Caring For The Stranger
By Shlomo Bar-Ayal ~ November 19th, 2024 @ 8:31 am No Comments »
Eliezer’s is sent to find a suitable wife for Isaac. He arrives in Haran and Rebecca offers him and his 10 camels water. He realizes that she is the only one for Isaac because of her caring not only for him but his camels as well.
Be Legal and Above Reproach
By Shlomo Bar-Ayal ~ November 18th, 2024 @ 8:23 am No Comments »
The Torah makes it a point that Abraham bought the burial site for Sarah and himself. That even though he was offered the site for free, he wanted everyone to know that it legally belonged to him. This teaches that we have to be careful in all our actions.
Passing the Leadership Baton
By Shlomo Bar-Ayal ~ November 17th, 2024 @ 9:33 am No Comments »
Before the Torah mentions the death of Sarah, we read of the birth of Rebecca. This is to teach us that there is always the next generation and that our duty is to train them to take over leadership of our people.
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