The JLC Torah Podcast

The True Meaning of "Chukim"

Rav Danny Eisenberg — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:27:15 GMT

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

Rav Danny Eisenberg — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:04:02 GMT

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

What is holiness?

Rav Danny Eisenberg — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:45:16 GMT

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?

Rav Danny Eisenberg — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:15:11 GMT

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

Yom Hashoah

Rav Danny Eisenberg — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:21:49 GMT

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?

Rav Danny Eisenberg — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:44:51 GMT

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

From Purim to Pesach

Rav Danny Eisenberg — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:56:46 GMT

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?

Rav Danny Eisenberg — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:07:39 GMT

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

Havdala - Part 1

Rav Danny Eisenberg — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:34:26 GMT

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?

Rav Danny Eisenberg — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:46:49 GMT

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

Rav Danny Eisenberg — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:23:20 GMT

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

Rav Danny Eisenberg — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:11:23 GMT

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

Rav Danny Eisenberg — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:50:38 GMT

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)

Rav Danny Eisenberg — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:58:46 GMT

Understanding the unique legacy of Sarah. (11 minutes)

Mishna Shiur - When two mitzvot compete (Brachot 2:5-8)

Rav Danny Eisenberg — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:37:13 GMT

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