Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi

 Ben Ish Chai – Rabbi Yosef Chaim Baghdad    Im KeBanim Im KeAvadim    Rav Elya Lopian   What is the difference between a loyal son and a dutiful servant?   The greatest praise of Moses is that he was called Eved Hashem   Rabban Gamliel summed it up when he said to two sages whom he wanted to appoint to office: “Do you imagine I am offering you rul...

When was the 1st day of Creation?  What does Rosh Hashana Recall? Why celebrate New Years on the 6th Day? The promise to Adam and Chava  Hashem is my shadow ! 

Nisavim 5781 Short Class Moving Beyond the curses to blessings 

 Ki Tabo - The nations will fear you - Tefilin and Tefilah  First Fruits - Blessings and Curses   Tonight we will explore the blessing that The nations will fear you.   How this blessing relates to the power of tefillin and the power of prayer especially this time of Selichot.   The mystery of the double shin on the tefillin shel Rosh. A three headed and fou...

Ki Tabo - Learning Simcha from the Yeser HaRah  Is it a misvah gedola lihiyot besimcha    The zohar on joy   The difference between joy and happiness   Emotion vs intellect   Recognizing Hashem with joy and humility    How the evil inclination teaches joy    Serving Hashem with my two hearts  

This week we explore Tefila- prayer. Why does the same prayer said by two people have different results? What activates prayer? How do we go beyond prayer? Why does Moses resort to falling in his face ? Can we take advantage of Moses’ lesson?  

 Shoftim: It’s all about connecting.   What is it that bonds having a just court system to our meriting to inherit and possess the land?   And once we get to the land we are told to appoint a king. What of the kings role do we learn from here?   Then the kohanim are to be given from each animal: the cheeks, the shoulder and the maw. Why those specific parts? And...

The dream with King Solomon, Why so many wives? Why no fear of returning to Egypt? Why marry the daughter of Pharoah on the same night you were consecrating the new Bet HaMikdash?  

Parasha Re’eh 5781 - What does it mean to see ? Choose between - Blessing and and curse? Life and death ? Good and evil ? Would anyone choose the latter? Define blessing and curse? Protection from the dark side ! The problem with resting. The secret of my כפי palms ! Success in Elul !