A Jerusalem maggid shiur known for practical halacha
Rabbi Shraga Kallus is a Jerusalem-based maggid shiur whose English-language shiurim have made practical halacha accessible to yeshiva students, seminary girls, and working baalei batim alike. Rather than abstract theory, his classes tend to start from the questions people actually face and walk through the sources to a clear, livable conclusion. The recorded collection here reflects that focus, gathering dozens of shiurim that treat Jewish law as something to be understood and applied, not just admired from a distance.
A recurring strength of his teaching is organization. Kallus builds a topic in numbered parts, so a subject like the laws of tzedakah can be followed from its foundations through its finer details across a full series. That structure rewards steady listeners: each shiur assumes the last, and the cumulative effect is a genuine command of the material rather than a scattering of disconnected ideas. For a family, it means a topic can be learned together, one part at a time.
A full series on the laws of tzedakah
The clearest example in this collection is his multi-part series on Hilchos Tzedakah, the laws of charitable giving. Across parts one through eleven and beyond, he treats questions that come up in ordinary Jewish life: who takes priority when funds are limited, what counts toward one's obligation, and how intention shapes the mitzvah. Because tzedakah touches nearly every home, the series is unusually practical — the kind of learning that changes how a family actually gives, not only how it thinks about giving.
Beyond tzedakah, his recorded shiurim reach into the wider halachic calendar — the laws and themes of Shabbos and the Yamim Tovim — and into questions of Jewish thought. The through-line is consistency: a measured pace, careful sourcing, and a refusal to leave a listener with a vague impression instead of a usable answer. That reliability is why his shiurim travel well beyond a single beis medrash and are learned by people who want halacha explained plainly and correctly.
Learning halacha at your own pace
One advantage of a recorded halacha series is that it hands control to the listener. A knotty point can be replayed, a definition paused on, and a full arc of shiurim followed in order over weeks rather than caught once and lost. For practical law, where a small distinction can change the outcome, that ability to go back and make sure you have it right is not a luxury — it is much of what turns listening into genuine understanding.
It also fits the reality of a busy life. Kallus's shiurim can accompany a commute, a walk, or a quiet moment at home, so that steady halachic growth does not require a fixed seat in a classroom. For a working parent, that flexibility is often the difference between meaning to learn halacha and actually doing it — a serious topic, absorbed a little at a time, on a schedule the day can bear.
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Key takeaways
- Rabbi Shraga Kallus is a Jerusalem-based maggid shiur known for clear, English-language practical-halacha shiurim.
- His signature series on Hilchos Tzedakah walks through the laws of charity in ordered, numbered parts.
- His recorded shiurim also cover Shabbos, the Yamim Tovim, and questions of Jewish thought.
- The structured, part-by-part format lets a family learn a full topic together over time.
- Search FilteredTube for kosher, approved Torah video — the catalog grows every day.