Q&A – Interviews – Shiurim of Rav Aaron Lopiansky

Trip to LA 6/11/26 – 6/14/26

Delivered for Seed UK

At an event on behalf of the Tzur Foundation in 2024. Moderated by R’ Sruly Freid

Q&A with R’ Eliyahu Reingold and R’ Yitzchok Merkin at YGW alumni event in Silver Spring, MD December 2025

Q&A with R’ Eliyahu Reingold and R’ Yitzchok Merkin at YGW alumni event in Baltimore, MD December 2025

#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...

#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...

#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...

#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

#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...

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...

  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...

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  

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

Interview with R’ Aaron on the Kolot podcast. Available here  and can be watched  here .

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  #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 Gone...

  #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 YGW

#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 and Bitul Torah 47:44 What and How to learn 51:38 Overcoming the...

#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

  #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 Mistakes that talmidim make 45:50 Learni...

#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 Deali...

#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