An Observant Jew is an Observed Jew
Sunday, April 30th, 2023The Torah states that a priest in the Temple has to be unblemished both physically and spiritually. This is because he represents the Jewish people to God and God to the Jewish people. Share on Facebook
How To Become Holy
Monday, April 24th, 2023The Book of Leviticus tells us about the Temple service. Yet it suddenly takes a detour to discuss societal issues. What we are being told is that the Temple is just a building unless we behave correctly toward our fellow man. Share on Facebook
Being Responsible for Our Actions
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023The sin offering is brought for an unintentional sin. That is something that happened but was not intended. It is not an accident but it caused damage either spiritually or physically. We are still responsible for our actions. Share on Facebook
The Sacrifices Are For Us
Monday, March 20th, 2023The Torah is very clear that the Temple service is for us and not for God. The purpose of the service is to make us better people. Share on Facebook
Apprenticeship of the Levites
Thursday, June 16th, 2022פרשת בהעלותך / י”ז בסיון תשפ”ב In this week’s portion we learn that the Levites had a 5-year apprenticeship for their work in the Temple. Why did it take so long for them to learn their job? More important than learning the workings of the Temple, they had to learn how to behave in the […]
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