What Kinds of Videos and Audio Are Featured on the Dvar Yerushalaim Site?

The site mixes short holiday videos, multi-part lecture series, and audio shiurim tied to the weekly Parasha, with most English-language teaching by Rav B. Horovitz and some guest or Hebrew-language material. The best way to see what is actually available is to browse the "Featured Video" and "Learn Online" sections, where items are labeled by media type (Audio, Text, Video) and dated.

Featured Video: Holidays and Series

The Featured Video area is where the site puts its most prominent visual content. From the listings, it falls into three rough groups:

• Holiday-themed videos — for example "Rosh Hashana Foods – by Reb Adam Sommer" (22 Sep 2022).
• Multi-part lecture series — such as "Joseph and His Brothers – Part 5" and "Part 6" by Rav B. Horovitz, and "Reform Judaism & the Kotel – part2" by Rav B. and Rav Yehuda Horovitz.
• Single-topic talks — for example "Consulting the Wise" by Rav B. Horovitz & Adam Sommer, "Eisav Married Yishmael's Daughter" by Rav B. Horovitz, and "Dvar Yerushalayim Celebrates 50 Years of Kiruv."

The presence of "Part 5" and "Part 6" tells you the series are meant to be watched in sequence, so start from the earliest part you can find rather than the newest upload.

Audio: Weekly Parasha and Themes

The audio library is organized around the Torah reading cycle and the Jewish calendar. Recent examples include:

Two patterns stand out. First, the audio is largely keyed to the weekly Parasha, so it functions as a running commentary you can follow week by week. Second, several titles connect a Parasha to a holiday or to a broader theme (Amalek, the fasts, tzitzit), which makes them useful beyond the week they were posted.

Hebrew-Language and Guest Content

Not everything is in English. The newest item, "הרצאת אורח דינר סוכות תשפ״ה – הרב שמעון ראסל" (31 Dec 2024), is a guest lecture in Hebrew from a Sukkot dinner. There is also a Hebrew eulogy, "אודיו: הספד עבור הרב הגאון יהושע סלומון" (19 Jun 2023), and a text item on the Maharal (20 Nov 2023) about "the order of the world, the plan of creation, the implications of the number 9 and the number 10." If you only read English, check the title language before pressing play.

Weekly Parasha Section

The Weekly Parasha area collects video teachings on individual parashiyot — Bereishit (6 Nov 2022), Vayeira, Acharei Mot–Kedoshim, Vayishlach, Vayeitzei, Ha'azinu, and Ki Teitzeh are among those listed. These are shorter, parasha-specific videos rather than the longer audio shiurim, so they suit someone who wants a quick dvar Torah on the week's reading.

How to Choose What to Watch or Listen To

• Following the weekly reading: start with the Weekly Parasha videos, then move to the matching audio shiur for depth.
• Preparing for a holiday: look for the holiday-titled items (Rosh Hashana Foods, the 9th of Av talk, the fasts-to-festivals shiur).
• Wanting a structured series: begin with Part 1 of "Joseph and His Brothers" or "Reform Judaism & the Kotel."
• Beginner-friendly: the yeshiva states it was among the first to serve students with limited Torah backgrounds and designed an introduction to source material for beginners, so the parasha-level material is a reasonable entry point.

One practical caveat: the listings are dated and not strictly chronological, and the "Newest" labels appear on items from different years. Sort by the date shown on each item rather than assuming the top of the page is the latest.