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Asher Arieli ( Hebrew : אשר אריאלי , Yiddish : אשר אריאלי ; born 1957) is an Israeli rabbi and the senior lecturer at the Mir Yeshiva in Israel. He is globally renowned for his lectures on Talmud and is widely recognized as a leading figure in the haredi community. He presently delivers the largest Talmudic lecture by attendance in the world with over 1000 daily attendees. His primary, daily shiur begins at 12:20pm and is streamed live at Kol Haloshon.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Rabbi Asher Arieli (right) speaking to a student 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 Talmudic lecture by attendance in the world with approximately 600 daily attendees.
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Rabbi Asher Arieli (born 1957) is the senior lecturer at Yeshivas Mir in Israel.He is globally renowned for his lectures on Talmud and is widely recognized as a Gadol in his own right. He presently delivers the largest Talmudic lecture by attendance in the world with approximately 700 daily attendees.
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Rabbi Asher Arieli (born 1957) is the senior lecturer at Yeshivas Mir in Israel. He is globally renowned for his lectures on Talmud and is widely recognized as a Gadol in his own right. He presently delivers the largest Talmudic lecture by attendance in the world with 1000 daily attendees.
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Rabbi Asher Arieli (born 1957) is the senior lecturer at Yeshivas Mir in Israel. He is globally renowned for his lectures on Talmud and is widely recognized as a Gadol in his own right. He presently delivers the largest Talmudic lecture by attendance in the world with over 1000 daily attendees.His primary, daily shiur begins at 12:15pm and is streamed live at Kol Haloshon.
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senior lecturer at yeshivas mir
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israeli rabbi and the senior lecturer at the mir yeshiva in israel
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