Who Rabbi Reisman Is
Rabbi Yisroel Reisman wears two crowns at once: he is the Rav of Agudath Israel of Madison in Flatbush, Brooklyn, and a Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath. The combination — communal rav and yeshiva rosh yeshiva — gives his Torah a distinctive range, equally at home in a blatt Gemara and in the practical questions of a balabus’s week.
He is one of the most listened-to Torah personalities in America, with thousands of recorded shiurim spanning Gemara, halacha, Chumash, and the moadim — delivered in a warm, unhurried style that generations of listeners have come to know like a familiar nigun.
Motzaei Shabbos With the Neviim
Rabbi Reisman’s Motzaei Shabbos Navi shiur is simply an institution. Week after week, for decades, thousands have closed out Shabbos by opening the Neviim with him — turning books of Tanach that many Jews never formally learn into living, beloved territory.
The shiur’s magic is its blend: pshat in the pesukim, the words of Chazal and the classic meforshim, and always a life lesson carried gently to the door of the new week. His sefer Pathways of the Prophets grew from this learning, bringing the shiur’s approach to the printed page.
Halacha You Can Hold
Beyond Navi, Rabbi Reisman is celebrated for making intricate areas of halacha — the kind that intimidate even seasoned learners — feel navigable. His treatment of complex monetary and interpersonal halachos pairs lomdus with case-by-case practicality, giving listeners both the sugya’s depth and its bottom line.
The same clarity runs through his shiurim on davening and everyday avodah, like his candid, practical guidance on concentration in tefillah — real counsel for a real struggle, offered without pretense.
A Voice for the Whole Family’s Week
There is a rhythm to Rabbi Reisman’s Torah that suits family life: parsha for the Shabbos table, Navi for Motzaei Shabbos, holiday shiurim that arrive just when the calendar needs them — like his beloved Chanukah teachings on perseverance, asking whether a Jew ever truly gives up.
For a home looking to anchor its week in Torah, his library offers a full cycle: something to learn, something to discuss, and something to carry into the days ahead.
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At a glance
Key takeaways
- Rabbi Yisroel Reisman is Rav of Agudath Israel of Madison and a Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath.
- His Motzaei Shabbos Navi shiur has brought the Neviim to life for thousands, week after week, for decades.
- His sefer Pathways of the Prophets grew out of that legendary shiur.
- He is equally loved for making complex halacha practical and for warm, family-ready parsha and holiday Torah.
- Search FilteredTube for kosher, approved Torah video — the catalog grows every day.