Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi

Moses asks Hashem to Explain Bad Things VaEra 10.01.2024 48:52 ↓

 It is nearly impossible to understand what the Torah is trying to teach us by simply reading an English translation. There’s so much nuance and detail within the selection of each Hebrew word which include the intrinsic properties of the word chosen. While in English, a word has a meaning, which we can look up in the dictionary, in Hebrew, using Lashon HaKodesh, each word is a combination of...

Why Cover Your Eyes for Shema VaEra 09.01.2024 11:19 ↓

Rabbi Frand quotes The Sanzer Rebbe, zt”l, so once said that this is the meaning of a universally practiced custom.    The Gemara in Brochos says that Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi put his hands over his eyes when he read Krias Shema. That is the way everyone reads Shema Yisrael. Why do we do it that way? The Sanzer Rebbe explains it is for this very reason. It symbolizes our inability to pe...

What qualifies Moses to Lead? VaEra 08.01.2024 10:19 ↓

 This then was the resume of Moshe Rabbeinu. He qualified for Jewish leadership because he had the preeminent quality required of a Jewish leader – the ability to empathize with the suffering of the Jewish people. RABBI FRAND  Rav Simcha Zissel     Rav Yonosan Eibeshutz,   The Shela”h HaKadosh    Rav Matisyahu Solomon z’sl who passed away last week after serving...

Sefirot Amidah Yosef and Yehuda VaYigash 19.12.2023 49:59 ↓

  בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְקוָק, אֱלֹקינוּ וֵֽאלֹקי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ, אֱלֹקי אַבְרָהָם, אֱלֹקי יִצְחָק, וֵֽאלֹקי יַעֲקֹב. הָקל הַגָּדוֹל הַגִּבּוֹר וְהַנּוֹרָא, אֵל עֶלְיוֹן, גּוֹמֵל חֲסָדִים טוֹבִים, קוֹנֵה הַכֹּל, וְזוֹכֵר חַסְדֵּי אָבוֹת, וּמֵבִיא גוֹאֵל לִבְנֵי בְנֵיהֶם לְמַֽעַן שְׁמוֹ בְּאַֽהֲבָה:Love 13   Echad One and Names   13+13 = 26 Havaya   Colors     מֶֽלֶךְ  ...

Hashem, Let’s make a Deal VaYesse 24.11.2023 18:02 ↓

 Jacob then made a vow, saying, “If God remains with me, protecting me on this journey that I am making, and giving me bread to eat and clothing to wear, Genesis.28.20    Ohr HaChaim The proper explanation of what Jacob said is that he was prepared to conduct himself in such a way that G'd would consent to associate His name with him even during his lifetime.   ...

Overcoming Esav through Yosef and Mordechai - VaYesee 23.11.2023 19:14 ↓

  וַיְהִ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יָלְדָ֥ה רָחֵ֖ל אֶת־יוֹסֵ֑ף וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל־לָבָ֔ן שַׁלְּחֵ֙נִי֙ וְאֵ֣לְכָ֔ה אֶל־מְקוֹמִ֖י וּלְאַרְצִֽי׃   After Rachel had borne Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Give me leave to go back to my own homeland.     כאשר ילדה רחל את יוסף WHEN RACHEL HAD BORN JOSEPH — after the birth of him who was to become Esau’s adversary (Genesis Rabbah 73:7) — as it i...