A candid look at the library
This page collects the recorded Torah shiurim available under the name Rabbi Yonatan Zakem — a library of roughly 118 classes. We have kept the account honest: beyond the size of that collection, there are not verified public details we can responsibly present, so rather than manufacture a topic list or a biography, we describe what the collection is and how to draw value from it.
Candor here is more useful than polish. A page that decorates a name with generic compliments leaves a reader no wiser. What is real is a solid body of recorded Torah — over a hundred shiurim to learn from — and the practical guidance below serves better than claims that cannot be checked.
The advantage of learning at your pace
Recorded Torah hands the schedule to the listener. A shiur can be paused for reflection, replayed when a point moves too fast, and revisited later when the subject becomes relevant again. A collection this size rewards steady learning over time rather than a single, rushed pass.
That flexibility fits family life. A single class can fill a car ride, open a Shabbos conversation, or occupy a quiet stretch in the evening. With more than a hundred recordings available, there is usually something worth pressing play on, whatever the week holds.
Getting started
The simplest way into a large library is through something you already care about — an approaching Yom Tov, the week's parsha, or a question on your mind — and then following the shiurim that hold you. When a class resonates, look for others like it; a teacher's emphases become clear before long once you are listening.
Read the count as an invitation, not a checklist. The benefit comes from one good shiur and then another, and in time a collection like this becomes a resource a family turns to naturally, the way it returns to a well-worn sefer.
Finding kosher Torah video for your family
FilteredTube is a kosher video service built for Jewish families — every single video is approved against one written standard before it can appear, with no open feed, no comments, and no surprises. It is a calm, safe place to look for the Torah and Jewish music you love.
If your family enjoys teachers like Rabbi Yonatan Zakem, 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
- This is a recorded library of roughly 118 Torah shiurim under the name Rabbi Yonatan Zakem.
- We present it honestly around its size rather than inventing topics.
- Recorded Torah lets a listener learn at his own pace — pause, replay, and revisit.
- Enter through a Yom Tov, the parsha, or a question, and follow the shiurim that hold you.
- Search FilteredTube for kosher, approved Torah video — the catalog grows every day.