# We Think It’s Normal — But It’s Not: The Menorah and the Torah-Shaped Soul - BeHaalotecha Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127/we-think-it-s-normal-but-it-s-not-the-menorah-and-the-torah-shaped-soul-behaalotecha Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127/we-think-it-s-normal-but-it-s-not-the-menorah-and-the-torah-shaped-soul-behaalotecha.md Podcast: [Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127) Published: 2026-05-31T14:04:52+00:00 Episode link: https://jewishpodcasts.fm/rabbidavidbibi/118274 Audio file: https://records.jewishpodcasts.fm/protected/957/1780235647489.mp3?show_id=405&episode_id=118274 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127/episodes/we-think-it-s-normal-but-it-s-not-the-menorah-and-the-torah-shaped-soul-behaalotecha Duration seconds: 818 ## Resource  What if the greatest miracle in your life is something you no longer notice?     We live surrounded by behaviors that feel completely natural: giving tzedakah, visiting the sick, comforting mourners, helping strangers, worrying about honesty even when nobody was harmed. We assume these reactions are universal. They are not. In this mornings breakfast and a class podcast, 'We Think It's Normal—But It's Not,' we explore how Torah shapes a person's instincts until kindness, responsibility, and holiness become second nature. Through stories from the Gemara, a remarkable modern halachic question, and the world-changing impact of Sarah Schenirer, we discover the deeper meaning of the Menorah and Aharon's mission: to raise souls until they shine on their own. The light of the Menorah never went out—it lives on in the Torah-shaped soul.   ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127/episodes/we-think-it-s-normal-but-it-s-not-the-menorah-and-the-torah-shaped-soul-behaalotecha/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127/we-think-it-s-normal-but-it-s-not-the-menorah-and-the-torah-shaped-soul-behaalotecha.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.