Delivered Motzei Shabbos 2/17/24 at Bais Yaakov Machon Ora

21:27 Shidduch Photos

27:13 Going out just to please the shadchan

29:11 Choosing a seminary based on shidduchim

32:30 Not giving up on ideals or being too picky

35:20 Support

37:06 Singles Events

38:58 Bashert

44:17 Allowing a younger child to go out before an older one

47:08 Essential criteria to give a yes

47:27 Family backgrounds in shidduchim

51:50 Taking a break from dating

53:05 Being tolerant of vices

55:48 Considering a shidduch based on future growth

57:39 Becoming a professional to support your husband vs. being home with the children

58:08 Saying no because of a smartphone

1:00:59 Pre-nuptial agreement

1:03:04 Parents pushing their child to meeting professional shadchanim

1:06:04 Closing Remarks

Delivered Purim night at the YGW Purim Mesiba

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Delivered 3/16/24 at Melava malka for Northeast Kollel, Bnai Israel Ohev Zedek, and Chelkeinu Initiative in Northeast PA

16:48 Civilians in Gaza

22:10 Balancing Obligations

26:50 Different Values in a Community

34:35 What/Should Those in Yeshiva do in Solidarity for Eretz Yisroel

41:02 Engaging with Anti Semitism

46:53 Mental Health – Rav or Therapist

52:35 Chinuch – Responding with Love or Putting Your Foot Down

56:43 Relationship with Your Child’s School

59:41 Jewish  Unity

Delivered 2/18/24 at The JFS Breakfast, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. Video of the program available here.

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02:06 Staying Motivated To Do Things That We Don’t Understand

05:46 Other Hashkafos

08:04 Army

11:13 Chassidus

16:49 Learning Sifrei Chassidus on Your Own

18:38 Cheshek in Torah

22:05 Sports

26:54 Orthodox Professional Athletes

29:22 Ben Torah in the Workplace

34:21 Getting Up for Shachris

36:17 Platonic Relationships

40:12 Giving Reasons Why Things Happen

44:04 When Gedolim Give Reasons for Why Things Happen

46:05 Philosophy and Emunah Pshuta

51:01 Other Religions

52:53 Da Mah Shetashiv

54:25 Chovos HaLevavos Shaar Yichud

55:21 Is Emunah the Natural Position

59:44 In Emunah Conditioning

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18:22 Dressing “Yeshivish”

21:26 Conflict Between Bein Adam LaMakom and Bein Adam LaChaveiro

24:40 How You Gain From Yeshiva

26:33 Advising Who Are Less Observant

27:38 Chumros

31:21 Music

34:52 Yetzer Hara in Mashiach Times

37:07 Noach Lo Sheloh Nivra

40:09 Emunah Based on Logic

46:11 Evidence of Hashem

47:37 Working on Ahavas Yisroel While in Yeshiva

50:45 Growing a Beard

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13:24 Chumros

18:42 Washington Rally

25:26 The Israeli Army

32:02 Smoking

35:23 Biggest Mistake Boys with Modern Background Make

39:16 Choosing a Profession

42:11 Honoring Parents

47:24 Chabad

51:59 Top Lessons

56:40 Contradictions Between Torah and Science

1:00:32 Struggle with Belief in Hashem and Torah

1:03:47 Three Questions About Learning

1:09:55 What Mussar/Machshava Seforim Should a Bachur Learn

Delivered at Netiv Aryeh

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