{"podcast":{"title":"Parsha with Rabbi David Bibi","slug":"parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127","podcast_index_feed_id":4336127,"rss_url":"https://rss.jewishpodcasts.fm:443/rss/405","website_url":"https://jewishpodcasts.fm/rabbidavidbibi","image_url":"https://s3.jewishpodcasts.fm/img/957/1628623589627__WhatsApp_Image_2021-08-10_at_3.26.16_PM.jpeg","author":"david bibi","episode_count":671,"summary":"Join as we explore the weekly parasha from a Kabbalistic perspective and attempt to simplify the secrets of the Torah","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T18:20:04.758526+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127"},"episode":{"title":"The Shofar of Return — Why Judaism Never Gives Up on a Jew Behar","slug":"the-shofar-of-return-why-judaism-never-gives-up-on-a-jew-behar","published_at":"2026-05-06T13:28:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127/the-shofar-of-return-why-judaism-never-gives-up-on-a-jew-behar","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127","url":"https://jewishpodcasts.fm/rabbidavidbibi/117424","audio_url":"https://records.jewishpodcasts.fm/protected/957/1778073547629.mp3?show_id=405&episode_id=117424","summary":"  In this morning's Breakfast & a Class on Parashat Behar, we explore the deeper meaning of Yovel — the Jubilee year — and uncover one of the Torah’s most revolutionary ideas: a Jew is never permanently trapped by his past. Through the teachings of Rav Hirsch, stories from Chazal, and moving reflections on dignity, freedom, and renewal, this class examines why the Torah built second chances into the fabric of time itself. Every fifty years with Yovel. Every seven years with Shemitah. Every year with Yom Kippur. Every week with Shabbat. And every single morning when a Jew wakes up again.   Why do some homes return in Yovel while others do not? Why does the Torah insist that freedom is more than economics? And why does Judaism refuse to define a person by his lowest moment? This class journeys through the shofar of Yovel, the reopening of the Beit Midrash under Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah, the dignity of Rabban Gamliel’s servant Tavi, and the obligation not only to rebuild ourselves — but to help another Jew believe that he too can still begin again.   The Shofar of Return — Why Judaism Never Gives Up on a Jew Breakfast & a Class — Parashat Behar / Yovel  ","meta_description":"In this morning's Breakfast & a Class on Parashat Behar, we explore the deeper meaning of Yovel — the Jubilee year — and uncover one of the Tor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":995,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127/episodes/the-shofar-of-return-why-judaism-never-gives-up-on-a-jew-behar/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parsha-with-rabbi-david-bibi-4336127/the-shofar-of-return-why-judaism-never-gives-up-on-a-jew-behar.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}