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Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi

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Join as we explore the weekly parasha from a Kabbalistic perspective and attempt to simplify the secrets of the Torah

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00:14:47

The Repetition That Saved a Nation Memory, Moshe, and...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/07/30

How many times do you need to hear something before itbecomes part of you?Once? Twice? Ten times? Moshe Rabbenu gathers the people one last time, and hedoesn’t teach them anything “new.” No fresh miracles. No dazzling wonders. Heretells stories they already know. He repeats. Again. And again. הוֹאִ֛יל מֹשֶׁ֥ה בֵאֵ֖ר אֶת־הַתּוֹרָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את לֵאמֹֽר׃ “Then Moshe undertook to expound this Torah…” (דברים א׳:ה׳) Why the repetition? Because Moshe isn’t lecturing. He’sengraving. He’s searing memory

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00:19:31

When the Sons Stay Behind - The Secret of the...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/07/29

תְּקַע בְּשׁוֹפָר גָּדוֹל לְחֵרוּתֵנוּ.וְשָׂא נֵס לְקַבֵּץ גָּלִיּוֹתֵינוּ.וְקַבְּצֵנוּ יַחַד מֵאַרְבַּע כַּנְפוֹת הָאָרֶץ לְאַרְצֵנוּ.יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ ה אֱלֹקינוּוֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, שֶׁכָּל טִפָּה וְטִפָּה שֶׁל זֶרַע שֶׁיֵּצֵא מִמֶּנִּי לַבַּטָּלָה, בֵּין בְּאוֹנֶס בֵּין בִּרְצוֹן, בֵּין בְּשׁוֹגֵג בֵּין בְּמֵזִיד,בֵּין בְּעֵר בֵּין בְּיָשֵׁן, בֵּין עַל יְדֵי בֵּין עַל יְדֵי אֲחֵרִים, שֶׁלֹּא בְּמָקוֹם מִצְוָה,עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן שִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל וְהַנּוֹרָא הַיּוֹצֵא מִפָּסוּק תֵּהִל

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00:08:28

You Can’t Just Talk About It—You Have to Shovel It =...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/07/28

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00:12:20

The Heat of Exile: Kashrut, Kashering, and the...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/07/25

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00:10:29

The Prayer That Opens Gates — Even When It Shouldn’t...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/07/23

The Killer’s PrayerYou didn’t mean to kill. Maybe a tool slipped from your hand. Maybe you looked away for a second. It doesn’t matter now. Someone died, and the Torah says you must go — to the עיר מקלט. Exiled. Alone. Separated from your family. Maybe it feels like you’re in Iowa, and your whole life — your wife, your kids, your parents — are all back in New York. And every day in exile… you pray. Not for forgiveness. Not even for understanding. Just one plea: “Please, Hashem — let the

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00:08:40

The Weight of a Word: Vows, Leaders, and the Power of...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/07/21

The Torah tells us that if someone makes a vow or swears an oath to bind themselves, they must not profane their word—“כְּכָל־הַיֹּצֵא מִפִּ֖יו יַעֲשֶֽׂה” — he must do exactly as he has said.In Jewish law, vows are serious matters. A neder or a shevuah is not just a passing statement. It creates a personal prohibition. And to dissolve such a vow requires either an expert—יָחוֹל לְהָתִיר נֶדֶר—or a בית דין של שלושה הדיוטות. But what’s striking is how the Torah introduces this mitzvah. Usually,

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00:19:52

Yehoshua in the Fish? Fantasy, Faith, and Hidden Truths

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/07/20

This is an origin story I had never heard and I’m fairlysure that most of you have not heard it before either. And here’s how it goes: Yehoshua’s father was a righteous man. He and his wife hadno children. He prayed passionately for a child, and at last, Hashem answeredhis prayers. Yehoshua’s mother noticed that although she had becomepregnant, her husband was still not happy. He was crying and fasting even morethan before. Overwhelmed by his constant sorrow, she turned to him and said,“You

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00:07:06

The Daughters Who Taught a Nation - PINCHAS

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/07/18

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00:50:31

The Severed Letter and the Unbroken Soul

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/07/18

Title: The Severed Letter and the UnbrokenSoul: Zimri, Pinchas, and the Redemption of a Cut CovenantThisShabbat: A brokenletter. A severed soul. A redemption that spans lifetimes.Join us for “The Severed Letter and the Unbroken Soul” — a journey fromZimri to Rabbi Akiva and beyond. Opening:Questions That Demand Answers What do wedo when we find a broken letter in a Sefer Torah? We stop. We call a sofer. Wedeclare the scroll pasul. One letter broken, and the Torah’s voice is silenced. But there’sone

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00:12:03

The Broken Vav and the Wholeness of Peace - Pinchas

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/07/16

In פַּרָשַׁתפִּינְחָס, Hashem gives Pinḥas the ultimate gift: “הִנְנִי נֹתֵן לוֹ אֶת־בְּרִיתִי שָׁלוֹם” “Behold, Igive him My covenant of peace.” (במדבר כ״ה:י״ב) But if youlook inside a Sefer Torah, you’ll notice something unusual: The word שָׁלוֹםis written with a ו׳ קְטוּעָה—a broken vav. Why wouldthe Torah—which is תְּמוּמָה and שְׁלֵמָה—contain a broken letter?

