Episode 170 Levites and the Source of Song

By carrying the Torah on their shoulders, the Levites were inspired to sing.
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Rabbi Soloveichik’s yearlong “Ten-Minute Mitzvah” podcast is generously sponsored by Ivan and Suzana Kaufman.
By carrying the Torah on their shoulders, the Levites were inspired to sing.
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Rabbi Soloveichik’s yearlong “Ten-Minute Mitzvah” podcast is generously sponsored by Ivan and Suzana Kaufman.
The Levites are commanded to guard the Temple. So much so that one Levite is given the special task of keeping his companions awake.
Expressions of thanks and confessions are described with the same Hebrew language. Why is that, and what does it have to do with the leek?
Blessings over food are a way of sanctifying both our ownership over the specific food item and God's greater ownership of all.
The commandment against making false claims extends beyond the courthouse into our everyday lives.
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