Archive for the 'Morality & Torah' Category
Do Not Pervert Judgement
Thursday, February 16th, 2023The Torah admonishes judges to be upright and follow the law, even when the majority want it to do otherwise. The worst thing that can happen to a society of that there is no justice. Share on Facebook
Slaves Cannot Serve God Fully
Wednesday, February 15th, 2023If a slave states that he prefers slavery to freedom, he is punished. This is to teach us that slavery is not the normal state of a person. God wants us to be free people. Share on Facebook
God Wants Action, Not Words
Tuesday, February 14th, 2023God wants us to do the right thing. No where in the Torah is there a commandment to believe in God. But there are on how to behave. Share on Facebook
Morality & Religion
Monday, February 13th, 2023The difference between the Torah and previous law codes is that the previous law codes were totally secular. The Torah states that even “secular” or ethical laws are from God. Share on Facebook
The Basis of a Good Society
Friday, February 10th, 2023The 5th Commandment is more than good advice. It is pointing out that the basis of a good society is the two parent family. Without which society would fall apart. Share on Facebook
Taking God’s Name in Vain
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023The most common understanding of the Commandment of not taking God’s Name in vain is that we should not swear falsely. Another understanding is that we should not do commit a crime in His Name. Share on Facebook
Don’t Rely on Others
Friday, February 3rd, 2023One of the problems with the Jews was that they were used to having all of their needs taken care of. One of the lessons of the Torah was that we should not rely only of God but have to work to take care of ourselves. That is what freedom really means. Share on Facebook
Getting Egypt Out of the Jews
Friday, January 27th, 2023More important that getting the Jews out of Egypt was to get Egyptian culture out of the Jews. God wanted the Jews to be a moral and ethical people and to reject the immorality of Egypt. Share on Facebook
The True Plague of Darkness
Tuesday, January 24th, 2023The plague of darkness was much more than three days of darkness. According to the Torah, Egypt was a land of darkness while the Jews, if they follow the Torah are in light. Share on Facebook
True Brotherly Love
Friday, January 13th, 2023When Moses arrived back to Egypt his brother, Aaron, greeted him with love and happiness. Aaron was the older brother and had been in Egypt for all the years that Moses was away. Instead of being jealous he was overjoyed for his brother. 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