# The Appointment We Keep — Or Miss - Emor Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127/the-appointment-we-keep-or-miss-emor Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127/the-appointment-we-keep-or-miss-emor.md Podcast: [Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127) Published: 2026-04-29T15:25:46+00:00 Episode link: https://jewishpodcasts.fm/rabbidavidbibi/117206 Audio file: https://records.jewishpodcasts.fm/protected/957/1777475740364.mp3?show_id=405&episode_id=117206 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127/episodes/the-appointment-we-keep-or-miss-emor Duration seconds: 836 ## Resource   There are gifts we receive—and then there are gifts we miss. In this morning’s powerful class, we explore one of the most unsettling questions in our Avodat HaShem: how do the very days designed to bring us closest to HaShem—our Yamim Tovim—become empty, even burdensome? Drawing on a profound mashal from the Dubno Maggid, as presented by Rabbi Yissocher Frand, we uncover the painful transformation of מוֹעֲדֵי ה׳ into מוֹעֲדֵיכֶם , and what it reveals about how we approach sacred time.     Through vivid storytelling, timeless sources, and a striking real-life parallel, this class challenges us to rethink what it means to “show up” on Yom Tov. From the balance of חֶצְיוֹ לַה׳ וְחֶצְיוֹ לָכֶם to the unforgettable story of Yosef Mokir Shabbat, we are reminded that the difference between a holy day and a hollow one is not what’s on the table—but whether we are truly present. A message that is as practical as it is profound—and one we hope you will carry long after the class ends.         ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127/episodes/the-appointment-we-keep-or-miss-emor/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127/the-appointment-we-keep-or-miss-emor.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.