Pharaoh’s True Punishment
Sunday, January 15th, 2023The true punishment of Pharaoh was the taking away his free will. Free will is one of the things that separates humans from animals. By removing this Pharaoh was being made into an animal. Share on Facebook
It’s All Up to You
Friday, September 23rd, 2022פרשת ניצבים / כ”ז באלול תשפ”ב A major message of the Torah is that we have free will. We can set our own agenda. If we want a good life, then we have to do the right thing. Share on Facebook
Take Ownership of Your Actions
Wednesday, May 25th, 2022פרשת בחוקותי / כ”ד באייר תשפ”ב – ל”ט בעומר Many people blame their actions on others or things. The fact is that we make our own decisions. God gave us free will. It is always our choice, and we suffer the consequences when we make the wrong one. Share on Facebook
What Was Wrong with the Tower of Babel
Tuesday, October 5th, 2021כ”ט בתשרי תשפ”ב / October 5, 2021 Why was the generation of the Tower of Babel punished? What was the real problem from God’s point of view. 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