This podcast will post all the shiurim of R' Aaron Lopiansky that are not part of a regular series. This includes pre-Yom Tov shiurim, interviews, Q&As, guest speeches and more.
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ליקוטי דיבורים על הגדה של פסח ועניני החג, א
Delivered at K'hal Bloomfield Avenue, Passaic, NJ on 3/2/25 From Ohr Gedalyahu on Moadim, Purim 1
Delivered for Machon Ora, Passaic, NJ on Motzei Shabbos 3/1/25
#Israel Trip 2025 26:01 Attention Span 27:25 Husband and Wife Having Different Standards with Technology 30:05 Americans Making Aliyah 36:14 Daas Torah 43:26 Daas Torah and Different Shitos 52:58 Left Wing Orthodoxy 01:00:43 Baal Teshuva Learning Gemarah
#Israel Trip 2025 #Vayechi 12:35 Learning Hashkafa 13:42 ADHD Medication 15:31 Chumros 18:46 Dreams 20:53 Halacha Based on Science 24:10 R' Moshe Shapiro 25:54 Responding to People Who Disrespect Yeshiva Bochrim 31:51 Recommended Hashkafa Sefer 33:21 Asking Halacha Questions 34:30 Celebrating Birthdays 36:24 Working on Modesty 38:48 Leaving Yeshiva/Kollel 41:24 Family Members who have… Continue reading Keeping the End in Mind (with Q&A) – Yishrei 5785
#Israel Trip 2025 02:14 Chareidim serving in the army 09:39 Are Israeli Wars a Milchemes Mitzva 18:54 Ben Torah for Life 25:32 Getting a Cheshek for Learning Torah 28:02 Connecting to Tefillah 31:50 Attending a Secular College 37:23 Interacting with Jews with Alternative Lifestyles and Values 41:05 Sports 48:24 Platonic Relationships 53:25 Discussing… Continue reading Q&A – Toras Shraga 5785
#Israel Trip 2025 25:53 Growing Standard of Living 34:03 Sacrificing your own avodah for the Klal 39:32 Should yeshiva bochrim learn more halacha in preparation for going to work 43:49 The Challenges on Learning Science 47:25 Going to the Army 50:39 Being connected to the tzaros of Klal Yisroel 54:53 Focus on Growing
#Israel Trip 2025 03:25 Vaping and Psychedelics 12:31 The Mitzvah to know Hashem 16:39 The extent of Kibbud Av V'Eim 20:35 Non-Religious relatives 23:42 Modern Orthodox 30:42 Getting married if you are not ready to have children 32:10 The “yeshivish” vs. the “Satmar” view on the State of Israel 36:18 Cults 42:21 Leisure… Continue reading Q&A – Reishit (5785)
#Israel Trip 2025 13:37 Downtime 16:31 Incentives to get up for Shachris 20:21 “Ben Yeshiva” 21:53 Staying Inspired 24:15 Doing what's right even when you don't feel like it 27:38 Smoking, Drinking, and Smartphones 29:53 WhatsApp 31:56 Age for dating and marriage 35:38 Will dating earlier make people more mature 37:54 “Babying” your kids… Continue reading Growing from Our Past Mistakes (with Q&A) – Zeev HaTorah 5785
#Israel Trip 2025 14:47 Balancing Torah and Chesed 17:38 Was Shimon strong? 18:48 Technology – causing people to become passive 22:45 Sechel 25:28 College 29:08 Giving rebuke 31:45 Keeping Inspiration 33:27 Focusing and balance in Avodas Hashem 36:12 Living in a place where everyone is different 38:33 Where should a person make an impact 40:24… Continue reading Connecting to Life (with Q&A) – Orayta 5785
#Israel Trip 5785 01:33 Davening in the Yeshiva Minyon 04:25 Yeridas HaDoros 08:02 Interacting with the opposite gender 13:25 Can one know Shas without a good memory 17:21 Reading books of secular subjects and culture 20:21 Smart Phones and Technology 24:55 Becoming a Ben Torah for Life 29:00 Loving Self-hating Jews 32:59 Pursuing a… Continue reading Q&A – Mevaseret (5785)
