Shlomo Bar-Ayal, Author at Shlomo's Blog

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.

September 15, 2021

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?

September 14, 2021

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.

September 13, 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.

September 12, 2021

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.