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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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00:04:59

Plan For The Future

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/11/18

Esau does not plan for the future. He wants what he wants, and he wants it now. Jacob thinks things through. He plans for the future by working today.

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00:05:00

Jealousy Will Get You Nowhere

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/11/17

The key word for this week's portion is jealousy. Esau is jealous of Jacob. He felt that he was tricked into giving up his birthright. The truth is that he would not have died if he had waited a little to get food. He blamed Jacob for his bad judgement.

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00:05:36

It Doesn't Come Automatically

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/11/16

The problem with Esau is that he wants instant gratification. Jacob is into delayed gratification. That is what sets off the entire fight between them. And this is why Esau really loses his birthright.

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00:04:57

Building Boundaries Together

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/11/14

When Abraham dies, Ishmael and Isaac bury him together. They know that they cannot live together but are not fighting each other. By building boundaries they keep the peace between themselves.

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00:04:07

How To Have A Happy Marriage

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/11/13

The states that Isaac married Rebecca and then he loved her. What we are being taught that that our love for our spouse grows with time.

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00:04:19

Laying A Generational Foundation

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/11/12

The conditions that Abraham lays down in what to look for in a wife for Isaac, he is showing that he is concerned about his grandchildren & their morality.

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00:04:09

Remember The Mission

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/11/11

After burying Sarah Abraham realizes that the urgency of getting Isaac a bride. This shows us that Abraham knew that his time was up and now Isaac was the leader. That the mission was what was important, not him.

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00:04:32

We Have The Deed To The Land

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/11/10

The Torah makes the point that Abraham bought the tomb in which Sarah was to be buried to stress that we have the title to the land. That even though God has promised us the land, we can show that we have a deed to it.

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00:03:38

We Are In The Image Of God

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/11/09

In this week's portion we learn about the death of Sarah and the respect that we owe those who have passed away. This is one of the main issues in the Torah. No matter what the reason that a person dies we are required to respect their bodies.

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00:03:40

Trust In God's Judgement

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/11/07

The story of the binding of Isaac is about the trust that we should have in God. That no matter how bad the situation seems to be, we know that we are under God's protection.

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00:04:19

We Are Not Entitled

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/11/06

One of the most important lessons we can learn from the Torah is that we are not entitled to leadership. It has to be earned through our hard work and diligence.

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00:04:25

It Isn't As Bad As It Seems

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/11/05

Lot's daughters thought that the world had been destroyed. They took action to repopulate the world. If they had waited a little, they would have discovered that they were wrong. We forget that humans have seen worse that what we are experiencing.

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00:04:58

Be Aware Of The Evil Around You

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/11/04

When the angels came to save Lot, he refused to go with them. He could not believe that Sodom was about to be destroyed. This is an oft repeated story. When faced with the truth of their situation many refuse to believe the obvious.

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00:04:23

Wrestling With God

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/11/03

Abraham does not accept God's judgement concerning the destruction of Sodom. He argues with God. In the end he loses the argument, but an important principal is laid down. God wants us to think about His judgement. He does not want us to accept it on face value.

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00:04:09

Bringing God To Earth

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/11/02

When Abraham welcomed strangers, it was to teach them about God and what God wants us to do. You have to expose yourself to society to make it better.

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00:03:52

How To Fix The World

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/10/31

The way to fix the world is to work on ourselves. If we become better people, then we will influence the world. It has nothing to do with government.

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00:04:48

Pray For The Best, Prepare For The Worse

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/10/29

One of the lessons of this week's portion is that, while we have to have faith in God protection, we should prepare as if it is not coming.

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00:03:53

Saving Our Fellow Jew

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/10/28

Abraham enters the War of the Kings because Lot was taken prisoner. It did not matter to Abraham that Lot was not on his level spiritually. Lot had to be saved. This is a lesson to us. We do not ask about a fellow Jew's spiritual level, we do everything to save him.

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00:02:59

What Abraham Gave Us

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/10/27

Abraham introduces the concept of ethical monotheism. Not just that there is one God but that He wants us to be ethical. Being ethical and moral is equal to being holy. All three have to be together.

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00:04:38

Abraham's Greatness

Shlomo"s Thoughts on the Torah ·

2025/10/26

Why is Abraham considered greater than Noah? The fact is that while Noah did the right thing he never took the initiative. Abraham did take the initiative. Even argued with God at times.

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