Aseh Lecha Rav

Rabbi Taubes talks about growing up in a small Orthodox Teaneck community with few shuls and no kosher food, commuting to yeshiva day schools, and later attending MTA and Yeshiva College. He describes formative influences from Rabbi Yitzchak Cohen, Rabbi Michael Hecht, Rav Aharon Lichtenstein at Gush Etzion, and Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik at YU. He discusses learning and relationships with Rav Her...

R' Jon Green interviews R' Noach Shapiro, who teaches in JSS at Yeshiva University and serves as a mashgiach in the BMP program. R' Shapiro shares his background (Upper West Side, MDS, MTA, Shaalvim, YU psychology, semicha, time in Israel, Kollel Iyun, and Yadin Kollel) and how his Chassidish roots and YU’s “how to think” framework converged in his 20s. He explains his chinuch goal as creating lon...

In this episode of Aseh Lecha Rav, we heard from R' Sobolofsky about his upbringing, his rabbinic infuences and some of his insights into making talmud torah a part of our lives. Not just personally but for families and children.

Interviewed br Rabbi Zvi Kaminetsky. Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh reflects on the people and experiences that shaped his path as a rebbe and posek. He describes his formative years at Yeshivat Har Etzion and the profound impact of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, whose humility, intellectual rigor, joy in Torah, and deep responsibility for Klal Yisrael continue to guide his decisions. Rabbi Bednarsh shares his un...

An Interview with Rabbi Ari Lebowitz: Reflections on Education, Leadership, and Torah Values. Rabbi Lebowitz discusses his childhood, educational journey, influences, and his career in Jewish education, both as a high school Rebbe and in his current position at Yeshiva. The conversation covers the importance of having a strong Rebbe-student relationship, methods to stay connected with one's Torah...