Shlomo's Thoughts on the Torah
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After morning prayers Shlomo Bar-Ayal gives a daily, brief, one to three minute talk on the Portion of the week.
Shlomo's Thoughts on the Torah
1w ago
The Hagadah goes out if its way to show the unity of the Jewish people. That when some Jews are suffering then alll Jews are suffering.
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Shlomo's Thoughts on the Torah
1w ago
We are taught that, while we should be involved in the society around us, that we should remember that we are also separate. To protect ourselves we should maintain our own customs and traditions.
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Shlomo's Thoughts on the Torah
1w ago
There were Jews who probably told to compromise with Pharaoh.. Moses knew that there was no compromise on the issue. It was a matter that Egyptian society was rotten to the core. There is no compromise with evil.
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Shlomo's Thoughts on the Torah
1w ago
The Haggadah that we read on Passover is to remind us of the reason that God took us out of Egypt. That we should be a light unto the nations by our actions.
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Shlomo's Thoughts on the Torah
1w ago
Yesterday we received the sad news of the passing of Tom Weiss. He was a fixture in our community for all the good deeds that he did with his sunny personality. May his memory be a blessing to us all.
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Shlomo's Thoughts on the Torah
2w ago
The Torah commands us to celebrate life. While we honor the dead, we do not celebrate death. We have to remember that this is one of main differences with our current enemies. The celebrate death, not life.
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Shlomo's Thoughts on the Torah
2w ago
There is no Hebrew word for tragedy. The reason is that in the view of the Torah our fates are not predetermined. We can change our lives by our actions.
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Shlomo's Thoughts on the Torah
2w ago
History teaches us that we will suffer tragedies in our lives. It is not that we will suffer them but what do we learn from them and how do we get up and rebuild.
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Shlomo's Thoughts on the Torah
3w ago
The hubris of Aaron's sons was what lead to their downfall. The fact that Aaron did not correct their behavior shows that a parents' responsibility is to make sure their children do not fall into the trap of hubris.
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Shlomo's Thoughts on the Torah
3w ago
The big mistake that Aaron's sons made was that they assumed that they would inherit the status of their father without having earned it. This is to teach us that just because your parents are great does not mean that you will be. You have to earn it.
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