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Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah

Shlomo Bar-Ayal

After morning prayers Shlomo Bar-Ayal gives a daily, brief, one to three minute talk on the Portion of the week.

religion & spirituality judaism

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00:03:19

Worship From Free Will

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/06/10

The reason that the Jews were kept in the wilderness for forty years was to rid them of their slave mentality. God wants us to worship Him from our free will, not as slaves.

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00:04:54

God Controls The Connections

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/06/09

God is in control of the world. The problem is that we do not always see it. Sometimes we blind ourselves to the obvious signs, but they are there for all to see who wish to.

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00:03:08

No Job Is Too Dirty To Do

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/06/08

The fact that Aaron, Moses's brother and High Priest would go up and clean out the menorah in Tabernacle shows us that no job is beneath us when in service to God.

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00:03:34

No Bowling Alone

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/06/06

The Torah recounts the gifts of the leaders of the tribes to the Tabernacle individually, even though they are all the same. This shows that we are individuals but that together we make up society.

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00:03:08

Responsibility For Our Action

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/06/05

In the Torah, it is the responsibility of the thief to make the victim whole. That they are connected by his act of theft. Until he does so, he cannot atone for his sin.

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00:04:05

Littering Is A Sin

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/06/04

This week the Torah makes it clear that we have to keep our environs clean. This is why the Hazon Ish told his students that they were required to help dig the sewers of Bnai Brak.

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00:03:26

Freedom & Responsibility

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/06/01

Passover is the freeing of the Jews from slavery. Shavuot is the holiday where we learn why we were freed. Not just to be free but to be responsible for our actions, both as individuals and as a nation.

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00:04:53

Everyone Counts

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/05/27

The Book of Numbers counts the Jews numerous times. This is to teach us that we call count and that everyone is precious.

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00:03:41

Seeing God's Hand In Our Lives

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/05/26

Today we celebrate the liberation of Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria during the 6 Day War in 1967. The victory showed God's hand in this world through the many miracles that happened during that war.

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00:02:42

Remember Those Who Gave All

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/05/25

On Memorial Day we remember the young men and women who died in the line of duty. While the Americans who were killed defending us may not have had us on their minds, we have to thank them for without them we would not have the rights we enjoy.

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00:03:16

Trust In God, The Ultimte Test

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/05/23

The Sabbatical year is the ultimate test in faith. A farmer has to rely on God keeping His promise the farmer will be able to support himself and family even though he is not working his land and not raising crops.

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00:03:40

Teach The Next Generation

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/05/22

One of the things that many people forget is that if you want to instill morality in your children, you have to teach them morality. Otherwise, they will make up their own morality.

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00:03:14

The Curse Of Being Normal

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/05/21

The Torah gives us blessings and curses. The blessings are the good things are what will happen if we follow the Torah. The curses are what will happen if we don't. The worst curse is that we will be just like all other people. We will be a "normal" nation.

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00:02:40

We Need Liberty To Serve God

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/05/20

In order to serve God, we have to be free. A slave has to do what his master dictates; he cannot fully serve both God and his master.

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00:03:19

Do Your Best & Trust In God

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/05/19

The Sabbatical year teaches us that God controls the world. With this in mind we have to do our best to make to support our families and community but in the final analyses it is God Who will determine if we succeed or not. But unless we strive God will not help us.

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00:02:46

True Reparative Justice

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/05/18

The goal of Biblical justice is to bring equilibrium to the world. That, while wrong doers should be punished, the punishment should not be too severe.

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00:05:34

What is Lag B'Omer About?

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/05/16

Today is the 33rd Day of the Omer. It is a day of celebration. The real story of the reason we mourn the first 33 days of the Omer is that Rabbi Akiva's students died. The Talmud avoids the obvious reason since the Romans still ruled the land of Israel.

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00:03:19

The Danger of Blasphemy

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/05/15

In this week's potion we see the blasphemer. We might ask why his punishment was so severe. The truth is that he is very knowledgeable. That is what makes him dangerous. If he was just an ignoramus, he would not be a danger.

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00:03:16

We Are Partners With God

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/05/14

When blessing a holiday, we recite the blessing that God sanctifies Israel and the time. This is to teach us that God gave us the ability to set the calendar & He will abide by our decisions. It is a partnership.

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00:04:10

How To Sanctify God's Name

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/05/14

The way to sanctify God's name is to do something moral and/or ethical in his name. It is not necessarily an obvious commandment. It could be giving a grieving grandmother gloves on a cold night.

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