The Power of Ten

Torah

• Ten Mitzvos told at Har Sinai
• Ten Moadim are written in the Torah
• Ten Nekudos
• Ten words written with dots above

Creation

• Ten Words (Utterances) said by G-d to create the world
• Ten Sefiros created
• Ten items were created on the first day

Leaving Egypt

• Ten Plagues in Egypt
• Ten Mitzvos given at Marah
• Ten crowns for the first of Nisan (setting up Mishkan)
• Ten items brought by the Nesiim for the inauguration of the Mishkan
• Ten Parshiyos written in the Torah about the making of the Mishkan
• Ten trials of the Jews in the desert
• Ten good gifts given to the Jews in the desert
• Ten blessings of the Jews from Bilaam
• Ten Cohanim and prophets from Rachav
• Ten wars fought by Yehoshua

Mikdash

• Ten miracles occurred
• Ten sounds heard in Yericho from Yerushalim
• Ten items of clothing of the Cohen Gadol

NOTES

1. Shabbos, Rosh Chodesh, first and last day of Pesach, Chag haOmer, Shavous, Rosh HaShana, Yom Kipur, Sukkos, Shmini Atzeres (that are written in the Torah פ' הגר"א לס"י)
2. Heaven, Earth, Tohu, Bohu, Light, Darkness, Ruach, Water, Day, and Night
3. 7 Mitzvos B’nai Noach, Shabbos, Dinim, and Honoring one’s parents
4. First day: of Creation, for Nesiim’s offerings, for the Cohanim, for the Avodah, for the fire from Heaven to the Altar, for eating the Kadshim, for the dwelling of the Shechinah, for Cohanim’s blessing of the Jews, for the issur of bamos, for the months
5. Silver, gold, spices, oil, flour, bull, ram, sheep, goat, ox
6. ועשו ארון, ועשית כפורת, ועשית שולחן, ועשית מנורה, ואת המשכן, תעשה עשר יריעות, ועשית את הקרשים, ועשית פרוכת, ועשית את המזבח, ועשית את חצר המשכון, ועשית מזבח מקטר קטורת
7. Mahn, the Slav, the well, Torah, Mishkan, Shechinah, Kehunah, Levites, Kingship, and the Clouds of Glory
8. Bilaam spoke what HaShem desired for the Jews: To be in the synagogues and study halls; Shechina should be rest on the Jews: Kingship should be successful; have olive and grape fields; should have spacious planting fields; the Jewish Kings should have stature; should have family succession to the Kingship; the Kingship should settle upon the people; the Kings should be strong; and should be fear of the King
9. ירמיהו, חלקיהו, שריה, מחסיה, חנמאל, שלום, ברוך, הריה, יחזקאל, בוזי וי"א אף חולדה הנביאה
10. Sound of the opening of the great gate; sound of the raking of the coals; the sound of apparatus for drawing of water of the kiyar; the sound of morning heralder; the sound of the flute-like instrument; the sound of the cymbals; the sound of the Levite choir; the sound of the Shofar; the sound of the Cohen Gadol when pronouncing the Name in the Priestly Blessing; the smell of the special smoke from the Yom HaKippur Ketores
11. Eight special garments plus the Urim and Tumim

THE POWER OF TEN

Holy Matters

• Ten adult men for a minyan
• Ten praises in Kaddish
• Ten levels of Holiness in the world
• Do not read less than 10 verses from the Sefer Torah

Sefer Tehillim

• Ten words of praise
• Ten (in addition to Dovid) wrote psalms

A Person

• Ten positive actions a person benefits from in this world
• Ten Mitzvos a person does with bread
• Ten main limbs to a person
• Ten parts of the body used to speak
• Ten fingers and ten toes
• Ten senses of the body

Human History

• Ten blessings by HaShem to the First Person
• Ten generations from Adam to Noach
• Ten generations from Noach to Avrohom
• Ten Avos and Imos
• Ten tests to Avrohom
• Ten blessings from Yitzchak to Yaacov
• Levi was the tenth to the tribes (counting from the youngest)
• Ten names to Moshe
• Ten names the Jews were called

Mitzvos

• Ten items required in Tefillin
• Ten conditions for placement of a Mezuzah

NOTES

1. יתגדל, יתקדש, ימליך, יתברך, ישתבח, יתפאר, יתרומם, יתהדר,יתעלה, יתהלל
2. ניצוח, ניגון, משכיל, מזמור, שיר, אשרי, תהלה, תפילה, הודאה, הללי'
3. אדם הראשון, מלכי צדק, אברהם, משה, הימן, ידותון, אסף, ג' בני קרח
4. הכנסת אורחים, ביקור חולים, עיון תפילה, השכמת בית המדרש, מגדל בניו לת"ת, הדן את חבירו לכף זכות, כיבוד אב ואם, גמילת חסדים, הבאת שלום בין אדם לחבירו, ותלמוד תורה כנגד כולם
5. לקט, שכחה, פאה, תרומה, מעשר ראשון, מעשר שני, בכורים, צדקה, חלה, תרומת מעשר
6. 5 internal: brain, heart, throat, kidneys, and lungs 5 external: eyes, ears, mouth, hands and feet
7. two lips, upper teeth, lower teeth, upper jaw, lower jaw, upper throat, lower throat, gullet, tongue
8. 5 physical senses and 5 (corresponding) spiritual senses
9. פרו, ורבו, ומלאו את הארץ, וכבשה, ורדו בדגת הים, ובעוף השמים, ובכל חית הארץ, ובכל הרמש, הנה נתתי לכם את כל העץ, ואת כל ירק העשב
10. Avrohom, Yitzchak, Yaacov, Sarah, Keturah, Rivkah, Leah, Rochel, Zilpah, Bilhah
11. From the dew of the heavens. And the fatness of the earth. And plenty of grain, And wine, Let the nations serve you, And bow down to you, Be lord over your brothers, And let your mother’s sons bow down to you, Cursed be those that curse you, And blessed be those that bless you
12. Written with דיו, written on a Klaf (parchment), batim (outer cases) should be squared, have a Shin on the left and on the right, klaf be wrapped in material, rolled with the “hairy” side out, tied with sinews, boxes made with a back piece, and the straps should be blackened
13. Place needs to be at least 4x4 amos, doorway needs two posts, one lintel, roof, door, opening at least 10 tefachim high, be a non-sanctified place, made for proper living conditions, and for a regular purpose.