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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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00:16:34

Justice That Heals - Mishpatim and the Torah’s...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/02/09

Parashat Mishpatim opens with a surprise. The Torah’s first case of civil law is not murder or assault, but a thief who cannot repay what he stole — an eved Ivri, placed by Beit Din not into a cell, but into a Jewish home. In a country where nearly two million people sit behind bars and recidivism remains stubbornly high, the Torah offers a radically different model of justice. Instead of warehousing criminals, Mishpatim asks a far more demanding question: what does it take to actually repair a

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00:19:16

Unfinished Business - Parashat Mishpatim, Gilgul, and...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/02/08

Parashat Mishpatim is where the Torah moves from revelation to responsibility. After the thunder of Sinai, the Torah turns to contracts, damages, accountability, and justice — not as social convenience, but as spiritual necessity. According to the Zohar, these laws are the mechanisms through which balance is restored in the world, and through which souls repair what was left unfinished. Mishpatim is not only about how people live together; it is about why souls sometimes must return again.This

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00:14:41

From The Phone Line to Har Sinai

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/02/06

Judaism cannot be lived from a distance. It is not a religion of spectators, summaries, or spiritual drive-bys. In this morning’s Breakfast and a Class on Parashat Yitro, we explored why Torah only truly takes root when it is lived immersively—through consistency, community, and presence. Drawing on a powerful teaching of the Kotzker Rebbe, we reframed the warning at Har Sinai—“do not touch the edge of the mountain”—as a challenge to avoid superficial engagement and instead climb fully,

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00:59:59

Kayin Returns to Sinai_ Yitro and the Long Road to...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/02/04

Kayin Returns to Sinai: Yitro and the Long Road to Techiyat HaMetim is not a historical class—it is an exploration of why revelation itself had to wait. Why does the parashah of Matan Torah bear the name of Yitro? What does reincarnation, brotherhood, gratitude, and resurrection have to do with standing at Sinai? Drawing on Chazal, the Arizal, the Zera Shimshon, and classic mefarshim, this class traces the long spiritual journey from the first murder in history to the moment Torah could finally

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00:17:32

Not the Smartest — the Dedicated : Yitro and the...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/02/03

Why does the parashah of Matan Torah begin not with thunder and lightning, but with Yitro — a non-Jew, an outsider, a man who looks at Moshe Rabbeinu and says, “You’re doing this wrong”? Drawing on the Ohr HaChaim and insights highlighted by Rabbi Frand, this class reframes a foundational assumption: the Jewish people were not chosen for brilliance, and Torah is not acquired by raw intelligence. Yitro’s advice before Sinai teaches that wisdom exists everywhere, but Torah is given as an act of Divine

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00:15:20

Yitro, Antisemitism, and Us

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/02/02

Why is the parashah of Matan Torah named after Yitro — a convert, a former priest of idolatry, a man who crossed a desert because he heard something? In this class, we explore what Yitro truly heard: not only the miracle of Keri‘at Yam Suf, but also the chilling appearance of Amalek immediately afterward. We confront a sharp question from the Gemara — that converts are not accepted when the Jewish people are “on top” — and discover that Yitro’s geirut was forged not in triumph alone, but in the

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00:19:24

What’s With Yitro and Elokim?

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/02/01

What’s With Yitro and Elokim?In this morning’s class we looked at a small nuance in the opening pesukim of Parashat Yitro that changes the whole way we see Yitro, Amalek, and even our own lives. Why does the Torah say that Yitro heard “all that Elokim did for Moshe and for Israel,” but then in the very same pasuk switch to “for HaShem took Israel out of Egypt”? Why are Yitro’s korbanot described as “to Elokim,” when almost everywhere else in the Torah korbanot are tied to Shem Havaya? From there we

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00:07:56

Mayim and Eitz — Why Torah Needs More Than Learning...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/01/30

What happens when Torah has no room? When the chairs are gone, the tables are filled, and the beit midrash is reduced to a corner, a stairwell, or a crowded room? This morning's breakfast and a class was born out of such a moment. Following yesterday morning when a Bar Mitzvah celebration displaced the usual learning space, men and boys gathered wherever they could—standing shoulder to shoulder, sitting in stairwells, Gemarot balanced on knees, learning without comfort or convenience. And in that

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00:15:32

One Day at a Time — The Ma’an, Parnassah, and Trust...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/01/29

In Parashat Beshalach, Am Yisrael receives the Ma’an—daily sustenance from Heaven that could not be stored, hoarded, or controlled. Each morning required fresh faith. The Ma’an was not only food; it was a discipline. It trained a generation to live one day at a time, to trust that the same Hashem who provided today would provide again tomorrow. In a world obsessed with planning, stockpiling, and securing the future, the Torah introduces a radically different model of parnassah—one built on trust

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00:09:37

Bones, Blessings, and the Power of Being Remembered -...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/01/26

As the Jewish people leave Egypt, the Torah highlights an unexpected detail: while others gather gold and silver, Moshe Rabbeinu carries the bones of Yosef. Why does the Torah emphasize this act at the very moment of redemption? And why does Yosef bind his final request to the words pakod yifkod — “G-d will surely remember you”? This class explores how memory, reassurance, and quiet faith outlast wealth, power, and even generations of exile.Interwoven with this Torah insight is a deeply personal

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00:18:05

Do You Have Barriers in Life ?

