ב’ בחשון תשפ”ב / October 8, 2021
The story of the flood starts off saying that Noah was a righteous man in his generation. Why the qualifier? Either he was righteous or not. Here we see why.
Author: Shlomo Bar-Ayal
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What Was Wrong with the Tower of Babel
כ”ט בתשרי תשפ”ב / October 5, 2021
Why was the generation of the Tower of Babel punished? What was the real problem from God’s point of view.
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Why Noah Was Chosen
כ”ח בתשרי תשפ”ב / October 4, 2021
Unlike ancient cultures which recorded the flood but gave no moral reason for the flood or why the survivor was chosen, the Torah stresses that Noah was chosen because he was righteous.
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Why Begin with the Creation
כ”ה בתשרי תשפ”ב / October 1, 2021
Why does the Torah begin with the Creation and not with the first Mitzvah? Rashi gives the real reason
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Atoning in Joy
י”א בתשרי תשפ”ב / September 17, 2021
While we are judged on Yom Kippur, the final judgement is on Simhat Torah. We promise to do better on Yom Kippur but Simhat Torah is the first real test. How will we behave when we are having a good time.
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Actions Over Beliefs
ט’ בתשרי תשפ”ב / September 15, 2021
In the Jerusalem Talmud there is a debate whether it better to keep the mitzvot (commandments) and not believe in God or to believe in God and not keep the mitzvot.
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The Easiest Way Not to Sin
ח’ בתשרי תשפ”ב / September 14, 2021
The easiest not to sin is to do nothing. Is that what God really wants?
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Morality From the Bottom Up
ז’ בתשרי תשפ”ב / September 13, 2021
The Torah warns that if our society is immoral then the leaders will be immoral. An immoral leader is symptom of a bad society.
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The Real Danger of Wealth
ו’ בתשרי תשפ”ב / September 12, 2021
Moshe warns that when we become wealthy we tend to forget that it was through the talents and opportunities that God has given us. That there is nothing wrong with being wealthy but that wealth should be used in the proper way.
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True Jewish Leadership
ד’ בתשרי תשפ”ב / September 10, 2021
The Torah commands that the king read the Book of Deuteronomy to the people once every seven years. This is more for the king than the people. It is to teach him that even he has to obey the Torah.