Preparing for Passover
By Shlomo Bar-Ayal ~ March 27th, 2025 @ 7:32 am No Comments »
The preparation for Passover begins in the first week of Adar, a month an a half before Passover. That is when we begin reading the Four Portions. Each has a meaning for the holiday that we are about to celebrate.
Dress British, Think Yiddish
By Shlomo Bar-Ayal ~ March 26th, 2025 @ 7:39 am No Comments »
All temples seem to look the same. The Temple in Jerusalem was in many ways not different. But when we look behind the scenes, we find a start difference. The Temple in Jerusalem was built to honor am ethical and moral God. The others were not.
Bringing God To The People
By Shlomo Bar-Ayal ~ March 25th, 2025 @ 7:49 am No Comments »
The purpose of the Tabernacle was to bring the concept of God to the people. God is always with us but we need a concrete example of His presence.
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