#Israel Trip 2025 #Vayechi 13:32 Chareidim's Commitment to the broader Klal Yisroel 27:11 Kibbush Eretz Yisroel 34:11 Making Aliyah 36:41 The sefer “Ben Yeshiva” 38:48 Machshava 44:15 Subjects that one is enthusiastic about 47:17 Gedolim Biographies 52:41 Family obligations when learning in Yeshiva 55:20 Explaining why tragedies happen 57:18 The decision to dedicated life… Continue reading Kiddush and Havdallah in Galus (with Q&A) – KBY 5785
#Israel Trip 2025 21:13 Propagating our own values 22:29 Western Values that should be debated 25:54 Enlightenment Values 33:04 What comes after Daf Yomi 36:52 Jewish Apologetics 39:32 Relating to Non Jewish Values 47:18 Career in Chinuch 51:47 Torah Values and Halacha 57:58 Approach to Chinuch
#Israel Trip 2025 00:14 Exposure to the outside world vs. sheltered in yeshiva 02:35 How to keep enthusiasm for Torah 06:00 Animus towards someone from an enemy country 10:30 Factors in choosing a program after your gap year 11:40 When is it time to leave yeshiva? 12:44 How can a baal teshuva raise children… Continue reading Q&A – Aish Gesher 5785
Delivered 1/23/25 in Yeshiva Yesodei HaTorah, Toronto, OT
#Israel Trip 2025 13:51 Actions and Understanding 16:35 Discussing the Aish Kollel 17:59 Leaving the Mir 23:39 Kiruv Krovim vs. Kiruv Richokim 23:35 How does the Kollel movement change our approach to Chinuch/Kiruv?
Video available here #IsraelTrip 2025 04:26 What is the biggest Yetzer Hara of the Generation? 09:47 Should a Baal Teshuva Prioritize Kiruv? 10:27 Chareidim in the Army 18:12 Family Members with Alternate Lifestyles 20:09 How Should we be a “Light Unto the Nations” 24:48 Awareness of Hashem through Tefillah 26:31 Extra-curricular Activities for kids… Continue reading Q&A – Machon Yaakov 5785
Delivered in Aish Hatorah. Available to watch here #IsraelTrip
Q&A with R' Eliyahu Reingold at YGW alumni event in Baltimore, MD 12/21/24 01:11 Tuition and the number of children 20:26 Focus of Chinuch 35:26 School Rules 50:30 Israeli Army
Q&A with R' Eliyahu Reingold at YGW alumni event in Silver Spring, MD 12/22/24 00:13 What is one thing a parent focus on? 13:25 What is one thing a husband focus on? 25:04 Technology in our home 31:31 Balancing Learning, Working, and Parenting 59:51 Being Inconspicuous Because of Anti-Semitism
Delivered at YGW alumni event in Silver Spring, MD 12/22/24
Delivered at YGW alumni gathering in Baltimore, MD on 12/21/24
Delivered to the Rochester 24:20 Accepting to do Chesed 25:51 Financial Comfort and Ruchniyus Values 33:25 Focus on the War in Eretz Yisroel 35:10 American Politics 36:13 Filter on a Spouse's Phone 39:02 Working on Bitachon N'Shei 12/14/24
Delivered at Ora Academy, Rochester, NY 12/13/24 #Vayishlach
00:18 Simcha and Teaching Halacha 06:18 Teaching Students to do Things that are Difficult 07:23 Teaching Different Opinions in Halacha 09:03 Teaching the Mishna Berurah 11:35 Halacha over Minhag 13:03 Davening with a Minyan 15:32 Balancing the Needs of Talmidim and the Rebbe's Own Needs 17:20 Prizes 21:18 Competition 27:16 Loving Talmidim 32:11 Teaching… Continue reading Chinuch Q&A – Rochester (5785)
#Consortium of Jewish Day Schools 9/2/24 Video available here.
#Consortium of Jewish Day Schools 7/8/24 Video available here. An article of this shiur was posted on the CoJDS available here.
Delivered Motzei Shabbos Melave Malka Khal Anshei Tallymawr, Jackson, NJ 11/30/24
Delivered at the YGW Yeshiva Retreat 11/2024
Delivered to Rebbeim in HALB 11/18/24 12:37 Forcing Students to do Mitzvos 14:34 Boys who have a hard time with a long shiur 17:41 Learning other topics 18:28 Teaching Emunah 21:14 The yeshivas role for time outside yeshiva 25:31 Talmidim who are not interested in davening 29:11 Rebbeim using AI 31:08 Should a rebbe… Continue reading Infusing the Neshama on Fire (with Q&A) – HALB