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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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  • Feb 9, 2025 · 44 min

    Growing from Our Past Mistakes (with Q&A) – Zeev HaTorah 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 41:04 Becoming responsible

  • Feb 7, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min

    Connecting to Life (with Q&A) – Orayta 5785

    #Israel Trip 2025 Balancing Torah and Chesed 14:47 Was Shimon strong? 17:38 Technology – causing people to become passive 18:48 Sechel 22:45 College 25:28 Giving rebuke 29:08 Keeping Inspiration 31:45 Focusing and balance in Avodas Hashem 33:27 Living in a place where everyone is different 36:12 Where should a person make an impact 38:33 Mistakes that talmidim make 40:24 Learning in Eretz Yisroel 45:50 Learning Gemorah 47:15 Enjoying Learning 49:03 Learning vs. Teaching 53:51 Reasons to and not learn in yeshiva 55:01 Finding one’s derecho 57:58 Using one’s talents 1:00:24

  • Feb 4, 2025 · 49 min

    Q&A – Mevaseret (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 life in chinuch when parents are opposed to it 36:14 Dealing with the various hashkafos in Eretz Yisroel 37:57 Can everyone choose a rebbe< 39:50 Choosing a college 44:31 Learning Rishonim and Achronim 46:26 Why don’t we focus more on Avodas Hashem

  • Jan 31, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min

    Kiddush and Havdallah in Galus (with Q&A) – KBY 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 to Torah 58:32 Learning Bikius/B’Iyun 1:01:21 Aggadatah 1:05:03 Choosing your next yeshiva

  • Jan 31, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min

    Dan – Destroying the Lie at the Foundation (with Q&A) – Gush 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

  • Jan 28, 2025 · 43 min

    Q&A – Aish Gesher 5785

    #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 with a geshmak in Yiddishkeit 15:21 How to choose a rebbe 17:14 Things a baal teshuva should keep in mind when choosing a community 20:05 Parents who are not observant 23:21 Keeping motivation when leaving Eretz Yisroel 26:15 Daas Torah 31:38 Earning Olam Habah 40:16 Are different hashkafos mutually exclusive?

  • Jan 27, 2025 · 31 min

    Learning and Teaching (with Q&A) – Aish Kollel 5785

    #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?

  • Jan 7, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min

    Q&A – Machon Yaakov 5785

    Video available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHGEvl4O1vM #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 28:55 Supplementing Secular Studies 30:52 When a Child is Passionate about Secular Studies 31:40 How do we Make Our Torah Learning Felt in Our Homes 33:13 Balancing Learning in the Morning and Helping at Home 35:03 Fast Pacing Learning of Gemarah 37:34 Learning Machshava and Having a Deep Understanding of the Torah 41:10 Growing During and After Yeshiva 46:07 What Should a Person Learn? 50:39 Learning Kaballah 57:53 Creating a Chareidim Tract in the IDF

  • Jan 1, 2025 · 1 hr 12 min

    Q&A 5785 – YGW Alumni, Balitmore

    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

  • Dec 27, 2024 · 1 hr 16 min

    Q&A 5785 – YGW Alumni, Silver Spring

    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 44:15 Struggles in Emunah for one no longer in yeshiva 59:51 Being Inconspicuous Because of Anti-Semitism

  • Dec 18, 2024 · 47 min

    Balancing Life’s Demands (with Q&A)

    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

  • Dec 17, 2024 · 22 min

    Living with Reality

    Delivered at Ora Academy, Rochester, NY 12/13/24 #Vayishlach