Our Fate Is Not In the Stars
By Shlomo Bar-Ayal ~ December 20th, 2024 @ 9:00 am No Comments »
In Joseph’s dreams he shows that he is different from his family. The first one has to do with farming while the family business is being shepherds. The second he is surrounded by the sun, moon and stars. But the family did not put their faith in these things.
Put Your Faith In God, Not Man
By Shlomo Bar-Ayal ~ December 19th, 2024 @ 8:50 am No Comments »
Joseph interprets the dreams of the butler and baker while in prison. When the butler is returned to his duties Joseph asks him to remember him to Pharaoh. The butler doesn’t. This is to teach us that we have to put our faith in God, not man.
A Leader Has To Be Humble
By Shlomo Bar-Ayal ~ December 18th, 2024 @ 8:31 am No Comments »
Before Joseph can attend his position of leadership he has to learn to be humble. That he can’t just declare himself the leader and expect others to follow. That is the reason he has to be sold into slavery and be in prison.
About the Author: Shlomo Bar-Ayal is an Israeli-American, or an American-Israeli (I could never get that right) who is unabashedly pro-Israel, pro-US and a great guy.
He has an open mind to opinions that he agrees with.
Besides blogging on whatever he feels like blogging about on any given day he enjoys learning Talmud, davening, being the candyman in his synagogue, smoking his tobacco pipe, giving tours at the Grand Lodge of New York, being involved in Freemasonry, and partaking in an adult beverage every now and then