Preparing for the Yamim Noraim
A strong current in Rabbi Dovid Steiman's teaching runs toward the Days of Awe and the work of teshuva. His two-part 'Preparation for Rosh Hashanah' and 'The Real Power of Teshuva' approach the season not as a set of obligations to get through but as a genuine opportunity for change. He focuses on what teshuva actually is and how a person can enter Rosh Hashanah ready to use it.
This makes his corpus especially valuable as Elul and Tishrei approach. A listener looking to prepare for the Yamim Noraim finds in Steiman a guide who treats the season seriously — laying out the inner steps of return so the days themselves become productive rather than only solemn.
The parsha as a call to avodah
Steiman reads the weekly parsha as a prompt for self-work. 'Parashat Bereishit: What Does Hashem Want Us to Work On?' turns the account of creation into a personal question, and 'How Was Noach Able to Find Grace in the Eyes of Hashem?' looks to Noach for a model of earning that grace. He consistently asks what the reading is demanding of the listener, not only what it recounts.
This orientation reflects his interest in self-improvement and machshava. For Steiman, Torah is meant to change a person, and he keeps steering his shiurim back to the practical avodah — the specific middah or effort — that a text is pointing toward. It is learning aimed at growth rather than information alone.
Drawing on the mussar classics
Steiman draws on the great works of mussar and chassidus, teaching from the Netivat Shalom among others. A shiur like 'Netivat Shalom: Do You Know Why We Have So Many Issues' brings the Slonimer's insight to bear on a listener's real struggles, offering a framework for understanding the obstacles in one's own avodah. It roots his practical message in a serious spiritual tradition.
For a family, this combination is rich. Steiman offers the seasonal preparation of the Yamim Noraim, the growth-focused reading of the parsha, and the depth of the mussar classics, all aimed at the same goal: becoming better. It gives a household Torah that is both grounded in text and pointed squarely at everyday self-improvement.
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At a glance
Key takeaways
- Steiman's teaching centers on teshuva and preparing for the Yamim Noraim.
- 'The Real Power of Teshuva' and a two-part Rosh Hashanah series ready listeners for the season.
- He reads the parsha as a call to avodah, asking what Hashem wants a person to work on.
- He teaches from mussar and chassidus classics such as the Netivat Shalom.
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