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/01/25

We all face moments when life refuses to move. A personwho won’t listen. A situation that hardens instead of softening. A fear thatdoesn’t go away with logic or optimism. Parashat Bo opens with a startlingphrase that speaks directly to those moments: “Bo el Paro” — Come to Pharaoh.Not “go.” Come. The Torah is teaching us something essential about barriers,resistance, and what it really means to walk forward when the path feelsblocked. In this class, we explore a powerful teaching drawn fromthe

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00:05:56

Or b’Moshvotam — Light in the Middle of Darkness - Bo

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/01/22

Parashat Bo teaches that darkness is not only something we see — it is a spiritual state that can paralyze, confuse, and isolate. And yet, in that same darkness, the Torah declares: “Or b’Moshvotam” — for Am Yisrael, there was light in their homes.This shiur explores the final plagues of Egypt as one unfolding movement of darkness and redemption, the power of midnight as a turning point in history, and what it means to live with inner light during uncertain times. Through Torah, Chazal, and lived

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00:59:05

From Gan Eden to the Oven: Bread, Fire, and...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/01/20

This is an amazing and eye opening class .... What begins with the fire of Korban Pesaḥ carries us back to Gan Eden, through the Cheit Eitz HaDa’at, the contamination introduced by the nachash, and the long furnace of Egypt that refined it. From there, the journey brings us home — to a woman’s kitchen on Erev Shabbat, to flour sifted by hand, dough kneaded slowly, challah separated, bread baked in fire, blessed, eaten, and thanked for. Along the way, we discover that bread is not merely food, baking

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00:06:44

Rosh Ḥodesh Shevat — “Vehaya Hu”: The Discipline of...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/01/19

Rosh Ḥodesh Shevat is not about starting something new. It is about stopping something old. In this morning's class, we explore a quiet but demanding avodah rooted directly in the Torah itself: the discipline of not switching. Through the laws of Temurah—where the Torah forbids reconsideration after a sacred designation—we uncover the inner work of Shevat: learning how to decide, and then allowing that decision to stand. Not emotionally, not impulsively, but with integrity.At the center of this

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00:24:01

When Empires Move for One Soul — Hashgacha Pratit ...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/01/18

The opening Parshiot of Sefer Shemot confront one of theoldest human assumptions: that God may have created the world, but does notinvolve Himself in the individual. Paro can accept Elokim — a force, a power —but he cannot accept Hashem: a G-d who knows names, intervenes in lives, anddirects events with precision. Through the plagues, through history, andthrough the words of the Neviim, the Torah insists otherwise. Our class exploredthat tension, drawing on the parashiot, the haftarah of VaEra from

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00:21:27

Thanking Water and Dust – The Hidden Torah of Hakarat...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/01/16

Thanking Water and Dust – The Hidden Torah of Hakarat HaTov. Today’s shiur is לְעִילּוּי נִשְׁמַת שַׁעְיָא אַבִּיטָן ע״ה, four years since his פְטִירָה. Last night we stood together with the family as they brought a new Sefer Torah into the world. Not just any Torah — a tiny, magnificent scroll, about six and three-quarter inches high. Exquisite כתיבה, a jewel of a Torah. You almost feel you should pick it up with two fingers and whisper. It reminded me of that שַׁס piece: the king has a

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00:47:47

THE NECK THAT WON’T TURN — AND THE TORAH THAT WON’T...

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/01/13

THE NECK THAT WON’T TURN — AND THE TORAH THAT WON’T LEAVE - Am K’shei Oref - Ani HaShem and the War Over TimingThis morning’s Va’era class asks a deceptively simple question: if Bnei Yisrael believed in HaShem, cried out to Him, and were promised redemption—why does the Torah describe them as Am K’shei Oref, a stiff-necked people? We follow a powerful framework that emerged from a Friday-night conversation and a small booklet written by my friend Robbie Rothenberg, and then widen the lens through

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00:24:42

Carrying the Burden Without Losing HaShem VaEra

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/01/11

What does it mean to trust HaShem when things are gettingworse, not better? In Parashat Va’era, Moshe is sent back to Pharaoh again andagain—only to see the burden on the Jewish people increase. This morning’sbreakfast class explores a deeper, more demanding definition of bitachon:not blind optimism, but the courage to believe that even hidden, delayed, orpainful processes are purposeful and guided. Drawing on the Torah’s language ofsivlot (burdens), the letter tet of tov, and the teachingsof

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00:06:56

Why Was Moshe, Moshe and Why was Moshe Chosen to Lead

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/01/09

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00:20:24

SHEMOT — WHEN SLAVERY RETURNS WITHOUT CHAINS

Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi ·

2026/01/08

This morning’s episode of Breakfast & a Class opens Sefer Shemot with an unsettling question:How does slavery return without chains? The Torah’s answer is not violence first, but language, reframing, and selective forgetting. Drawing from Chazal, Midrash, Zohar, and the Maharal, this shiur explores how exile begins when names turn into categories, when gratitude becomes historical footnotes, and when “being clever” replaces moral clarity. From Pharaoh’s calculated amnesia of Yosef to the

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