Parshat Shoftim By: Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron בס”ד לשכנו תדרשו Inviting the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land You Shall Appoint a King “May You grow the sprout of David speedily… Blessed are You Hashem Who grows the horn of salvation.” Numbers of opinions seem to differ in regard to the nature … Read more
Parshat Re’eh By: Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron בס”ד לשכנו תדרשו Inviting the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land And You Shall Seek His Presence and Come There “Our innards long, and our souls yearn for the redemption of Your Holy Presence, for Your Holy Abode, and for Your Will Hashem we long…” … Read more
Parshat Eikev By: Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron בס”ד לשכנו תדרשו Inviting the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land And As a Result of Listening to My Commandments… And I shall put Hashem before me, that You shall have compassion upon me still in my exile so that You redeem me, and awaken … Read more
Parshat Va’etchanan By: Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron בס”ד לשכנו תדרשו Inviting the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land And I Prayed to Hashem “Hear Israel, HaShem is our God, Hashem is one.” In Rabbi Shneur Zalman Liadi’s treatise “Shaar Hayihud Vehaemenuna”, the declaration that HaShem “is one” also means that all plurality … Read more
Parshat Devarim By: Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron בס”ד לשכנו תדרשו Inviting the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land And I Shall Listen “Please, King, full of compassion: I have come today to the Holy City of Hebron, may it be rebuilt speedily… to ask from our King… that He have compassion upon … Read more
Parshat Matot By: Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron בס”ד לשכנו תדרשו Inviting the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land The Levite Cities “And give us a portion in Your Torah.” All Israel have a portion in the Torah. However, one tribe, the Levites, have such a special “portion” and connection to Hashem and … Read more
Parshat Pinchas By: Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron בס”ד לשכנו תדרשו Inviting the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land Reuven the Firstborn of Israel “Look, please, upon our affliction, and defend our cause: and redeem us speedily with complete redemption for the sake of Your Name; because You are a Mighty Redeemer. Blessed … Read more
Parshat Balak By: Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron בס”ד לשכנו תדרשו Inviting the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land Do Not Curse the People For They are Blessed “Blessed are You HaShem Who sanctifies Israel.” This blessing is said at a wedding, and in most communities ends with the words “with huppa and … Read more
Parshat Chukat By: Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron בס”ד לשכנו תדרשו Inviting the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land And He shall See the Copper Snake and Live “Cure us HaShem and we shall be cured…” The prophet Malachi (3, 20) teaches us that a cure to maladies lies with the light of … Read more
Parshat Shelach By: Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, Hebron בס”ד לשכנו תדרשו Inviting the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land When You Come to the Land “And bring us upright to our Land…” The term “upright,” “komemiut”, as used in the blessings of Parshat Behukotai, is interpreted by our Sages in Breshit Raba (12, … Read more
