An Unlikely Road to Yerushalayim
Rabbi Yom Tov Glaser's story precedes him: a California surfer chasing waves and experience who found his way to Yerushalayim and became a beloved teacher at Aish HaTorah. The journey is not a footnote — it is the engine of his teaching, because he speaks to the searcher from the inside.
His classes carry that origin's energy. Torah, in his telling, is not a retreat from a full life; it is the fullest life — larger, more vivid, and more adventurous than anything he left behind.
The Whole Person, Addressed
Glaser's recorded teaching — talks like 'Renaissance Jew' and '3D Jews' — pushes against flat, going-through-the-motions Judaism. He teaches Jews to show up whole: body, heart, and neshama engaged, spirituality lived rather than merely referenced.
His seminars and classes on personal growth walk listeners through the actual mechanics of change — self-awareness, emotional honesty, connection to Hashem — with the directness of a coach and the warmth of a rebbi.
Marriage, Dating, and the Heart
A significant wing of his library addresses dating, marriage, and healing the heart — how a Jew builds and keeps real intimacy in a culture that cheapens it. He is candid about struggle and practical about repair, which is exactly why these talks are so widely shared.
For young adults finding their way and couples doing the daily work of marriage, his classes offer Torah's depth delivered in language this generation actually hears.
Finding kosher Torah video for your family
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At a glance
Key takeaways
- Rabbi Yom Tov Glaser — a former California surfer — teaches at Aish HaTorah in Yerushalayim.
- His Torah addresses the whole person: body, heart, and neshama fully engaged.
- Talks like 'Renaissance Jew' and '3D Jews' push against flat, routine Judaism.
- His dating and marriage classes are candid, practical, and widely shared.
- Search FilteredTube for kosher, approved Torah video — the catalog grows every day.