Why Matzah Means Freedom
By Shlomo Bar-Ayal ~ April 4th, 2025 @ 7:33 am No Comments »
It is interesting that the Torah refers to Passover as the Holiday of Matzoth. We have to remember that the goal was to get Egypt out of the Jews. The Egyptians had inventing leavening.
An American Perspective
By Shlomo Bar-Ayal ~ April 3rd, 2025 @ 7:34 am No Comments »
When we put the three main holidays in an American historical perspective we can understand them even better.
How To Avoid An Accidental Sin
By Shlomo Bar-Ayal ~ April 2nd, 2025 @ 7:38 am No Comments »
The Torah states that we have to give an offering for an accidental sin. One of the reasons for this would teach us that while we did it by accident, we are still responsible for our actions.
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