בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron The Architecture of Harmony: Tiferet and the Vision of Haftarat Re’eh Introduction: The Shift to Tiferet and Household Imagery As the third of the Seven Haftarot of Consolation read following Tisha B’Av, the Haftarah for Parshat Re’eh (Isaiah 54:11–55:5) lifts Israel out of affliction and places … Read more
בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron The Receptive Embrace: Gevura and the Garden of Redemption in Haftarat Eikev The Cry of Despair and Divine Consolation Last week we discussed how the seven weeks of consolation correspond to the seven lower sefirot. Here, we will delve more deeply into this week’s consolation haftarah, … Read more
בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron From Hidden Rebuke to Radiant Consolation: The Kabbalistic Architecture of the Summer Journey The summer transition spanning from the 17th of Tammuz through the approach of Rosh Hashanah is far more than a sequence of historical commemorations. It is a profound, divinely orchestrated spiritual journey. The … Read more
בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron The Sanctuary of Balance and Divine Harmony In these days of mourning over the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash, we return to our study of R’ Nachshon’s paintings, which serve as a powerful lens through which to contemplate the mysteries of the Holy Temple and our … Read more
בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron The Bookends of Matot and Masei: Speech, Action, and Israel’s Conquest of the Land When we look at the structural “bookends” of Parashat Matot and Parashat Masei, a powerful thematic arc emerges. By analyzing how each Torah portion begins and ends, we can uncover a deeper … Read more
בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron Parshat Pinhas – The Covenant of ConnectionThe past few weeks we have explored a “bookend analysis” of the parsha which explores how the common factor of the beginning (the head) and the end (the foot) of the parsha sheds light on the entirety of the parsha. … Read more
בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron Parshat Chukat: The Renewal of Divine Flow A tool of Torah analysis we have discussed over the past few weeks is the “Head and Foot” methodology—examining the very opening verses (the head) and the closing verses (the foot) to find a unifying spiritual mechanism (Tzad Shaveh). … Read more
בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l The Sacred Order of Distinctions and the Eternal Foundation Our Parsha, Parshat Korach, opens and closes with a profound ideological clash regarding the spiritual structure of Am Yisrael. By analyzing the beginning and the end of this narrative, we uncover a timeless … Read more
בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l The Metaphysics of Sight: From the Spies to the Tzitzit Continuing our study over the past few weeks, sampling our Torah study method which analizes the beginning and end of the parsha, here we would like to show how Parshat Shlach presents … Read more
בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l Parshat Beha’alotcha: The Face-Partzuf as the Inner Connection Between Separate Identities Last week we discussed a type of Torah analysis in which a parsha’s structural blueprint is found by linking its beginning (Rishah) and end (Sifah). In Parshat Beha’alotcha, this connection centers … Read more
