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Featured Shiurim

Rabbi Aaron Lopiansky

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.The shiurim will be released sporadically, as they are given, so be sure to subscribe to get all the latest ones.

  • 300 episodes
  • Updated July 23

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  • March 8 · 46 min

    Understanding A.I. (with Q&A)

    Delivered over Zoom to a Meeting of Menahalim 30:05 Avoiding A.I. in our personal lives 33:12 Report Card Comments 34:01 Response of some Gedolim to A.I. 36:19 Preventing use of A.I. on schoolwork 40:03 Use of A.I. in Chinuch

  • January 19 · 17 min

    The Power of Ohr

    Delivered in Khal Bloomfield Ave, Passaic, NJ on 1/18/26

  • Dec 26, 2025 · 31 min

    Atzvus (Tanya Perek 27)

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

  • Dec 16, 2025 · 54 min

    Bringing Out Your True Self (with Q&A) – Yishrei 5786

    #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

  • Dec 15, 2025 · 1 hr 8 min

    Creating a Picture of Kedusha (with Q&A) – Mevaseret (5786)

    #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

  • Dec 7, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min

    Q&A – Reishit (5786)

    #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 17:43 Rise in Atheism and Lack of Religious Affiliation 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

  • Dec 7, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min

    Digging for the Wells of Torah (with Q&A) – Gush 5786

    #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

  • Dec 1, 2025 · 1 hr

    The Permanence House of Yaakov (with Q&A) – Shalavim 5786

    #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

  • Nov 27, 2025 · 1 hr 6 min

    Q&A – Machon Yaakov 5786

    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

  • Nov 5, 2025 · 41 min

    AI – Hashkafa Vaad

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