The Hebron Fund

By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron בס”דלשכנו תדרשו In this painting, we see six columns from the concentration camps, six lines of fire, a six-point star of Jude, six ribs on each side like the twelve tribes, six bones standing, and in the center of them, a seventh aspect – the man’s skeleton … Read more

By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron בס”דלשכנו תדרשו We see twelve trees below and twelve blue leaves above in the Menora-like orange/pink structure. These matters may be paralleled in their numbers to represent twelve aspects rooted in the earth, i.e., tree, while these aspects also have a certain place in the heavens, as … Read more

By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron בס”דלשכנו תדרשו The Star Of David We see the Star of David, as if blossoming as the “Plant of David” – David, the archetype of all the kings. Indeed, the king is one of the subjects of our Parsha . In the painting, there are six sides … Read more

By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron בס”דלשכנו תדרשו Twelve Tribes We see here Twelve tribes, six to the right and six to the left, allocated for the two mountains Gerizim and Eival, for blessing and cursing, respectively, as they are allocated in the Torah in this parsha. We see also twelve leaders of … Read more

By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron בס”דלשכנו תדרשו The Importance of Seven In this painting we see ten aspects of seven, while these ten can be grouped into five pairs: 1a. Seven leaves – that resemble flames – also notice seven types of fire/flames emerging where the verse is written, b. seven candles, … Read more

By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron בס”ד לשכנו תדרשו This parsha contains the Shema, the Ten Commandments, and many other basic passages of Jewish faith that discuss the fear of God and the abidance to the mitzvot He has commanded us. The talis and tefilin are well-known signs of Jewish faith, and indeed … Read more

By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron בס”דלשכנו תדרשוDiscover the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land In this painting, we yet again see the number seven theme: we see Seven purple flowers, seven drops on each side of the painting, and seven lamps apparently designated for fire that some have fire, and some do … Read more