover) Jews are commanded to eat matzah and to refrain from Chometz (Leavened Bread). Thi... Read more
24 Jan 2019
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26mins
Ranked #2
Against Adultery (#35, 188)
Against Adultery (#35, 188)
Our society has trivialized adultery. In ancient times it was an absolute no-no even in societies that did not abide by ... Read more
2 May 2019
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26mins
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Ranked #3
Circumcision (#2)
Circumcision (#2)
In Genesis Chapter 17 we read about the second mitzvah in the Torah, and the first one commanded to our forefather, Abra... Read more
27 Dec 2018
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37mins
Ranked #4
Maintaining a Calendar (#4)
Maintaining a Calendar (#4)
The first mitzvah of the Book of Exodus and the first one commanded to us as a nation is the requirement to maintain a c... Read more
10 Jan 2019
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24mins
Ranked #5
Not to Kidnap (#36)
Not to Kidnap (#36)
In two separate instances the Torah warns us against stealing. With the understanding that the Torah contains no redunda... Read more
9 May 2019
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25mins
Ranked #6
Pesach Offering (#5-8, 13-17, 89-90, 486-487)
Pesach Offering (#5-8, 13-17, 89-90, 486-487)
The Pesach offering is one of the most important mitzvos in the Torah, and there are many details of the procedure that ... Read more
17 Jan 2019
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32mins
Ranked #7
Truthful Testimony (#37, 122, 589)
Truthful Testimony (#37, 122, 589)
The bedrock of any flourishing society is a functioning judicial system, and a judicial system can only operate when wit... Read more
30 May 2019
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31mins
Ranked #8
Three Post-Sinai Laws (#39, 40, 41)
Three Post-Sinai Laws (#39, 40, 41)
Immediately after the Sinai Revelation, the Torah commands three, seemingly distinct, mitzvos: Not to make statues even ... Read more
4 Jul 2019
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22mins
Ranked #9
Thou Shall Not Covet (#38, 416)
Thou Shall Not Covet (#38, 416)
The last of the Ten Commandments makes a big – and on the surface quite infeasible – demand that we don’t desire or cove... Read more
20 Jun 2019
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26mins
Ranked #10
Against Consumption of Sciatica (#3)
Against Consumption of Sciatica (#3)
After an unusual nocturnal confrontation between Jacob and an angel, the Torah relays the third commandment and the fina... Read more
3 Jan 2019
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20mins
Ranked #11
Monetary Disputes (#57-60, 336)
Monetary Disputes (#57-60, 336)
One of the pillars of a functioning society is a fair judiciary that respects private property and adjudicates monetary ... Read more
28 Apr 2020
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28mins
Ranked #12
Theft (#54, 130, 224, 228-9, 522)
Theft (#54, 130, 224, 228-9, 522)
The Torah has different laws governing surreptitious theft of money, done in a stealth fashion that the owner is unaware... Read more
27 Jan 2020
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38mins
Ranked #13
Damages (#49, 51-53, 55, 56)
Damages (#49, 51-53, 55, 56)
Every functioning society must have property rights and justice. People cannot be allowed to damage and injure each othe... Read more
13 Jan 2020
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35mins
Ranked #14
Capital Punishment (#47, 50, 261, 555)
Capital Punishment (#47, 50, 261, 555)
The Torah requires that the most severe sinners are executed in a Jewish court of law, provided that the draconian techn... Read more
12 Sep 2019
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35mins
Ranked #15
Marital Rights and Responsibilities (#46)
Marital Rights and Responsibilities (#46)
A healthy and harmonious marriage cannot be sustained by love alone. The Torah teaches the responsibilities and obligati... Read more
5 Sep 2019
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25mins