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.
When it comes to the day the walls were breached we commemorate only the date for the second Beit HaMikdash (17 Tammuz). When it comes to the siege, why do we only commemorate when it occurred during the time of the first Beit HaMikdash? Why does the Navi call the fasts not by the day […]
The Maharshal’s would buy a silver menorah every year and he would wait to use it until the second night of Chanukah. The explanation of the Pri Megadim plus the miracle that happened to the Maharshal. Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
The Gemara makes no mention of the military victory over the Syrian Greeks, it only mentions that they found one flask of oil and it lasted eight days. Al HaNisim only discusses the military victory and omits the miracle of the oil. What is the reason for the dichotomy? Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Pnei Yehoshua: Hashem only performs miracles when necessary. If so, why was there a need for the miracle of the oil – if there was only impure oil they could have used it, it’s a שעת הדחק! In describing bringing the Tamid, the pasuk in Pinchas says: את הכבש אחד תעשה בבקר; earlier in Tetzaveh, […]
After Shacharit, we say Tehillim 30. The header is מזמור שיר חנוכת הבית לדוד. What does the header (the inauguration of the Bet HaMikdash) have to do with the rest of the chapter which deals with David HaMelech recovering from illness and overcoming his enemies? Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Chanukah was instituted for Hallel and Hoda’ah. Hoda’ah refers to Al HaNisim. Why does the Gemara focus on the miracle of the oil whereas Al HaNisim omits it completely? How do these two miracles work together to accomplish one goal? Why was the miracle of the oil a big deal – there were ten miracles […]
What if someone forgot to make the bracha until he/she lit the first candle (and fulfilled the main part of the mitzvah)? Can you make a bracha on hiddur mitzvah? If the hiddur is for each person to light, then you can only light if you have in mind not to be yotzei with the […]
The Gemara says that the last miracle that can be recorded in Tanach is Purim. Why is Chanukah not eligible to be included in Tanach? Why doesn’t the Mishna directly mention Chanukah (only parenthetically)? How does learning Torah enable one to see from one end of the World to the end? Of all the parts […]
Why does the Gemara only ask about allusions to Mordechai, Esther, and Haman in the Torah and not to the heroes of Chanukah? Why is Purim, not Chanukah, the last recorded miracle in Tanach? Why does the Torah allude to Yaakov learning in Yeshivat Shem v’Ever instead of stating it outright? Why isn’t Rivkah’s death […]
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? […]
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