Featured Shiurim

Delivered over Zoom to the YU Community Kollel in Los Angeles 12/17/25.

From אור גדליהו – מועדים, חנוכה ד, available here

Delivered 12/16/25 in Baltimore, MD

From אור גדליהו – מועדים, חנוכה ג, available here

From אור גדליהו – מועדים, חנוכה ג, available here

#IsraelTrip2025(b) 14:46 Choosing a school for your children 17:22 Being grateful for where you are in life 19:24 Yimei HaSinah 22:14 Following politics 23:41 Was Eisav pre-destined to be bad 33:04 Making Aliyah 34:40 Why do we learn Gemorah if we don't paskin like it 38:30 Why don't women learn Gemorah 46:18 How should we view less frum Jews 48:08 A healthy rebbe-talmid relationship 49:50 One rebbe or multiple rebbeim 50:59 When should one go to work 52:22 Attitude towards non-Jews

#IsraelTrip2025(b) 13:30 Background 17:51 Turning Point 18:55 Ben Yeshiva 24:42 Jewish History 26:42 Female Relationships 30:33 Disconnecting from Phones 35:07 Professional Sports 38:26 Halacha 40:09 Makeup 42:56 Non-religious friend and Shabbos 43:57 Alcohol 49:55 Dimyon 53:06 Lishma 54:48 Confronting someone who wrongs you 56:46 Writing Ben Yeshiva 57:48 Relaxing Activities 58:55 Relationship with Parents 1:01:37 Developing a love for Ruchniyos 1:03:18 Learning in Eretz  Yisroel or America

Delivered on 12/11/12 at the Philadelphia Community Kollel. Video available here

#Israel Trip 2025(b) 06:34 Recollections of Rav Jay Marcus 07:53 Challenges of the present and past 12:19 How much of our Emunah is because of parents and how much is because of our own discoveries 21:11 Fundamentals of Emunah 26:21 Depths of belief 32:18 Uncertainty in Emunah 34:03 Bitachon and Hishtadlus 39:50 Science and Torah 47:43 Practical advise to strengthen Emunah 50:44 The future of Jewry in the diaspora 55:20 Values of the general society 59:17 When parents have different values 1:01:58 Challenges and Opportunities of the modern world

#Israel Trip 2025(2) 13:44 Mending the rifts between different communities 17:54 Improving your Tefillah 22:43 Improving the world 26:12 Understanding difficult topics 32:47 When to compromise your values 35:19 Chareidi Hashkafa 37:10 Emotional Connection to Hashem 42:47 The Chareidi Draft 43:38 Reviewing vs. learning new material 49:37 Shevet Levi today

#Israel Trip 2025(2) 24:12 Maintaining a sense of urgency without getting frustrated or jealous 28:16 Choosing a derech and tafkid 30:32 Lishma 32:13 Achrayis to the community 36:11 Having a rebbe after you leave yeshiva 38:31 Connecting with people from different communities 41:10 Learning machshava while in yeshiva 45:54 Seeing friendship between Rebbeim 47:44 Discussing Torah with non-Jews 53:30 Memories of Rabbeim

Delivered in the Mir Yerushalayim 11/24/25 #IsraelTrip

Video available here #IsraelTrip 01:44 How does a Ben Torah view world events 05:01 Women wearing wigs 07:44 The role of Ezra in standardizing the Torah 14:32 Balancing Individuality and Community 18:23 The solution to the Chareidi army situation 27:42 The battle against physical and spiritual entropy 31:08 Is there a future for Jews in America 36:26 When a friend is dating a non-Jew 38:18 Devoting every minute our lives to Hashem 41:18 Is Israel the “Flowering of Redemption” 47:09 Fighting Antisemitism 51:56 What should someone is works all day learn 54:22 Relating to Gedolim with language and cultural Barriers 59:55 Moshiach

Delivered at the YGW Shabbos retreat Motzei Shabbos Parsha Lech Lecha 5786

Delivered in Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion 10/23/2025 Available to watch here

Delivered Yom Kippur Night at YGW

Delivered 9/28/25 in Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, Teaneck, NJ. Available to watch on TorahWeb.org. R' Aaron begins 05:50

Vaad to Mechanchim from Arie Crown Hebrew Day School, Skokie, IL over Zoom 9/10/25 From the sefer מאמרי המגיח קט”ו

  00:46 Answering Controversial Questions in Public 03:07 Why is the Yeshiva World Still Speaking Yiddish 06:03 Serving Hashem if Hashem has no Feelings 09:42 Getting Inspiration from Non-Jewish Influences 12:40 Focusing Only on the Positive 16:52 The Israeli Army 27:33 Burkas 33:04 Eilu V'Eilu 35:49 Personal Responsibility or Hashgacha Pratis 39:40 Getting Ready for… Continue reading Q&A – Yeshivas Mir Summer Camp (5785)

#pinchos Delivered at Kehillas Shaar Simcha, Silver Spring, MA

At the Consortium of Jewish Day Schools Principal Think Tank XII July 1 – 2, 2025   00:53 When students ask questions just to argue 02:40 Should a teacher daven at home or with her students in school 04:13 Chutzpah 09:48 Hilchos Kavod 12:50 Reward and Punishment 19:17 Children from Families on Different Levels of Observance… Continue reading Chinuch Q&A – CoJDS (5785)

#Consortium of Jewish Day Schools 6/1/26 Video available here.

At 6/2025 at the Valley Village Community Kollel, LA   00:14 When something is “missing” in my Yiddishkeit 09:33 Is there something wrong with living an opulent lifestyle? 19:18 Giving children a smartphone 26:10 Summer Camp and Friends 28:55 Starting a new shul in a community 33:15 The War with Iran, Moshiach, and trusting in… Continue reading Q&A – Valley Kollel

Delivered 6/2025 at the Beis Medrash of Hancock Park

Delivered at the YU Community Kollel in Los Angeles 6/22/23. Also available here. R' Aaron Begins at 03:30

Delivered at the Jack and Gitta Nagel YU Kollel of LA in Los Angeles June 2025.

Delivered 6/22/25 in Ohr Mattisyahu, Lakewood, NJ

Delivered 6/22/25 in Ohr Mattisyahu, Lakewood, NJ

Delivered on Shavuos 5785, recorded afterwards

Delivered on Shavuos 5785, recorded afterwards

Delivered in YGW on Shavuos night

Delivered in YGW on Shavuos night

 אור גדליהו – מועדים, לחג שבועות ד  

 אור גדליהו – מועדים, לחג שבועות ד  

Delivered on 5/29/25 over Zoom to the St. Louis Community Kollel   Nesivos Olam, Nesiv HaTorah Perek 1

Delivered 5/16/25 in Denver, CO

  From the sefer Afikei Mayim from R' Moshe Shapiro.

Delivered in YGW, Memorial Day 2025

Delivered 5/23/25 at the Blue Ridge Kollel, Waterbury, CT   ב”ח או”ח מז

At YGW