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Actions Determine Leadership
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024The laws concerning the priests’ behavior can only be understood in the context that the priest were the spiritual leaders, so their actions mattered. Share on Facebook
God’s Hand In Creating Israel
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024Today is Israel Independence Day. It is in the middle of the Omer, a period of mourning for our loss in the Bar Cochba revolt. This is not accident. It shows God’s hand in our lives. Share on Facebook
Remembering Why We Fight
Monday, May 13th, 2024Today is the Memorial Day for the fallen in the Israel Defense Forces. Those who make the outrageous accusations against the IDF and defend Hamas should know that they are defending anti-Semites and racists. It is that simple. Share on Facebook
Our Leaders Represent US
Sunday, May 12th, 2024The Torah points out that one of the duties of the priests in the Temple was the way they looked. We have to remember that they represent God to the people and the people to God. Share on Facebook
The Key To A Just Society
Friday, May 10th, 2024The Torah admonishes judges not to pervert justice and to have accurate weights and measures. The biggest problem in the developing nations is corruption. Share on Facebook
Obey The Law
Thursday, May 9th, 2024We are commanded to fear our parents but also to keep the Shabbat in the same verse. This is teach us that we have to obey our parents unless they order us to violate Jewish Law. Share on Facebook
God’s Hand In The World
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024Israel Independence Day is on Iyar 5, this year it will be celebrated on May 14. It occurs during the Omar, a period of mourning over the loss of the Bar Kochba Revolt. It is no accident of history but God’s hand in the world. Share on Facebook
Our Morality Is From God
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024The Torah was the first religious book that tied religion with morality. This is because God stresses that He is a moral God and wants us to be a moral people. Share on Facebook
Stand As A Jew
Monday, May 6th, 2024Today is the memorial day for the Jews murdered in Europe during the Holocaust. It is also to remember the bravery that those facing death showed. The defeat of our enemies is not only that we survive but we survived as Jews. Share on Facebook
How To Become Holy
Sunday, May 5th, 2024The beginning of the Portion states “You Will Become Holy.” Then it explains how to become holy through our interactions with our fellow man. 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