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Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah

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00:04:25

Do Not Show Favortism

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/12/07

Jacob's favoritism towards Joseph sets off a chain of events. The other brothers are jealous of Joseph and plot against him. This is a strong lesson to parents to show all their children their love equally.

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00:04:55

Rachel's Place

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/12/05

According to the Ari (Rabbi Yitzhak Luria) Rachel is not buried in Rachel's Tomb. But because so many people have prayed there over the centuries her spirit hovers over it. It is a case when holiness is created by people.

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00:05:10

Fences Make Good Neighbors

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/12/04

When Esau and Jacob meet after many years, Esau invites Jacob to be with him. Jacob does not. He knows that Esau is bad and will be detrimental to his family. To keep the peace between them he goes his own way. He had to build a wall between himself and his brother.

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00:05:06

Struggling With God & Yourself

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/12/03

The struggle depicted in the portion of the week is symbolic of the struggle we have with God and ourselves. We should try to be spiritual, but we cannot forget that we have physical needs as well.

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00:05:24

Not Revenge, But Justice

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/12/02

The reason that Jacob was upset at the actions of Shimon & Levi was that he felt that they acted outside the law. He was against vigilante justice. He felt that their reasoning was sound but that they took the law into their own hands.

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00:05:00

The Importance of A Good Wife

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/12/01

When Jacob had his meeting with Esau, he hid his daughter Dina for fear that Esau would want her. According to the midrash, she was supposed to be Esau's wife. The reason was that she would have made him a good man.

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00:04:31

Do Not Fool Yourself

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/11/30

One of the problems that we face is that we think everyone is like us. When we run into someone who doesn't we are shocked. Esau made clear his intentions. Our enemies throughout history have made their intentions known. The problem is that we do not listen to them.

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00:04:09

The Ends Do Not Justify The Means

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/11/28

When Lavan accuses Jacob of stealing his idols, Jacob not only says that he did not but cursed anyone who did. He did not realize that Rachel had stolen them. She did so with all the good intentions, but it was still wrong, and she suffered for it.

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00:05:48

The Importance Of Giving Thanks

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/11/27

The name of the Jewish people is derived from the naming of Judah, 4th son of Leah. She realized that she was supposed to only have three sons but had a 4th. So, she named his Judah, meaning, thanks to God.

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00:04:23

Defending Against A Fraudster

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/11/26

Jacob learns how to defraud people from Lavan. He uses this knowledge to defend himself against Lavan. When he feels that he is in danger of becoming like Lavan he decides it is time to leave.

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00:05:02

Why Lavan Was Dangerous

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/11/25

Lavan was a deceiver but not a liar. He would use words in a way that would confuse the person who was negotiating with him. Like when he switched Leah for Rachel. He agreed to let Jacob marry his daughter, he just didn't say which one.

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00:05:26

The Rise & Fall Of Empires

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/11/24

Jacob's ladder has a lot of symbolism. One of the most significant is that it shows the rise and fall of nations. And it foretells that the Jewish nation will always exist.

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00:04:29

Beware Of Fake Friends

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/11/23

Lavan pretends to be a friend of Jacob, but he is not. He does everything in his power to cheat Jacob & become wealthy in the process. As he is doing so, he claims it is for Jacob's good.

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00:04:33

Why We Take Actio

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/11/21

The highlight of the month of Kislev is the festival of Hanukah. It is a celebration of the victory of the Hasmoneans against the Hellenists. They did not take action because they wanted to but because they had to. The is our way. When we see a clear & present danger, we act.

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00:04:57

Don't Be Blind To Reality

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/11/20

Isaac was blind to Esau's faults. He didn't see that Esau could not be the leader of the next generation. Rebecca was the realist in this matter. She knew that Jacob had the skills to be the leader.

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00:04:56

Freedom Within The Law

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/10/21

The Torah is against anarchy, as shown by the flood, and totalitarianism as shown by the story of the Tower of Babel. The Torah wants us to live in society govern by laws that guarantee our freedom.

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00:04:12

Beare Of The Snake

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/10/19

The snake enticed Eve to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. He did so by using language that sounded good but was really deceitful. This is the game plan of all evil people. They use deceitful language to convince the gullible.

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00:02:52

The World Was Created For Us

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/10/17

The World Was Created For Us

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00:04:02

Celebrating Freedom

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/10/13

We celebrate the holiday of Sukkot and tomorrow we will be celebrating the holiday of Simhat Torah. We celebrate even more with the return of the hostages to their homes.

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00:04:00

United In Torah

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2025/10/12

Sukkot is a happy holiday. It is the close of the holiday season for month of Tishri. We start off very serious asking God for forgiveness for our sins. God only decides on Simhat Torah because then we show if we really meant what we said on Yom Kippur.

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