arizal

Jewish Freemason, conservative, pipe smoker, Israeli American and proud of it

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Shlomo's Blog - What is on my mind right now https://t.co/xDbllL4We3

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Freedom Within The Law https://t.co/3TfLIlK00F 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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Why Noah Was Chosen https://t.co/c8ZyUUnnPM Unlike the pagan flood stories, the Biblical story God was upset at man's sins. That Noah was chosen to save mankind was due to his being a righteous person.

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Beware Of The Snake https://t.co/lQR67ypd9h 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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The World Was Created For Us https://t.co/5y6XMwmY6l The World Was Created For Us

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Celebrating Freedom https://t.co/FzgdniyivW 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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United By The Torah https://t.co/zrNMdOhTH3 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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God Is In Charge https://t.co/GXGPlmnjqD On the holiday of Sukkot we realize how dependent we are on God. That we should strive to make our lives better but that, in God is in charge.

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The Need For A Secure Border https://t.co/1DpVhwya8w The Torah is very clear that we need a secure border to prevent idolatrous ideas from entering our nation. That is why the Torah is clear what type of stranger is allowed into the country.

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The Pursuit Of Justice https://t.co/EpdjZbcMY5 The pursuit of justice is a very important concept. While we may never achieve true justice, it does not mean that we do not try. The best that we can accomplish is to pursue it.

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Corruption Destroys Whatever It Touches https://t.co/gWlvnEkVL6

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How Moses Saved The Jews https://t.co/JJXpnzFUgD The difference between Moses and Korach was their motivations. Korach was ego driven. Moses didn’t care who got the credit.

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Korach's Misunderstanding https://t.co/jvRBfSAUJu Korach made his power grab based on a misinterpretation of the state that "You will be Holy." The statement goes on to say that the Jews will be holy if they follow God's commandments. That they were not holy just because of their birth.

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Tzitzit & Leaving Egypt https://t.co/JgS3gSXaTV When we read about the commandment of Tzitzit we are told that it is to remind us to follow God's commandments. And that it is a reminder that the commandments are the reason we were taken out of Egypt.

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What Is Lag B'Omer About? https://t.co/7KlFmSexdu 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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The Danger of Blasphemy https://t.co/Go91MFNZRC 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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We Are Partners With God https://t.co/SDazgS1ZXA 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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How To Sanctify God's Name https://t.co/sLlpIsshbo 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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Educated Your Children https://t.co/zF8XCUxuYR Throughout the Torah education of our youth is stressed. We have to teach them the Torah and why we do things. If we do not, then they will not continue in our path.

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Remember Who We Reprsent https://t.co/kCtWs6ohKE The conditions of the priests serving in the Tabernacle seem strange until we realize that they represent God to the people and the people to God. Our behavior should be such even when we are not in our house of worship.