Archive for January, 2025
God Knows Your Secrets
Friday, January 31st, 2025In the final plague, the first born of any coupling was killed. That meant that a family could have more than one son die if the couple were unfaithful. This shows that there are not secrets from God. Share on Facebook
Self Respect Comes First
Thursday, January 30th, 2025When the story of the Exodus begins Pharaoh makes it clear that he does not respect the Jewish slaves. At the end he does, but only after the Jews learn to respect themselves. Share on Facebook
Freedom & Responsibility
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025The first commandment that the Jew are given as a people is to declare the new month. This is to emphasize that they no longer are slaves but control their time. Also, that with freedom comes responsibility. Share on Facebook
Getting Egypt Out Of The Jews
Tuesday, January 28th, 2025God commands the Jews to put the blood of the lamb on their door posts. He says so that there will be not mistake who is Jewish and who is Egyptian. The real reason is to teach the Jews to stand up to their oppressors as Jews. To be proud Jews. Share on Facebook
In The Light Of The Torah
Monday, January 27th, 2025The Plague of Darkness showed that the Egypt was a place of darkness, both morally and spiritually, while the Torah would lead the Jews to true enlightenment. Share on Facebook
Know What’s Important
Sunday, January 26th, 2025The Plague of Locusts destroyed what little was left of the Egyptian economy. For the Egyptians it meant that they were meaningless since they considered their wealth as everything. For us, while net worth is important, our souls are more so. Share on Facebook
Redemption For A Purpose
Friday, January 24th, 2025God reveals that the purpose of taking the Jews out of slavery was to make them into a holy nation. And they become holy by their behavior. That redeeming the Jews from slavery was more than giving them freedom. Share on Facebook
The Ultimate Punishment
Thursday, January 23rd, 2025The ultimate punishment of Pharaoh was that his free will was taken away. This makes him no more than an animal which operates by instinct but has no free will. Share on Facebook
Egypt’s March Of Folly
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025Even though there was more than enough evidence that God was running the show, the Egyptians refused to see the obvious evidence. They thought it was all a trick, until it was too late. Share on Facebook
Our Leaders Are Not Gods
Tuesday, January 21st, 2025Pharaoh was regarded as a god in Egypt. One of the main purposes of the plagues was to show that he was a mere mortal and only human. According to the Torah, only God is God. 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