Halacha for questions people actually ask
Rabbi Feldman's recorded shiurim lean heavily toward practical halacha — the questions that come up in a Jewish home and a Jewish life. One class works through the halachic issues around plastic surgery; another takes on the sensitive subject of teaching Torah to non-Jews. Rather than treating Jewish law as abstract, he traces a question from its sources to a workable conclusion, so a listener understands not only what the halacha is but the reasoning that produced it.
What ties these together is method. He tends to move from the Talmudic and halachic sources to a usable ruling, so a person comes away understanding the argument, not just the answer. A topic like teaching Torah to non-Jews touches on where the Jewish people meet the wider world; he handles it by returning to texts rather than to opinion, which keeps even a charged subject grounded and teachable.
Mishnah and the analytical side
Alongside the practical halacha, a large share of his classes work through Mishnah — the concise legal statements that sit at the base of the Oral Law. Learning Mishnah gives a shiur a clear spine: a defined passage, a defined question, and then the discussion that grows out of it. For a listener building a foundation, this is where the structure of Jewish law becomes visible before the finer analysis begins.
That analytical layer — lomdut, the study of underlying halachic principles — is the other half of his approach. It asks not only what the law is but why two cases that look alike are treated differently. Taken together, the Mishnah and the lomdut give his teaching a range that moves from first principles up to sophisticated argument, which is why it can serve both a newer learner and someone who has been at it for years.
The Yamim Tovim and inner avodah
Several of his shiurim turn to the Jewish holidays and the avodah of the season. "Rosh Hashana: Bringing Clarity to Your Life" approaches the Day of Judgment less as a set of rituals and more as an annual chance to reset priorities. Other classes, such as "In Search Of Lasting Simcha," ask how a person builds a joy that does not depend on circumstances — a theme that runs through much of the machshava in his teaching.
"The light of Choshech" — light within darkness — is characteristic of how he frames these ideas: taking a phrase or an image and drawing out its meaning for a listener's own struggles. Because the holidays return every year, this kind of shiur rewards re-listening; the same Rosh Hashana talk can land differently depending on where a person is in life. It is Torah aimed at both the mind and the day-to-day of avodas Hashem.
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At a glance
Key takeaways
- His recorded classes emphasize practical halacha, including modern questions like medical halacha and teaching Torah to non-Jews.
- A large part of his teaching works through Mishnah and lomdut — the analytical principles beneath the law.
- His holiday shiurim, on Rosh Hashana and lasting simcha, aim at inner avodah rather than ritual mechanics alone.
- He consistently traces a question from its sources to a conclusion, so listeners learn the reasoning, not just the ruling.
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