Torah Portion

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron Torah is Like Water  The Torah and water are connected as our Sages that water is Torah. We see in this painting that indeed upon the waters of the Torah grows the Menora described in the Torah in “vegetative terms.” It receives its light to grow … Read more

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron Torah is Like Water  The Torah and water are connected as our Sages that water is Torah. We see in this painting that indeed upon the waters of the Torah grows the Menora described in the Torah in “vegetative terms.” It receives its light to grow … Read more

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron The Mountains of The Covenant  The end of this parsha discusses the covenant made between Hashem and Israel at the giving of the Torah. This painting which has two mountains, apparently depicting mount Grisim and mount Eval, “the mountains of the covenant,” with trees and sefer … Read more

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron As One Person with One Heart In this painting we find an emphasis on unity as we find in the Haftora of Vayigash that talks about Yehezkel’s vision that the trees of of the Kingdoms of Yehuda and Yisrael willl be united. All this parsha carries … Read more

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron The Man and Israel in the Wilderness In this painting, we see the figures of Israel in the Wilderness surrounded by the miraculous Cloud. Within the encampment we also see drops which can allude to the Man described in this parsha and in parshat Behaalotcha as … Read more

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron Telling the Exodus on Seder Night In this parsha we find the commandment to tell the Exodus story on Seder night. The Zohar expands this idea generally to all times, saying that one should publicize the miracles that Hashem has brought upon a person. One chapter … Read more

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron The Four Expressions of Redemption This parsha begins with the four famous expressions of redemption which we hint to on Seder night by the four cups of wine. Actually, we see the theme of four many times on Seder night, such as in the four sons, … Read more

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron And Moshe and Aharon Went and Gathered All the Elders of Israel This parsha begins the life of Moshe Rabeinu, the messenger of Hashem to redeem Israel, thus .considered the forerunner of the Mashiach, according to the Zohar. In this painting we see what seems to … Read more

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron And They Shall Be Fruitful in the Land This parsha is full of blessings that Yakov blessed his children and grandchildren. One of these blessingsis “vayidgu larov bekerev ha’aretz” – you shall multiply and be fruitful like the fish within the Land. Inthis painting we see … Read more

בס”ד ויָשְׁב֣וּ עַל-הָאָ֗רֶץוְדָוִ֣ד עַבְדִּ֔י נָשִׂ֥יא לָהֶ֖ם לְעוֹלָֽם וְכָרַתִּ֤י לָהֶם֙ בְּרִ֣ית שָׁל֔וֹם בְּרִ֥ית עוֹלָ֖ם יִהְיֶ֣ה אוֹתָ֑ם וּנְתַתִּים֙ וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣י אוֹתָ֔ם וְנָתַתִּ֧י אֶת-מִקְדָּשִׁ֛י בְּתוֹכָ֖ם לְעוֹלָֽם By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron In this parsha we see exceptional roles of leadership, as befitting kings, in the figures of Yehuda and Yosef. Indeed, many years later from the offspring … Read more