Rabbi Daniel Glatstein currently serves as the Rav and Morah D"asra of Kehilas Ahavas Yisroel, a vibrant and bustling young Kehilla where he offers daily shiurim and guidance to more than 100 young families. Previously, he spent five years building up and reviving the oldest Orthodox shul in Kew Gardens Hills from a dwindling membership to a vibrant center of Torah learning for the entire Queens community, attracting dozens of new members of all ages. Among his many weekly shiurim, Rabbi Glatstein delivers a popular weekly shiur to Bnei Torah, Baaleh Batim and college students on Parshas HaShavua and other timely topics in his own shul as well as in Rabbi Oelbaum's shul, K'hal Nachlas Yitzchak, through the Agra-Dpirka shiur network. He is often invited to serve as a guest speaker in Yeshivos and Torah Institutions across the Tri-State area and his shiurim have been received enthusiastically by audiences of all backgrounds and affiliations. Rabbi Glatstein has semicha from the Rabbinical Seminary of America,Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim as well as from Harav Noach Isaac Oelbaum.
The Maharsha says Moshe really lived 121 years since his 120th year finished on the 6th of Adar and he passed away on the 7th. Why then does he say “I am 120 years old today”? If Moshe passed away on Shabbos, how was he able to write thirteen Sifrei Torah on his last day? […]
The Levush says we circle the bimah during Hoshanot because of the joy of the holiday. How is Hoshanot, circling the bimah, and beating the aravah the major manifestation of simcha on Sukkot? Download the mekorot here Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
The Rama MiPano writes that Hashem atones our sins on the 486th hour of the year, the 6th hour of Hoshana Rabbah. Rav Shlomo Kluger writes that Hoshana Rabbah is greater than Yom Kippur. The connection between Avraham Avinu and Hoshana Rabbah. If the arava represents a Jew without Torah and maasim tovim, why do […]
The Mechaber discusses the reason we sit in sukkot. What are the halachic ramifications of whether our sukkot commemorate the Ananei HaKavod or actual sukkot they used in the desert? Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Many learn that “חג הסוכות תעשה” is an implicit blessing, if you perform the mitzvah of ישיבת סוכה, you will merit to perform it next year as well. Why is the mitzvah of sukkah a segulah for a long life? Why does it say אני ה’ אלקיכם regarding sukkah? Download the mekorot here Shiur provided courtesy […]
Rav Achai Gaon and Rebbi Akiva died on Yom Kippur. Why does Yom Kippur conclude with “ה’ הוא האלוקים”? Why does the parsha of Yom Kippur say what to do and then the date, it should be the reverse! Yom Kippur comes from a different realm. Download the mekorot here Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
The Zohar says that Yom HaKippurim is like Purim. How are these two seemingly polar opposite days similar? Mar berei D’Ravina fasted all year except for 3 days, Erev Yom Kippur, Purim, and Shavuot. What’s the common denominator? Download the mekorot here Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Why is Elul alluded to in מגילת אסתר in the context of משלוח מנות? Why does Nechemiah specifically tell the nation to send מנות to those who don’t have on Rosh Hashana? What is the connection between Rosh Hashana and Purim? Download the mekorot here Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
The minhag was that everybody fasted on Erev Rosh Hashana and to wake up early before dawn to daven selichot. Why? If someone does teshuva one day a year it’s as if he did Teshuva the whole year. Why specifically on Erev Rosh Hashana? Is it merely because it’s the last day of the year? […]
Unlike other two-day Yomim Tovim, Rosh Hashana is halachically viewed as one long day. What is the deeper significance? Yom Kippur is the one day of the year when the Satan can’t prosecute. Why does he get a day off? How can the Torah command us not to desire something – either you have a […]
~ 
Orthodox Union