Archive for February, 2024
Clothes Make the Man
Sunday, February 18th, 2024The Torah is detailed oriented about how a priest should dress while serving in the Tabernacle. The question is why. The answer is we behave better when dressed properly. Share on Facebook
You Own Your Ideas
Friday, February 16th, 2024The family that made the shew bread for use in the Tabernacle kept the recipe a secret. Thus highlighting that the Torah recognizes that intellectual property is property and has to be treated as such. Share on Facebook
It’s Not Your Money
Thursday, February 15th, 2024The budget for the building of the Tabernacle was public. This was so that there would be no overspending in the construction of the Tabernacle. The Torah is against secret budgets and plans. It hold our leaders to a high ethical standard. Share on Facebook
It Doesn’t Matter How You Feel
Wednesday, February 14th, 2024God stresses that first we do the commandment no matter how we feel about it. Eventually, we will feel the wisdom of doing the right thing. Share on Facebook
The Tabernacle Was For Us
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024The reason that the Torah spends so much time on the construction of the Tabernacle is that it was meant for us, not God. We forget that God does not need the Tabernacle, we do. Share on Facebook
Never Give Up
Monday, February 12th, 2024A lesson that we can learn from the Super Bowl is that we should not give up on attempting to achieve our goals. When our people were down and it looked like it was over for us, we managed to achieve great things. Share on Facebook
Bringing God To Earth
Sunday, February 11th, 2024God’s command to build a Tabernacle is so that He might dwell within us. God’s plan is that we do His will and thus bring Him into the world. Share on Facebook
The Torah’s Social Justice
Friday, February 9th, 2024The Torah’s view of “social justice” is that we are responsible not only for our own actions but also of those who are dependent on us. If you own a dangerous animal, then you are responsible for your animal’s actions. Share on Facebook
Respect A Person’s Dignity
Thursday, February 8th, 2024The Torah is very careful about the dignity of humans. Even a murderer his dignity respected. Share on Facebook
True Justice
Wednesday, February 7th, 2024The purpose of the Torah’s justice system is to make the victim whole. That if the victim loses an eye he is compensated by the culprit giving him the value of an eye. We do not blind the culprit. 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