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00:08:41

The Sword and the Spell — Pinḥas vs. Bilaam -...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/07/14

ParashatPinḥasintroduces us to the reward and eternal legacy of a man who acted with zeal,truth, and complete selflessness. But to fully understand Pinḥas, we must contrast him withanother towering figure — one who also spoke with God, one who was considered aprophet among the nations — the notorious Bilʿam.Twomen. Two missions. Onesword. One spell. Onerooted in truth. The other swallowed by ego. Butwhat happens when these two meet? Let’sbegin not in our parashah, but in the next: Whenthe Jewish

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00:33:10

When Questions Have No Words - Pinchas Nadav Avihu -...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/07/11

EDITORS NOTES When Souls Leave Early—And Still Lift Us The following is based on this week’s class and podcast. At the end of Parashat Balak, we meet a hero—Pinḥas—who steps into a collapsing world and halts a deadly plague. But according to the Mekubalim, Pinḥas didn’t act alone. In the moment he entered the tent with spear in hand, his soul left him in fright. And then… a miracle. The souls of his uncles, Nadav and Avihu—who died decades earlier in Divine fire—returned to

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00:05:30

The Ripple Effect - From Balak to Mashiach

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/07/09

The Gemara in Sotah (47a) says something shocking:“As a reward for the forty-two korbanot that Balak offered, he merited that Rutdescended from him… from whom came Shlomo HaMelekh.” Wait… what? Balak—the man who tried to annihilate Am Yisrael—gets to be the great-grandfather of Mashiach? If you told Balak that his offerings would lead to the birth of David HaMelekh, he would’ve canceled the korbanot and grilled the animals for himself. He didn’t intend good. So why the reward?

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00:09:01

The Secret War and the Silent Holocaust - Parashat...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/07/06

The Torah opens the scene quietly:וַיֵּשֶׁב יִשְׂרָאֵלבַּשִּׁטִּים, וַיָּחֶל הָעָם לִזְנוֹת אֶל־בְּנוֹת מוֹאָב. — “And Yisrael dwelled in Shittim, and the people began tostray after the daughters of Moav.” (בַּמִּדְבָּר כ״ה:א׳) One verse. No battle cries. Just the gentle pull of desire. Of loneliness. Of spiritualdisarmament. Bilam, the wicked prophet, fails to curse Am Yisrael. Butbefore leaving, he whispers to Balak: “אֱלֹקֵיהֶםשֶׁל אֵלּוּ שׂוֹנֵא זִמָּה הוּא” — “Their G-d despises

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00:09:03

Let the mother come and clean up the mess of her...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/07/06

There’s a profound Midrash: “תָּבֹוא הָאֵם וּתְקַנֵּחַ צֹאָת בְּנָה” – “Let the mother come and clean up the mess of her child.” (Tanchuma, Chukat 8) The child? Klal Yisrael, who sinned with the Egel HaZahav. The mother? The Parah Adumah, the red heifer whose ashes bring purity. But what’s the connection? The Chet Ha’Egel wasn’t wild rebellion—it was panic wrapped in reason. Moshe was delayed. Maybe gone. They needed a leader. An intermediary. Their intentions were leshem Shamayim. But the

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00:10:54

Showdown of Epic Proportions: The Battle Between...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/07/04

🇺🇸 Better Than Fireworks: Giants, Mountains & Miracles🕗 July 4th | 7:30 AM Shacharit • Followed by Breakfast & Shiur This Independence Day, come for breakfast—and stay for a battle that shook the heavens. A mountain lifted, ants sent by Heaven, and the “worm of Yaakov” that crushed a giant. Discover how Moshe Rabbeinu defeated Og with nothing but spirit, and how you can too. Better than fireworks. Bigger than Bashan.

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00:02:06

Obedience Beyond Understanding - CHUKAT

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/07/04

🎙 Obedience Beyond Understanding Parashat Chukat | Based on Yismach Yisrael, Alexander Rebbe There’s a profound Midrash: “תָּבֹוא הָאֵם וּתְקַנֵּחַ צֹאָת בְּנָה” – “Let the mother come and clean up the mess of her child.” (Tanchuma, Chukat 8) The child? Klal Yisrael, who sinned with the Egel HaZahav. The mother? The Parah Adumah, the red heifer whose ashes bring purity. But what’s the connection? The Chet Ha’Egel wasn’t wild rebellion—it was panic wrapped in reason. Moshe was delayed. Maybe

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00:16:00

Aharon HaKohen - The Honest Peacemaker Chukat

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/07/03

He didn’t shame people out of sin. He loved them out of it.In this class, we climb the mountain with Aharon HaKohen — and uncover the quiet power of peace, truth, and unconditional belief in every soul.Aharon HaKohen: The Honest Peacemaker.

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00:09:44

The Snake, the Staff, and Getting Back on the Horse ...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/06/30

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00:10:09

The Rock, the Song, and the Staff of Blossoms -...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2025/06/29

Am Yisrael arrives in Kadesh, near the end of their 40-year journey. The final stretch before entering Eretz Yisrael.וַתָּ֤מׇת שָׁם֙ מִרְיָ֔ם וַתִּקָּבֵ֖ר שָֽׁם׃ “Miryam died there and was buried there.” (Bemidbar 20:1) The Torah gives no hesped, no tears, no mourning. Just a silence. Then: וְלֹא־הָיָ֥ה מַ֖יִם לָעֵדָ֑ה “There was no water for the congregation.” (20:2) Chazal make the connection instantly. 📖 Ta’anit 9a teaches: Three gifts sustained Israel in the midbar — the man, the

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