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Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah

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00:05:37

Liberation Of The Land

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/04/22

Today is Israel Independence Day. The story of the liberation of our land from foreign intruders is nothing less than miraculous. We celebrate the independence and security of the State of Israel.

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00:04:27

The Importance of Ritual

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/04/20

The reason that Acherei Mot comes before Kedoshim is to teach us that our rituals are what make our good actions possible.

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00:04:35

Freom Despair to Happiness

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/04/17

During the month of Iyar we go from the sadness of loss to the happiness of success. We mourn the soldiers who fell in defending our people and land to a celebration of our independence in that land.

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00:04:30

The Sanctity of Creating Life

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/04/16

Creating life is holy if done properly. There is a problem in Israel in that the sperm of a fallen soldier can be used in invitro fertilization so that the memory of the soldier can live on. This is a major issue with Jewish legal ramifications.

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00:04:30

Gossip Is Not Innocent Talk

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/04/15

We don't realize the damage we do when we gossip about others. We should strive to talk about issues and philosophical ideas, not gossip.

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00:08:23

You Cannot Reason With A Rabid Dog

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/04/14

One of the mistakes that we make is that we think we can reason with anti-Semites. Their hatred is so great that it defies reason. As was told to me many years ago, you simply cannot reason with a rabid dog. You have to realize that its either you or the rabid dog.

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00:03:32

Metzora Is A Spiritual Disease

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/04/13

The Parsha deals with a spiritual disease caused by lashon hara, gossiping. Lashon hara is true but negative. It is bad for everyone involved.

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00:04:05

The Importance of Split Hooves

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/04/11

There is a spiritual and physical connection between the laws of kosher animals. It reminds us that as humans we are both spiritual and physical beings.

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00:05:13

Freedom Has Limitations

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/04/05

Passover is the holiday of Jewish freedom, yet we have very strict limitations on what we can eat. This is to teach us that freedom has limitations.

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00:04:41

Questions, A Sign of Freedom

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/04/01

We are encouraged to ask questions at the Seder. The reason is that this is a sign of being a free people.

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00:05:53

The Four Sons as Four Generations

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/03/26

When we look at the 4 sons as 4 generations, we get a deeper understanding what the Hagadah is point out. How the wise son leads to the wicked, who leads to the simple who then leads to the one who doesn't know how to ask.

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00:05:04

The Four Sons & Their Questions

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/03/24

The questions asked by the four sons reflect how we handle them. The wise son needs to be reminded that the Seder is to be experienced. The wicked son needs to be exposed as a disrupter.

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00:05:21

Prepare For the Worse, Pray For The Best

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/03/23

We rely on God's protection, but we have to remember that first we have to prepare for the worse. Without God's protection, we would have been destroyed long ago.

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00:04:32

The Real Jewish New Year

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/03/19

We call the 1st of Tishri the "Jewish New Year". This is wrong. The 1st of Tishri is when man was created. It is the beginning of the world. The Jewish New Year is the 1st of Nisan, when the Jews became a nation.

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00:04:45

The Price Of Leadership

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/03/18

The Torah says that when a leader sin. It assumes that the leader will make a mistake. It is the nature of the position. He then has to bring a sin offering to atone for his mistake.

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00:04:56

Humility In Leadership

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/03/17

Moses was the humblest of men. This might sound strange but if you asked him, he would have said that he did what had to be done. That he just happened to be in place at the time.

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00:04:08

No One Is Indipensible

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/02/23

That Moses's name does not appear in this week's portion of the Torah is important in that it shows that no one is indispensable. We can all be replaced. This does not mean that we should do nothing. We have a job to do. We might not complete it but we still have to do it.

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00:05:21

Do Not Be A Victim

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/02/18

Teruma teaches us to prepare to build the Tabernacle for a better life. The month of Adar teaches us to be happy and that we are not victims no matter what comes our way.

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00:03:09

Bringing God To This World

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/02/17

God commands us to build Him a home so that He can dwell among us. What God really wants is for us to have a just society. That we treat each other with respect.

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00:04:54

A Partnership With God

Shlomo"s Thoughts On The Torah ·

2026/02/16

The reason that God wants us to help in the building of the Tabernacle is to show us that this is a partnership with God. That our job is to bring God down to this world through the commandments.

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