Asher Arieli
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Asher Arieli is a senior lecturer at Yeshivas Mir
. He is globally renowned for his lectures and is widely recognized as a Gadol
in his own right. He presently delivers the largest Talmud
ic lecture by attendance in the world with approximately 600 daily attendees. His shiur starts at aprox. 6pm daily.
of Mir
. Rabbi Arieli is the son of Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Arieli, author of Be'er Yaakov (באר יעקב). Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Arieli was the son of Rabbi Yitzchok Arieli, author of Einaim L'Mishpat (עינים למשפט) and Rosh Yeshiva of Mercaz HaRav
. Rabbi Mordechai Ilan, the son-in-law of Rabbi Yitzchok Arieli is Reb Asher's paternal uncle. Reb Chaim Yaakov's wife (see here for a picture of their wedding) is the sister of Rabbi Moishe Sternbuch
, as is the wife of Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik
, making the two Rabbis his uncles. Reb Asher's brother Rabbi Shlomo Arieli is the author of a critical edition of the novallae of Rabbi Akiva Eiger.
Before his marriage, Rabbi Arieli studied in the Ponevezh Yeshiva
headed by Rabbi Shmuel Rozovsky
, and he later studied under his father-in-law in the Mirrer Yeshiva.
Rabbi Arieli lives in the Sanhedria Murhevet
neighborhood of Jerusalem where he has also been active in a movement to establish Rabbinic overseeing of the rent control
there after many wealthy chutznikim began to drive up the prices.
Additionally, Reb Asher has delivered guest lectures for such events as the Agudas Yisroel annual Yarchei Kallah
.
The last eight years of Rabbi Arieli's lectures are available by telephone and for download.
Although Reb Asher's lectures are in Yiddish, his mother tongue is Hebrew and he anecdotally learned Yiddish in order to understand the lectures which he heard in Yeshivas Mir.
Rav Eli Baruch Shulman of Yeshiva Rabbeniu Yitzchak Elchanan gives a lecture in the style of the Mirrer derech from where he studied under Reb Nachum as a yungerman.
-speaking audiences, mainly in the Beis Yeshaya building of Mir.He is known to be "Ah Geshmake Guy"
Rabbi Yechiel Spero, author of "Touched by a Story" considers himself a student of Reb Asher.
Mir yeshiva (Jerusalem)
The Mir yeshiva , known as the Mirrer Yeshiva or The Mir, is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel. With 6,000 students, it is the largest yeshiva in Israel. Many of the students are from the United States and Canada. It is also believed to be the largest yeshiva in the world...
. He is globally renowned for his lectures and is widely recognized as a Gadol
Gadol
Gadol or godol גדול , is a Hebrew term used mostly by Haredi Litvish Jews to refer to the most revered rabbis of their generation. These rabbis are usually held in high esteem by other Haredi or Orthodox Jews, though not necessarily to the same degree as by Litvish Jews...
in his own right. He presently delivers the largest Talmud
Talmud
The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....
ic lecture by attendance in the world with approximately 600 daily attendees. His shiur starts at aprox. 6pm daily.
Family life
Rabbi Asher Arieli is married to the daughter of Rabbi Nachum Partzovitz, the late Rosh YeshivaRosh yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the dean of a Talmudical academy . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh — meaning head, and yeshiva — a school of religious Jewish education...
of Mir
Mir
Mir was a space station operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, at first by the Soviet Union and then by Russia. Assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996, Mir was the first modular space station and had a greater mass than that of any previous spacecraft, holding the record for the...
. Rabbi Arieli is the son of Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Arieli, author of Be'er Yaakov (באר יעקב). Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Arieli was the son of Rabbi Yitzchok Arieli, author of Einaim L'Mishpat (עינים למשפט) and Rosh Yeshiva of Mercaz HaRav
Mercaz haRav
Mercaz HaRav , more properly, Mercaz HaRav Kook ), is a national-religious yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel, founded in 1924 by Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook. It has become synonymous with his teachings....
