The JLC Torah Podcast

It is usually explained that "chukim" are mitzvot whose rationale we can't understand. Why do we have chukim, and how should they affect our relationship with G-d? (17 minutes)

Is one allowed to hate another person? (20 minutes)

The Torah tells us that we should be holy because G-d is holy. But what does this nebulous ideas actually mean? How does one actualize it? (12 minutes)

Why wasn't the Torah given straight away after the exodus from Egypt? (14 minutes)

What message can we take from the commemoration of Yom Hashoah? What are the implications of the Shoah for us? (12 minutes)

Looks at the issues associated with making kiddush not in the context of a proper meal. (15 min)

What is the connection between Purim and Pesach? What should we be feeling in the period between these 2 festivals? (16 min)

What is the purpose of drinking on Purim? How much should one drink? (14 min.)

Is Havdala a biblical obligation or a rabbinic one? What difference does it make? Do women actually have to make havdala? (17 minutes)

Why do we have 4 different fast days relating to the destruction of the First Temple? What is the specific significance of the 10th of Tevet? (7 minutes)

What is the significance of praying with a minyan? How does one do it properly? What if the minyan man comes late? (14 minutes)

How are we to understand man's punishment of manual labour? How were things supposed to be, and how did that change? Will things always remain that way? (17 minutes)

What is the Garden of Eden? Is it a physical place, as the Torah describes, or a spiritual one where the souls of the departed rest? Or is it both? In this series of shiurim, we will show that this question has fundamental implications for our understanding of Judaism.(13 minutes)

Understanding the unique legacy of Sarah. (11 minutes)

What if you are involved in one mitzva and then another mitzva needs to be done at the same time? (14 minutes)

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