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The True Meaning of "Chukim"
Clean
June 30, 2009 04:27 PM PDT
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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)

Not hating one's fellow
Clean
June 22, 2009 06:04 PM PDT
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Is one allowed to hate another person? (20 minutes)

What is holiness?
Clean
April 29, 2009 08:45 PM PDT
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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)

Counting the Omer - Why 7 Weeks?
Clean
April 22, 2009 12:15 AM PDT
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Why wasn't the Torah given straight away after the exodus from Egypt? (14 minutes)

Yom Hashoah
Clean
April 20, 2009 11:21 PM PDT
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What message can we take from the commemoration of Yom Hashoah? What are the implications of the Shoah for us? (12 minutes)

Does Kiddush in shul count?
Clean
March 19, 2009 07:44 PM PDT
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Looks at the issues associated with making kiddush not in the context of a proper meal. (15 min)

From Purim to Pesach
Clean
March 15, 2009 09:56 PM PDT

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

Drinking on Purim - how much and what for?
Clean
March 05, 2009 08:07 PM PST
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What is the purpose of drinking on Purim? How much should one drink? (14 min.)

Havdala - Part 1
Clean
February 25, 2009 08:34 PM PST
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Is Havdala a biblical obligation or a rabbinic one? What difference does it make? Do women actually have to make havdala? (17 minutes)

The 10th of Tevet - What is its significance?
Clean
January 04, 2009 07:46 PM PST
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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)

Halacha - The meaning of a minyan
Clean
December 31, 2008 04:23 AM PST
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What is the significance of praying with a minyan? How does one do it properly? What if the minyan man comes late? (14 minutes)

The Garden of Eden Series: Part 2 - Work
Clean
December 09, 2008 05:11 PM PST
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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)

Series: Understanding the Garden of Eden - Part 1
Clean
November 30, 2008 09:50 PM PST
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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)

Self Improvement - Being vs. Doing (Chayei Sarah)
Clean
November 20, 2008 06:58 PM PST
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Understanding the unique legacy of Sarah. (11 minutes)

Mishna Shiur - When two mitzvot compete (Brachot 2:5-8)
Clean
November 19, 2008 04:37 PM PST
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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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