[ADVERTORIAL] Yeshivas Lev Aryeh’s Annual Barbeque is a much anticipated event attended by the yeshiva’s alumni as well as friends and parents. This year’s barbeque will be a Poolside Event, taking place on Tuesday July 8th at the home of Yechiel Frenkel at 1172 Coughlin Street. Experienced attendees know that the annual Lev Aryeh event is anything but usual and ordinary, and this year’s Barbeque will definitely not be an exception.
Under the dynamic leadership of Rabbi Yaakov Rapoport and Rabbi Aron Lopian, Lev Aryeh has helped hundreds of teenage boys who did not thrive in the mainstream Yeshiva system, including many boys from Lakewood. The yeshiva is remarkably successful in instilling boys with a love and enthusiasm for learning and Yiddishkeit. Many alumni have gone on to mainstream yeshivos such as Mir, Brisk, and Beth Medrash Govoha.
The Rosh HaYeshiva, Rabbi Rapoport, is an alumnus of the Gateshead Yeshiva and Chevron. He is revered by talmidim as a deep and insightful thinker, and delivers masterful shiurim that help develop each talmid’s capacity for depth in lomdus. His penetrating and mind-opening shmuessen draw on an unusually eclectic array of sources ranging from Michtav M’Eliyahu to sifrei chassidus and beyond.
The menahel, Rabbi Lopian, is a close talmid of the Mashgiach, Rav Matisyahu Salomon shlit”a, and is a grandson of Rav Elya Lopian zt”l: it is a mesorah he cherishes and lives by. As talmidim of Lev Aryeh know, Rabbi Lopian – or “The Rabbi” as he is fondly known – loves his talmidim and cares for them like a father does for a son. He has a keen understanding of teenagers and the challenges they face, as well as the uncanny ability to connect with each talmid on his own wavelength.
But Lev Aryeh is not a “feel-good” yeshiva: Rabbi Lopian demands growth in middos and yiras shomayim from his bochurim, and he somehow manages to achieve this lofty goal.
This year’s event will be the first barbeque in years that both Rabbi Rapoport and Rabbi Lopian will be attending, so it will be a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with the Rabbi, the Rosh, and fellow alumni. The Poolside Barbeque will feature a sumptuous menu prepared by the master chefs at Richter Caterers. In addition to the trademark Lev Aryeh fabulous giveaways and raffle prizes, the BBQ will have a very out-of-the-box fund-matching highlight that alumni will not want to miss. Most importantly, the event is a vital component of the Yeshiva’s fundraising efforts, and a time for alumni to express their appreciation in a meaningful way.
For more information on the barbeque, please visit levaryeh.com
Reb Yechiel Meir who is affectionately known as “franky”, always opens his home to yidden regardless of their backround. What a special person he is along with his wife. May they be zoiche to arichas yomim vshanim.
Franky is the man !!!!!
I couldn’t agree more as someone who knows the frenkels well his home is always opened to anybody that needs a place his pool is opened to anybody that needs it. Wether it’s lev Aryeh chai lifeline or the minyan who uses it every wk no difference. You are a special person franky keep it up May Hashem continue to give you much success and may you continue to do so much chesed.
Rabbi Lopian is the most amazing rabbi I know. He is not just a rabbi for his students while they are studying in lev aryeh, he takes the roll of a father and mentor for the long term, he literally gives away his life for his students. He is a very understanding rabbi who treats every student in a tailor made way that would help them for their own situation. He is a rabbi that does not have an agenda, all he strives for is the truth and that is what I really respect about rabbi Lopian.
The same way Rabbi Lopian helps all in need, we should try and help out the most we can by joining in tomorrow night in lakewood by the pool side bbq and give back the best to our ability.
Hope to see you there.
Franky, what a major zechus to host such an event for such a special mosod!
Franky is a true askan. We should all be zoche to his askunus!!!
Reb, Yechiel Meir what a great honor I’m looking foward to chilling at the pool as usual.
Will there be cigars?
Yes there will be Fresh Cigars and a free wine tasting