A Daf Yomi maggid shiur
Rabbi Sruly Bornstein's recorded shiurim center on Daf Yomi — the worldwide cycle in which a single page of Gemara is learned each day until the entire Talmud is completed. His talks follow that daily page, taking listeners through the give-and-take of the sugya at a pace meant to keep step with the calendar. For anyone committed to the cycle, or hoping to join it, a clear daily shiur is the difference between falling behind and staying the course.
The sample of his recordings reaches across very different masechtos — Kiddushin, Nazir, Yoma, and Eruvin among them — which is exactly what a Daf Yomi teacher must do. The cycle does not pause to let a learner get comfortable in one tractate; it moves from marriage law to nazir vows to Yom Kippur to the boundaries of Shabbos. Rabbi Bornstein's shiurim carry the learner through those shifts one daf at a time.
Following the daily daf across masechtos
What makes a Daf Yomi shiur work is not flash but consistency. A good maggid shiur explains the words on the page, frames the machlokes, and sends the listener off with the daf firmly in hand — then does it again the next day, and the day after that. Rabbi Bornstein's recordings are built for that rhythm, each one a self-contained walk through a single page that a listener can lean on daily.
Learning the daf from a recording has a quiet advantage: you set the hour. Whether the daf fits best before shacharis, on the drive to work, or late at night, the shiur is ready when you are. For a cycle that rewards showing up every single day for seven and a half years, being able to learn on your own schedule is not a small thing — it is often what carries a person to the siyum.
Kiruv, holidays, and Jewish thought
Beyond the daily daf, Rabbi Bornstein's recorded topics reach into the holidays, Jewish thought, and kiruv. That range suggests a teacher comfortable moving between the sharp analysis of a Gemara and the broader questions of emunah and Jewish life — the kind of talks that welcome a newcomer as readily as they engage a seasoned learner. Torah and its meaning sit alongside the technical work of the sugya.
This blend serves a mixed audience well. A family can follow the daf together for the discipline of daily learning, then turn to a Yom Tov shiur as a chag approaches or a hashkafah talk when a bigger question is on the table. Learning that meets both the head and the heart tends to stay with a household longer than either could on its own.
Finding kosher Torah video for your family
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If your family enjoys teachers like Rabbi Sruly Bornstein, search FilteredTube for the speakers and topics that matter most to you. With a daf yomi shelf, a weekly parsha shelf, topic shelves, audio-only listening for the car, and a kids mode with a PIN, kosher Jewish video is easy to reach — and the approved catalog keeps growing every day.
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Rabbi Sruly Bornstein's shiurim follow Daf Yomi, the daily-page cycle that covers the entire Talmud.
- His recordings span very different masechtos, including Kiddushin, Nazir, Yoma, and Eruvin.
- Learning the daf from a recording lets you keep the daily cycle on your own schedule.
- He also teaches holidays, Jewish thought, and kiruv, welcoming newcomers and seasoned learners alike.
- Search FilteredTube for kosher, approved Torah video — the catalog grows every day.