# When Loss Becomes a Star: An After-Class Reflection on Grief, Faith, and Holding On

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Podcast: [Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127)
Published: 2026-05-03T17:02:29+00:00
Episode link: https://jewishpodcasts.fm/rabbidavidbibi/117320
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Duration seconds: 1250

## Resource

  After this Sunday morning’s Breakfast & a Class , the conversation continued in a deeply personal and unscripted way. What followed was not a formal shiur, not a prepared lecture, and not an attempt to answer the unanswerable. It was an honest reflection on loss, grief, memory, and the struggle to hold on to emunah when the heart still aches.      In this after-class reflection, we speak personally about the loss of our five-month-old grandson, and about the images and teachings that have helped the rabbi live with a pain that does not disappear. Drawing from Midrash, the Zohar, the days of the Omer, and the language of hashgachah peratit, we explore how a neshamah can come into this world for only a brief time and yet leave behind light that continues to shine. This is a raw, personal, and heartfelt reflection for anyone who has faced loss and is trying to find a way to keep walking with HaShem.      

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