Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi

  Last Friday, just after sunrise minyan at the Kotel, I was talking with friends when one of the guys from New York spotted me and gave me a huge hug proclaiming loudly, “Rabbi Bibi, one of my favorite rabbis, they miss you in Miami.”   Before I could answer, someone else said, “Yes, that’s him.”   No words. Just a hug.   As I walked toward the plaza to record a class, a young...

 A lion’s roar in the ark.  A wound that never healed.  And a truth that echoes at the Kotel today — More than we do for the poor, they do for us.  This week’s class, “Noaḥ and the Lion,” explores the hidden power of kindness that sustains the world, through Midrash, Zohar, and timeless lessons for our own lives.     

Reflections for Rosh Ḥodesh Ḥeshvan / Parashat Noaḥ   Two words — ḥatufim and ḥamas — define our times.  Join us for a powerful journey from Parashat Noaḥ to today’s headlines, revealing how the Torah foresaw the moral collapse of a world that takes instead of gives — and how we can rebuild it through compassion, truth, and giving back.   Sources • Genesis 6:11; 21:1 • Deu...

and suggest, with classic sources, that Torah and tefillah keep the of heaven and earth in motion. If you want a no-nonsense take on how your siddur sustains the world, this one’s for you   Sources Cited 1. Bereshit 1:1; 2:5–7; 2:3 2. Rashi ad loc. 3. Bereshit Rabbah 10:9, 12:8 4. Tehillim 33:6, 9; 104:30; 115:16 5. Yirmeyahu 33:25 6. Devarim 8:3 7. Zohar II 161a 8. Nefesh Haḥayyim, Shaʿar Al...

  “Whose Side Is God On? — The Tower That Never Fell”     From Gaza to Babel — from protest lines to prayer lines — everyone thinks Heaven agrees with them.  This week’s class, “Whose Side Is G-d On?”, exposes the spiritual blindness that turns faith into fiction — and the miracles we miss when we stop looking up.  

 Why did Hashem choose ravens — the most unlikely of birds — to feed Eliyahu the prophet? In today’s class, we attempt to uncover the secret connection between the raven, the ketoret, and the soul of every Jew.     

When the sky darkened and the first raindrops fell, Noaḥ hesitated at the door of the תֵּבָה. Centuries later, Mosheh faced the same test — and changed history. This is the story of faith, humility, and Hashem’s confidence in you.

  Peace treaties signed, yet war rages.   But what if this chaos was predicted not by pundits, but by Shlomo HaMelekh himself?  

Podcast Description: In this powerful post–holiday class, we explore the question that lingers after the shofar’s echo fades: What now? Through the stories of Kayin and Hevel, Noaḥ, and the teachings of the Ba‘al Shem Ṭov and the Lubavitcher Rebbe, he reveals that the true work of teshuvah begins when the inspiration ends — when we stop blaming others and take ownership of our lives. “הַדָּבָר תָּ...

Tonight, all of Israel waits breathlessly. On הוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּה — the night of sweetening judgment — hearts tremble and lips whisper the same plea: that our brothers and sisters be returned, that harsh decrees melt into mercy. In this special lecture from אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, delivered exactly two years after the tragedy that began on שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת תשפ״ד, Rabbi David draws us into the mystery of...

What do two identical goats — one brought to the Holy of Holies, the other cast into the wilderness — reveal about the deepest secret of teshuvah?  Join us to discover how Yom Kippur teaches us to climb from fear to love, and even transform sins into merits.   LeZecher Nishmat my grandfather who passed away as we entered Yom Kippur, David Gindi HaKohen Ben Sarina and his great great...

 36 Hours Before Rosh HaShanah - The King is here. Hashem is knocking. Don’t miss the moment. Join us for “The Elevator Up – Answering the Knock Before the Gates Close.”    Let me share a story that Rabbi Elimelech Biderman brings down, one that hits straight to the heart.     The Krasna Rav tells a story which brings these words of Rashi alive.   &nbsp...

