Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi

My son in law Moshe Alouf shared this with me this morning. A short thought on appreciating the women in our lives: A Subtle Purity: The Jewelry Still Worn In Shemot 35:22, the Torah describes the donations to the Mishkan: “וַיָּבֹאוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים עַל־הַנָּשִׁים כֹּל נְדִיב לֵב הֵבִיאוּ חָח וָנֶזֶם וְטַבַּעַת וְכוּמָז...” “The men came upon the women—all whose hearts moved them brought brooches, ea...

  Bezalel is one of the most fascinating figures in the Torah. Despite being only 13 years old, he was entrusted with the immense responsibility of constructing the Mishkan and its sacred vessels. His wisdom, connection to divine inspiration, and spiritual legacy offer profound lessons. We have given a number of classes on Bezalel over the years and they are available in podcasts. I have an a...

The Kiyor and the Sanctification of the Mundane I recall the rabbi, Rabbi Abittan A’H, would go to Hollywood Gym in Long Beach, surrounded by weightlifters, bodybuilders, and surfers. Dressed in his white shirt, black suit pants, and all-black walking shoes, he would walk on the treadmill. Sometimes, he would even teach the people around him. He explained to us that when one keeps in mind the prec...

This class was given in the morning. Some of the introductions given list night are eliminated as they are familiar with them in this class. Additionally, some things were added. 

  “Where is Moshe?” Tetzaveh   We will divide the class into four parts   Each will take us deeper into the perasha   1. We will begin by focusing on the power of speech and how words create spiritual realities.   2. If in fact words create reality, how does that relate to tefilah and my words?   3. Peeling away the top layer – Why is Moshe’s name missing ?   4....

 The Heart Before the Wisdom – TESAVEH :   Understanding “חכמי לב” and “רוח חכמה”  Why the Double Language?     In Shemot 28:3, Hashem commands Moshe:     “וְאַתָּ֗ה תְּדַבֵּר֙ אֶל־כׇּל־חַכְמֵי־לֵ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִלֵּאתִ֖יו ר֣וּחַ חׇכְמָ֑ה…”  “You shall speak to all the wise-hearted, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom…”     T...

  Kavana & Meditation on the Permutation of Hashem's Name for Adar (ההיו)   Remember Adar is the time when we increase our joy   It is also said to be a lucky month   In Adar we celebrate Purim   The sign of Adar is Pices עִירֹ֔ה וְלַשֹּׂרֵקָ֖ה בְּנִ֣י אֲתֹנ֑וֹ (Bereishit 49:11).   

  In Parshat Mishpatim, the Torah presents us with a profound duality regarding healing. On one hand, we read in Exodus 21:18–19 that when a person is injured, not only must the perpetrator compensate for the loss of work and the cost of a doctor’s care, but the verse concludes with the phrase “וְרַפֹּ֥א יְרַפֵּֽא” (“and he shall heal”).   Two weeks ago we read in BeShalach 15:26, Hashem...

The Garbage Truck Miracle – R’ Paysach Krohn - As retold ED  In my neighborhood of Kew Gardens, New York, there was a terrible snowstorm just before Purim. The roads were blocked, sanitation services weren’t running, and for days, the garbage wasn’t picked up. A few nights after Purim, at 2:00 in the morning, Rabbi Kalman Epstein—a brilliant Torah scholar—was awake learning when he suddenly h...

  EDITORS NOTES One of the most significant contributors in assisting me in learning how to deliver a speech or lecture was Rabbi Paysach Krohn, the well-known fifth generation Mohel and modern-day Maggid and author. Rabbi Krohn impressed upon me the importance of story telling in sharing ideas and getting them to stick. Often someone who hears a story will give over the story with its messag...

Resurection of the Dead and Mount Sinai and Why Yitro Arrives 

Datan and Abiram and the splitting of the sea 5779  This Saturdaynight is our dad’s Yahrzeit. It’s hard to believe that it’s been five years. Idrove by the Aventura hospital yesterday and it literally felt like yesterday,pulling in and out of that parking lot at all hours of the day and night, as weall kept him continuous company. On the other hand, we’ve been blessed so muchin these last fiv...

We'll focus on the two pesukim which detail the ladies playing musical instruments, singing and dancing and explore the spiritual power of their actions against the strongest of negative forces in the world and based on the Shelah HaKadosh, how we in our lives can battle and overcome those forces as well. This class is based primarily on the explanations of the Shvilei Pinchas   וַתַּ֥עַן לָה...

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה בֹּ֖א אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֑ה כִּֽי־אֲנִ֞י הִכְבַּ֤דְתִּי אֶת־לִבּוֹ֙ וְאֶת־לֵ֣ב עֲבָדָ֔יו לְמַ֗עַן שִׁתִ֛י אֹתֹתַ֥י אֵ֖לֶּה בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃ Then יהוה said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh. For I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his courtiers, in order that I may display these My signs among them, וּלְמַ֡עַן תְּסַפֵּר֩ בְּאׇזְנֵ֨י בִנְךָ֜ וּבֶן־בִּנְךָ֗ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִתְעַלַּ֙...

From Artscroll on the Malbim  https://www.artscroll.com/Books/9781422610732.html?srsltid=AfmBOops6Qu_nLdJTiU056CFe6pJiPNw3W8aSIdf2QAboWwdtbVDAZlY וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו אֲנִ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃ God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am יהוה. https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.6.2 וָאֵרָ֗א אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֶל־יִצְחָ֥ק וְאֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֖ב בְּאֵ֣ל שַׁדָּ֑י וּשְׁמִ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה לֹ֥א נו...