The One Minute Mitzvah: Recent Episodes

Eli Nissel

Learn about the Torah's present-day mitzvos, in bite-sized audio clips.

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Luck runs out but safety is good for life.” – Author unknown

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Shoo, birdie!

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Who gets the Corvette?

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"Excuse me, can I tell you something?"

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That poor donkey!

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Finders keepers, losers weepers?

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Seems simple, right?  Ha!

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Cash is not necessarily king.

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Payday is a halachik reality.

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Let them eat!

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Seven years and then....

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There can be no collateral damage!

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Can I borrow a buck?

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That was us once upon a time!

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The single most important mitzvah in the Torah.

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Family is everything.

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A view from under the tallis.

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Show me the dough.

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There is no profit from avoiding a mitzvah.

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A unique ceremony.

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The best purchase you'll ever make.

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What is so special about firstborns?

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The kohen needs something to wear too!

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He gets the foreleg, the tongue, and the stomach.

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Who is he, and what does he represent?

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Quick...Hide the blood! 

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How does an animal become kosher? 🐄

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The sacred pact...

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When yibum is not an option, this ceremony is performed.

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An uncommon, but powerful, mitzvah.

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You mean it's a mitzva to get married?  💍

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Did you know that the very first command that G-d gave to man was to have children?

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It's different than honoring them...

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Son, can you get me my newspaper?

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Uh oh...I promised.  Now what?

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Does the Torah allow a pinky promise?

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What's the best way to donate?

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A holiday by itself?

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Up, up, down, down.  Right, left and all around!

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No one out-Sukkas the hut!

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The first day of the holiday, what does it entail, and where does it come from?

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The focal point of the holiest day of the year...

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Is it all about fasting?

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Yom Kippur is the most awesome day of the year.

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How many blasts are there anyway?

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What is unique about the two days of Rosh Hashana?

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Did you know that there is no date on the Torah's calendar for Shavuos?

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Our calendar is replete with meaning.

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One mitzvah, or two?

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Is a Chag similar to Shabbos?

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It's the night of tradition.

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Gotta love that crunch!

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Chametz - Is it positive or negative?

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Ho to we bring joy to the festivals?

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What constitutes "work" on Shabbos?

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Do you really need wine?

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Where can we find echoes of the Temple's holiness today?

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Our focus  on tradition puts the elderly and wise on a pedestal.

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"We all need someone who inspires us to be bigger than we know how."  -Anonymous 

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Can we really each write our own Torah scroll?

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Which mitzvah's importance is equal to all of the other 612 combined?

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Gratitude promotes a blessed life.

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Why is the mezuzah slanted?

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The twice daily Shema prayer

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The mitzvah of tzitzis.

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The second component of the mitzvah of Tefillin

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Did yo know that the two parts of tefillin are counted as two separate mitzvos?

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What is prayer?

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What would G-d do?

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We discuss what it means to sanctify G-d's name.

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Fearing Hashem, what does it really mean?

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What does it mean to love our Creator?

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The second of the Ten Commandments tells us that God is singular and cannot be divided.

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What does it mean to believe in God?

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What is a mitzvah?