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Diplomacy is the Key
Tuesday, December 26th, 2023Joseph has to convince Pharaoh that he be allowed to bury Jacob in the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron. He finds a diplomatic way of doing this by appealing to Pharaoh’s conscience. Share on Facebook
Character is King
Monday, December 25th, 2023Jacob chooses Judah to be the leader of the future generations, not only due to his natural leadership skills but also due to his character traits. Share on Facebook
Don’t Just Mean Well, Do Well
Sunday, December 24th, 2023Reuben loses the double portion allotted to the first born because of his mistakes. He was not a bad person but just failed in understanding what was the correct thing to do. He meant well but did not do well. Share on Facebook
How To Rebuild the Temple
Friday, December 22nd, 2023Both the 1st & 2nd Temples were destroyed due to baseless hatred of Jews for their fellow Jews. The 3rd will be built due to baseless love of Jew for their fellow Jew. Share on Facebook
Ritual Supports Action
Thursday, December 21st, 2023We learn that the reason that the 1st Temple was destroyed that the Jews did the ritual correctly but did not understand that the reason for the ritual was to teach us how to behave. Share on Facebook
Protect Your Culture
Wednesday, December 20th, 2023Joseph wants the Jews to be far away from the center of Egyptian culture. He knew the dangers of living in that culture and that it would be dangerous for them spiritually. Share on Facebook
God’s Will and Man’s
Tuesday, December 19th, 2023When Joseph tells his brothers not to worry about what they did since it was God’s plan that he be sold into Egyptian slavery it leads to the question does man have free will. Share on Facebook
Pay Attention to the Details
Monday, December 18th, 2023The brothers should have realized that something was amiss by the hints that Joseph dropped until he revealed himself to them. They missed the hints. This teaches us to pay attention to the details. Share on Facebook
The Test of True Repentance
Friday, December 15th, 2023Joseph wants to know if his brothers are truly repentant for what they did to him. The way to test them is to put them into the same position and see if they would behave differently. Share on Facebook
The Responsibility of Leadership
Thursday, December 14th, 2023Judah becomes the leader of the brothers due to his taking on personal responsibility for the safety of all of them. That is the true meaning of leadership. 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