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The Danger of Blasphemy
Thursday, May 15th, 2025In this week’s potion we see the blasphemer. We might ask why his punishment was so severe. The truth is that he is very knowledgeable. That is what makes him dangerous. If he was just an ignoramus, he would not be a danger. Share on Facebook
We Are Partners With God
Wednesday, May 14th, 2025When blessing a holiday, we recite the blessing that God sanctifies Israel and the time. This is to teach us that God gave us the ability to set the calendar & He will abide by our decisions. It is a partnership. Share on Facebook
How To Sanctify God’s Name
Wednesday, May 14th, 2025The way to sanctify God’s name is to do something moral and/or ethical in his name. It is not necessarily an obvious commandment. It could be giving a grieving grandmother gloves on a cold night. Share on Facebook
Educated Your Children
Monday, May 12th, 2025Throughout the Torah education of our youth is stressed. We have to teach them the Torah and why we do things. If we do not, then they will not continue in our path. Share on Facebook
Remember Who We Reprsent
Sunday, May 11th, 2025The conditions of the priests serving in the Tabernacle seem strange until we realize that they represent God to the people and the people to God. Our behavior should be such even when we are not in our house of worship. Share on Facebook
Keep The Spirit Of The Law
Friday, May 9th, 2025The Torah stresses that it is not enough that we keep the letter of the law but the spirit of the law. We have to remember that the 1st Temple was destroyed because the Jews kept the letter of the Law but not its spirit. Share on Facebook
Pay For Services Rendered
Thursday, May 8th, 2025The Torah specifically states that we must pay our workers when we say that we will. We are not allowed to make them wait for their money. To do so would create societal divisions. Share on Facebook
We Are Not A Death Cult
Wednesday, May 7th, 2025The Torah admonishes us not to communicate with the dead. Once someone has died, we have to let go. They have transitioned from this world to the next. We transition to this world without them. Share on Facebook
The Basis Of Society
Tuesday, May 6th, 2025In Parshat Kedoshim we start with the commandment to be in awe of your parents but that the Torah is paramount. The Torah is emphasizing that the basis of any good society is the family structure. And that the leaders of the family are the parents. Share on Facebook
How To Achieve Holiness
Monday, May 5th, 2025After going over the ritual of the service to be done in the Tabernacle and later the Temple, the Torah states that in order to be holy you have to follow the ethical and moral laws. Share on Facebook
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