A teacher of avodah and everyday emunah
Rabbi Yonoson Roodyn is a Torah teacher whose classes keep returning to one theme: how the ideas of the Torah become a lived, daily avodah. His recorded shiurim move comfortably between the calendar, the mussar of Pirkei Avos, and the quiet work of building trust in Hashem. Rather than treating these as separate subjects, he tends to show how they support one another — how a chag, a mishnah in Avos, and a moment of bitachon are really the same effort seen from different angles.
What stands out across his classes is their practical bent. He is less interested in abstract theory than in the next step a person can actually take — before Rosh Hashanah, in the middle of an ordinary week, or when facing a nisayon. That orientation makes his shiurim useful for a listener sitting down to prepare for a Yom Tov as well as for someone simply trying to bring more emunah into daily life.
Guides to the Yamim Tovim
A large share of Rabbi Roodyn's shiurim are keyed to the Jewish calendar. He offers a structured guide to the Rosh Hashanah Musaf, walking through the tefillah so a davener understands what he is saying rather than just reciting it. His classes on the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah and preparing for Yom Kippur focus on the teshuvah process itself — how to use the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur as more than a countdown.
The theme continues into Sukkos, where a shiur like "Succah and Emunah: The Home You Build Together" ties the mitzvah of the sukkah to the trust that a family builds in Hashem. He also teaches on Rosh Chodesh and the rhythm of the months, helping listeners feel the renewal each new month is meant to carry. Taken together, these classes give a family a companion for the Yom Tov season.
Pirkei Avos and building bitachon
Rabbi Roodyn's series on Pirkei Avos works through the mishnayos chapter by chapter — his class on the second chapter, "On the Derech," is a good example of how he draws practical guidance for character out of a few short lines. He treats Avos not as a collection of nice sayings but as a manual for the kind of person the Torah asks us to become.
Alongside Avos, he has built a step-by-step series on bitachon. "First Steps to Bitachon" and its continuation, "Bringing Hashem into our Daily Lives," break trust in Hashem into stages a person can actually work through. The approach is deliberate and unhurried: bitachon is presented as a skill to be developed over time, not a slogan. For anyone trying to strengthen emunah in a concrete way, these shiurim offer a clear place to begin.
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At a glance
Key takeaways
- His shiurim connect the Jewish calendar, Pirkei Avos, and bitachon as one continuous avodah.
- He offers practical guides to the Yamim Tovim, including a walk-through of the Rosh Hashanah Musaf.
- His Pirkei Avos series works through the mishnayos chapter by chapter for real character growth.
- "First Steps to Bitachon" and its sequel build trust in Hashem in deliberate, workable stages.
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