Archive for March, 2024
Going Above and Beyond
Sunday, March 31st, 2024The Torah uses the number eight to teach that we are both physical and spiritual beings. Our physicality is expressed by our having bodily needs. Our spirituality is expressed by our commands to make ourselves better. Share on Facebook
Know Your Limitations
Friday, March 29th, 2024Moses was told to anoint Aaron, his brother, to be High Priest. This is to teach us that we all have limitations. And we should know them. Share on Facebook
We’re On The Way
Thursday, March 28th, 2024Part of the thanksgiving offering was 10 loaves of 3 different types of unleavened bread and 10 loaves of leavened bread. This is to teach that we are on a path. We are not there yet but will arrive. Share on Facebook
Make the Mundane Exciting
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024The Daily Offering teaches us to be excited about daily Mitzvot. The can get boring but if we approach them with right attitude it can change our lives. Share on Facebook
No Work is Beneath Us
Tuesday, March 26th, 2024Every morning the first thing that a priest had to do in the Temple was to clean the ashes from the day before. This is to teach us that there is no honest work that is beneath our dignity. Share on Facebook
The Centrality of Israel
Monday, March 25th, 2024Shushan Purim is celebrated in cities that were wall at the time of Joshua. Why, since Joshua lived centuries before the story took place. This is to teach the centrality of Jerusalem to the Jewish people. Share on Facebook
Why The Jews?
Friday, March 22nd, 2024The question is why the Jews are the only people who have faced genocide throughout history. The answer is simple. The Jews represent a morality from God. And many people do not want to be moral. Share on Facebook
Who is The King?
Thursday, March 21st, 2024God seemingly does not appear in the Book of Esther. The truth is we see God’s providence in all that takes place. Share on Facebook
Be Alert To Danger
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024The Fast of Esther is to remind us that we should be aware of problematic leaders. We should be alert to the dangers facing us in these situations. Share on Facebook
Know Before Whom You Stand
Tuesday, March 19th, 2024While Mordechai wanted to something due to the danger the Jews were in, Esther explains that only she is able to deal with the situation since she knew how Achashverosh operated, what made him tick. 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