Teach Your Children Well
Monday, September 19th, 2022פרשת ניצבים / כ”ג באלול תשפ”ב The Torah mentions that not only were adults present at Moses’s admonitions but that their children were there as well. Why was this so important? To show that it is important that children see how important it is to the adults. Children are sponges. They observe everything. If they […]
The Key to Jewish Exceptionalism
Sunday, August 14th, 2022פרשת עקב / י”ז באב תשפ”ב In the second paragraph of the Shma we see that if we want to be like all other nations, we will suffer the fate of those nations. If we want to be exceptional, we have to teach our youth why we should be exceptional. Share on Facebook
Prepare the Next Generation
Tuesday, July 5th, 2022פרשת חקת / ו’ בתמוז תשפ”ב One of the lessons of this week’s Portion is that Aaron, Miriam and Moses prepared the leadership to come after them. Do not assume that they will learn by osmosis. They need to be educated both in knowledge and in spirit. Share on Facebook
The Curse of Bad Education
Thursday, August 26th, 2021י”ח באלול תשפ”א / August 26, 2021 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