בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l Parshat Ki Tetze lemilhama, as its opening verse suggests, is full of the “battles” and tribulations of life and how the Torah relates to them. From a prospective of the time of the year, i.e the month of teshuva – Elul, this … Read more
בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l In this painting we see signs of the present Jerusalem along with the future Jerusalem. The image of the future Jerusalem along with the Beit Hamikdash is seen as a figure wearing a seven-pronged crown and a tallit. At the bottom of … Read more
בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l This parsha carries numerous verses that discuss the Beit Hamikdash. We seem many Hasidim dancing around the altar, many of which have banners, carry a sefer Torah, or are blowing the shofar. This matter seems to combine the first holiday of Tishrei … Read more
בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l This parsha Ekev carries several portions that discuss the prohibition on idolatry and the Torah’s “war” against it. This painting highlights the word “od” in the context of saying that there is “no other [“od”] God [than Hashem].” The dominance of the … Read more
בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l And You Shall Settle Upon the Land Securely This parsha contains one of the sections of tefillin, parshat Shema, which we also utter several times a day. Both the tefillin and our utterance of Shema are signs of our love, faith … Read more
בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l And You Shall Settle Upon the Land Securely This drawing exhibits the sentence we say in Lecha Dodo: “Mikdash Melech ir melucha” – “Sanctuary of the king, royal city, Arise! Leave from the midst of the turmoil; Long enough have you sat … Read more
בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l And You Shall Settle Upon the Land Securely This week we begin the three weeks of mourning the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash, may it be rebuilt speedily. One of the famous passages said for mourning this destruction is psalm 137 of … Read more
בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l And You Shall Settle Upon the Land Securely In Bilam’s blessings in this parsha he says “how good are your tents Israel. “ Our Sages consider this praise to be indicative of the fact that Israel’s tents are not facing each other … Read more
בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l And You Shall Settle Upon the Land Securely In this painting we see what seems to be a war between good and evil. The good is symbolized by the hasidim riding on horses with flags, considered in Biblical context a sign of … Read more
בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l And You Shall Settle Upon the Land Securely This painting seems to describe Zion at the top of the hill. This hill has six cypresses at its top and there is also a seventh “sprout” at the hill’s bottom, highlighting the common … Read more
