Society Is Built Our Actions
By Shlomo Bar-Ayal ~ February 20th, 2025 @ 8:44 am No Comments »
To have a just society we have to live a just life. This is why the Torah first covers how we behave individually and then proceeds to society in general.
Social Justice Is Not Justice
By Shlomo Bar-Ayal ~ February 19th, 2025 @ 8:50 am No Comments »
According to the Torah we are all responsible for our actions. Our social or economic status, rich or poor, famous or not, does not protect us from punishment for committing an offense.
True Restorative Justice
By Shlomo Bar-Ayal ~ February 18th, 2025 @ 8:28 am No Comments »
The Torah concept of justice is that the victim has to be made whole by the perpetrator. It is not enough that the perpetrator has to be punished for his misdeed, but he is responsible to his victim.
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