Why do the Righteous suffer and the Wicked prosper - from Moshe’s glimpse of the tefillin’s knot to Rabbi Akiva’s vision of the crown — and discover how to enter Rosh HaShanah seeing every decree as הטוב והמטיב. Based on Rav Pinchas Friedman, The Shvilei Pinchas .... As we mention, this is a re-recording of the Seuda Shelishi Class - A dear friend who attended the class wrote and I am humbled by h...

Today’s shiur, inspired by Rabbi Yissocher Frand, dives into Moshe Rabbeinu’s final charge in Parashat Nitsavim: “וּבָחַרְתָּ בַּחַיִּים” — “And you shall choose life.” What does it mean that HaShem not only gives us the choice but tells us which path to take? And how is that lifnim mishurat ha-din — above and beyond the letter of the law? As we approach Rosh HaShanah, we’ll uncover the Torah’s mo...

As Moshe gathers every Jew — leaders and laborers, children and converts — he reminds us that נִצָּבִים is not passive standing, but purposeful positioning: a charge renewed each Rosh HaShanah for every generation.

 Ki Tavo – Rav Avraham Pam and The Gift of Time     This week’s parashah, Ki Tavo, begins with the mitzvah of bikkurim—bringing the first fruits to Yerushalayim. The farmer didn’t just deliver the fruits. He made a declaration, retelling the story of our people: “Arami oved avi”—from Lavan chasing Ya‘akov, to the slavery in Mitzrayim, to Hashem redeeming us with a mighty hand.&...

The Boat That Saves Us - Ki Tabo Ki Tavo el ha’aretz… — When you come to the Land… (Devarim 26:1). This week’s parashah begins with a mitzvah of gratitude: bringing the first fruits to the Beit HaMikdash. For us, it also stirs deep gratitude — that so many of our children and grandchildren are already settled in Eretz Yisrael. Baruch Hashem, the dream of two thousand years has become their daily l...

 In this week’s Daf Yomi (Horayot 5a), the Gemara discusses the status of a tevul yom — one who immersed in a mikveh but has not yet waited for sunset.     The Torah says explicitly (Vayikra 11:32):      וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָרֶב וְטָהֵר  “…he shall be tamei until evening, and then he shall be tahor.”     The question jumps off the page: ...

Yesterday , in Parashat Ki Teitzei, the Torah said:   כִּי־תֵצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל־אֹיְבֶיךָ  “When you go out to war against your enemies.”    This week, in Parashat Ki Tavo, the language shifts:      וְהָיָה כִּי־תָבוֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ  “And it shall be when you come into the Land…”   The transition is profound.   • Ki Teitzei...

 The Torah tells us:  לֹא־יָבֹא עַמּוֹנִי וּמוֹאָבִי בִּקְהַל ה׳… עַל־דְּבַר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־קִדְּמוּ אֶתְכֶם בַּלֶּחֶם וּבַמַּיִם בַּדֶּרֶךְ בְּצֵאתְכֶם מִמִּצְרָיִם וַאֲשֶׁר שָׂכַר עָלֶיךָ אֶת־בִּלְעָם בֶּן־בְּעוֹר… (דברים כ״ג:ד–ה).    “An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of Hashem… because they did not greet you with bread and water on the way when y...

“Two Wars and the Calf in Between” — uncover why the Torah repeats כִּי־תֵצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה twice, and what it teaches us about Elul, seliḥot, and responsibility for one another. he first appearance is in Shoftim: כִּי־תֵצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל־אֹיְבֶיךָ וְרָאִיתָ סוּס וָרֶכֶב עַם רַב מִמְּךָ לֹא־תִירָא מֵהֶם כִּי ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ עִמָּךְ הַמַּעַלְךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם. (דְּבָרִים כ׳:א׳) Here the Torah spe...

You are Never Alone – Shoftim 5785   (Based on Rabbi Elimelech Biderman שליט״א, with additional story from Rabbi Shlomo Farhi שליט״א)     My friends, imagine this: you’re walking on a long, empty road. Not a car in sight. No phone service. No flashlight. The world is dark, the wind whistles, and your footsteps echo. Suddenly, you ask yourself—am I truly alone?   

From the arrogance of guests demanding beachfront huts to the discipline of kings carrying a Sefer Torah, today’s episode explores the Torah’s timeless cure for ego: remembering not who we are, but Whose we are.”