Rabbi Aaron Lopiansky

Featured Shiurim

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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.

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Rabbi Aaron Lopiansky

Episodes

Atzvus (Tanya Perek 27) 26.12.2025 31:55

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

Chanuka 5786 (Ohr Gedalyahu 3) 17.12.2025 24:33

From אור גדליהו – מועדים, חנוכה ד, available here

Chanuka 5786 – (R’ Moshe Shapiro) 17.12.2025 38:49

Delivered 12/16/25 in Baltimore, MD

Chanuka 5786 (Ohr Gedalyahu 2) 16.12.2025 26:23

From אור גדליהו – מועדים, חנוכה ג, available here      

Chanuka 5786 (Ohr Gedalyahu 1) 16.12.2025 26:24

From אור גדליהו – מועדים, חנוכה ג, available here

Bringing Out Your True Self (with Q&A) – Yishrei 5786 16.12.2025 54:43

#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...

Creating a Picture of Kedusha (with Q&A) – Mevaseret (5786) 15.12.2025 1:08:38

#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 Relation...

Chanuka 5786 – Seeing the Light of the Oral Torah 12.12.2025 49:23

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

Q&A – Reishit (5786) 07.12.2025 1:07:11

#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...

Digging for the Wells of Torah (with Q&A) – Gush 5786 07.12.2025 1:01:52

#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

The Permanence House of Yaakov (with Q&A) – Shalavim 5786 01.12.2025 1:00:58

#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-Je...

Vayeitzei – Finding Completion from Within (Mir 5786) 30.11.2025 30:17

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

Q&A – Machon Yaakov 5786 27.11.2025 1:06:01

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-Je...

AI – Hashkafa Vaad 05.11.2025 41:27

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

Hesped for R’ Moshe Hauer 24.10.2025 25:24

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

Hoshana Rabbah 5786 13.10.2025 25:58

Yom Kippur 5786 – The Pleasure of Ruchniyos (recorded later) 05.10.2025 27:48

Delivered Yom Kippur Night at YGW

Yom Kippur 5786 – Teshuva After Binah, Doing Teshuva Wisely and Effectively (TorahWeb) 29.09.2025 34:54

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

Rosh Hashana 5786 – Finding the Root of Our Behavior 14.09.2025 26:26

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

Q&A – Yeshivas Mir Summer Camp (5785) 17.08.2025 1:07:41

  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 Marriage and Delaying Mar...

Kinnah 21- Arzei Levanon – The Chevron Yeshiva and the Chevron Massacre 03.08.2025 1:09:10

Stability and Spontaneity in Avados Hashem 18.07.2025 18:13

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

Chinuch Q&A – CoJDS (5785) 15.07.2025 29:15

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 23:59 Educated vs. Happiness

Teaching our Students to Connect to Tefillah 09.07.2025 19:46

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

Q&A – Valley Kollel 02.07.2025 44:27

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 Hashem