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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.

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00:03:31

Learn From Our History

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/09/08

We are commanded to bring the first fruits to the Temple. When we do we have to recite a passage that is a historical review of our history. This is to teach us to remember our history and to learn from it.

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00:03:51

Gratitude For Our Prosperity

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/09/07

We are required to show gratitude to God for His Hand in our success. We need to work for our prosperity but, in the final state, we prosper with divine aid.

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00:04:15

Doubt Is Our Enemy

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/09/05

Our enemies want us to doubt our arguments. This is moral equivalency. When we are sure about our morality and their evil, then we cannot lose.

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00:04:27

Be A Builder

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/09/04

The Torah admonishes us to build our communities. To be active. To remember that there are those who want to tear down what has been built but have no intention of rebuilding.

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00:04:08

Ruth, The Mother Of Kings

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/09/03

Two of the commandments in this week's Torah portion play a pivotal role in the Book of Ruth. Levirate marriage and allowing the poor to pick up the gleanings of the field.

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00:03:29

Responsibility and Trust

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/09/02

We are responsible for our actions. We need to be aware of how what we do and say affects others. And any damage caused by our actions are our responsibility.

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00:04:34

Know Your Enemy

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/09/01

We have to determine if the enemy that we are facing is evil or not. In most wars we are facing an enemy that disagrees with us, but we can deal with them. When it comes to Amalek there is no negotiation. He wants to kill us. When faced with such an enemy the rules change.

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00:03:10

Respect Of Private Property

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/08/31

The Torah stresses the importance of respecting private property. All successful societies share this in common. Without it we will not be able to advance as a society.

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00:05:16

The Danger of Leadership

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/08/26

The Torah warns against the danger of corruption and abuse of power. This is the reason that it was quoted at the American Constitutional Convention.

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00:03:31

Seeking Justice

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/08/25

We are commanded to seek justice. We know that we cannot attain it in all cases. This does not mean that we should just give up.

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00:02:51

Let's Get Our House In Order

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/08/24

As we enter the month of Elul we start to get ready to be judged by God on Yom Kippur. Before we can ask God for forgiveness we have to go to our fellow man and ask for his/her forgiveness.

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00:03:19

Be True To The Torah

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/08/22

We are told that we should not copy the other nations, especially their ideas of morality. We have to be true to the values in the Bible, not popular whim.

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00:05:08

We Must Remain United

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/08/21

To be united does not mean that we agree on everything but that we are in agreement on our national goals. We can debate with one another on issues but we must never lose site of the fact that we are one people.

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00:03:50

Beware Of False Prophets

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/08/20

We are all for social justice, but it has to be in harmony with the commandments. If someone tells us that we do not have to obey the commandments then they are a false prophet.

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00:03:38

We Can Determin Our Fate

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/08/19

The Torah gives the option of determining our fate. While we can't control everything in life, we can follow the commandments and change the world.

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00:03:16

Obligations, Not Entitlements

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/08/18

The Torah never mentions our rights. It talks about our obligations to God and society. When we concentrate on our obligations, we can be happy with little. But when we concentrate on our entitlements we will never be satisfied.

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00:04:11

Treat An Adult Like An Adult

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/08/17

We are told that we will receive blessings and curses depending on our behavior. The Torah is pointing out that God will treat us as adults. It admonishes us to treat others as adults.

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00:03:32

Are We On God's Side

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/08/15

We are asked if God is on our side. The important question, to paraphrase President Lincoln, are we on God's side.

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00:04:23

Our Obligations To Society

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/08/13

We know that society has obligations to us but we frequently forget that we have obligations to society. We can't just do whatever we feel like. We have to fit into societal norms.

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00:03:36

It's A Package Deal

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/08/12

The Torah has commandments of our actions between man and God as well as between man and man. Both are important since one without the other will lead to both being forgotten.

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