. Rabbi Mordechai Ilan, the son-in-law of Rabbi Yitzchok Arieli is Reb Asher's paternal uncle. Reb Chaim Yaakov's wife (see here for a picture of their wedding) is the sister of Rabbi Moishe Sternbuch
Moishe Sternbuch
Moishe Sternbuch is the Vice-President of the Rabbinical Court and Chief Rabbi Ra'avad of the Edah HaChareidis in Jerusalem. He resides in Har Nof where he is the rabbi of the local GR"A Synagogue, named after the Vilna Gaon of whom he is a direct descendant...
, as is the wife of Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik
Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik
Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik is an Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva of one of the branches of the Brisk yeshivas in Jerusalem, Israel, attended by select young Talmudists, mainly from the United States...
, making the two Rabbis his uncles. Reb Asher's brother Rabbi Shlomo Arieli is the author of a critical edition of the novallae of Rabbi Akiva Eiger.
Before his marriage, Rabbi Arieli studied in the Ponevezh Yeshiva
Ponevezh yeshiva
Ponevezh Yeshiva, often pronounced Ponevitch Yeshiva, is a world renowned yeshiva located in Bnei Brak, Israel. Donated by Henry Krausher, it was originally established in the town of Panevėžys, Lithuania...
headed by Rabbi Shmuel Rozovsky
Shmuel Rozovsky
Rabbi Shmuel Rozovsky is known as a Talmudic lecturer at Ponevezh Yeshiva and is counted amongst the great rabbis of his generation. During his heyday, Reb Shmuel was known as the king of the yeshivah world. Hundreds attended his lectures...
, and he later studied under his father-in-law in the Mirrer Yeshiva.
Rabbi Arieli lives in the Sanhedria Murhevet
Sanhedria Murhevet
Sanhedria Murhevet is a Haredi neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel. Its name translates as "expanded Sanhedria"....
neighborhood of Jerusalem where he has also been active in a movement to establish Rabbinic overseeing of the rent control
Rent control
Rent control refers to laws or ordinances that set price controls on the renting of residential housing. It functions as a price ceiling.Rent control exists in approximately 40 countries around the world...
there after many wealthy chutznikim began to drive up the prices.
Lectures
The following is a partial list of Reb Asher's set lecture:- Shiur is his daily lecture on the Talmudic Tractate officially learned in Mir (Yiddish)
- Monday and Thursday Chaburos are bi-weekly lectures on the Talmudic Tractate officially learned in Mir (Hebrew)
- Thursday night Chabura is an exclusive lecture expounding on the shiur delivered in Reb Asher's home to a select group of senior students
- Weekly Shiur in the Yeshiva Tiferes Tzvi headed by his brother
- Mishmeres HaTorah is an exclusive MussarMussar movementThe Musar movement is a Jewish ethical, educational and cultural movement that developed in 19th century Eastern Europe, particularly among Orthodox Lithuanian Jews. The Hebrew term Musar , is from the book of Proverbs 1:2 meaning instruction, discipline, or conduct...
-style discourse for a select circle of students who have accepted upon themselves to learn TorahTorahTorah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five books of the bible—Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers and Deuteronomy Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five...
twelve hours per weekday and six hours over Shabbos.
Additionally, Reb Asher has delivered guest lectures for such events as the Agudas Yisroel annual Yarchei Kallah
Kallah
Yarchei Kallah is the name of a teachers' convention that was held twice a year in Babylonian Academies, by the Jews then in captivity in Bablon, after the beginning of the amoraic period, in the two months Adar and Elul...
.
The last eight years of Rabbi Arieli's lectures are available by telephone and for download.
Although Reb Asher's lectures are in Yiddish, his mother tongue is Hebrew and he anecdotally learned Yiddish in order to understand the lectures which he heard in Yeshivas Mir.
Rav Eli Baruch Shulman of Yeshiva Rabbeniu Yitzchak Elchanan gives a lecture in the style of the Mirrer derech from where he studied under Reb Nachum as a yungerman.
Students
A handful of Reb Asher's students, such as Rav Eli Reznick,R Moshe Arye Friedman and Rav Yosef Elefant, themselves also give lectures in Yeshivas Mir for EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
-speaking audiences, mainly in the Beis Yeshaya building of Mir.He is known to be "Ah Geshmake Guy"
Rabbi Yechiel Spero, author of "Touched by a Story" considers himself a student of Reb Asher.