An encyclopedic maggid shiur
Rabbi Daniel Glatstein, rav of Kehilas Ahavas Yisroel, has earned a reputation for the sheer breadth of sources he brings to a single shiur. He is especially known for his command of Midrash, Aggadah, and Jewish history, and for weaving them together so that a familiar topic suddenly opens onto layers a listener never knew were there. A shiur like "Parshat Shemini: Lions, Pigs and the Mystery of Kosher Food" is characteristic — a plain subject unfolded through a wide net of texts into something surprising and deep.
This encyclopedic style is the collection's signature. Glatstein does not simply state an idea; he traces it through the Gemara, the Midrash, later seforim, and the sweep of history, showing how the sources speak to one another. For a listener, the reward is a sense of the tradition's richness — how much lies beneath the surface of a single verse or halacha — delivered by a teacher with the range to actually connect it all.
The parsha and the seforim
Much of the library follows the weekly parsha, where Glatstein's method shines. "Parshat Kedoshim: Rebuke - The Greatest Gift" takes a demanding mitzvah and reframes it through his characteristic depth, turning what sounds harsh into something generous. Because he draws so heavily on Midrash and Aggadah, his parsha shiurim tend to surface the stories and teachings behind the text, giving the weekly reading a fullness that a plain review of the pesukim cannot.
His strong grounding in seforim — the wider literature of Torah thought — is what makes this possible. A teacher who lives inside the sources can pull the right passage from an unexpected place and make it illuminate the matter at hand. For listeners who already know the basic parsha and want to go deeper, Glatstein's shiurim offer exactly that next layer, built on a foundation of wide and careful reading.
From the daf to the festivals and Sefer Daniel
The collection ranges well beyond the parsha. There are Gemara shiurim on the daf — "Berachot Daf Zayin Amud Alef: The Moment of Hashem's Anger" — that bring his historical and aggadic sensibility to the give-and-take of the sugya. There are festival shiurim, from "Lag B'Omer" to the halachic questions surrounding Yom Ha'atzmaut, and a series on Sefer Daniel that suits his interest in Jewish history and the drama of the Babylonian exile.
What holds this variety together is the method. Whether the subject is a daf, a Yom Tov, or a chapter of Daniel, Glatstein approaches it the same way: with a wide command of sources and a gift for connecting them into a compelling whole. For a family or an individual who wants Torah with real depth and range, the library offers a great deal to explore, all in the distinctive voice of a teacher who seems to have read everything.
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Latest from Rabbi Daniel Glatstein on FilteredTube
As of today, Rabbi Daniel Glatstein has 10,065 approved videos on FilteredTube, strongest in Chassidus, Daf Yomi, Halacha.
Newest approved: “Can You Give Food To Someone Who Doesn't Wash Netilas Yadayim? - Mishna Berura DH Siman 163 Seif 1-2” (19 min) · “How Moshiach Can Come For Our Generation? The Chofetz Chaim’s Ingredients To Bring the Redemption” (6 min) · “Stipulating For the Morning Netilah To Be Effective For the Whole Day - MB DH Siman 164 Seif 1” (17 min).
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Rabbi Daniel Glatstein, rav of Kehilas Ahavas Yisroel, is known for his command of Midrash, Aggadah, and Jewish history.
- His parsha shiurim weave a wide net of sources into surprising depth, as in "Rebuke - The Greatest Gift."
- The library ranges from Gemara on the daf to festival shiurim and a series on Sefer Daniel.
- His grounding in seforim lets him connect texts across the whole tradition.
- Search FilteredTube for kosher, approved Torah video — the catalog grows every day.