Torah Portion

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l   The Secret of the Shoham Stone: The Union of Human Will and Heavenly Flow The Silence of the Nesi’im and Moshe’s Vision of Fire The Pirkei De-Rabbi Natan notes that while Moshe Rabbeinu was occupied with the construction of the Mishkan, … Read more

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l A Garment of Connection: A Reflection on Art, Tefillin, and the Future Redemption In Parshat Tetzaveh, the Torah shifts its focus from the structure of the Mishkan to the individuals who serve within it. We read of the lighting of the Menorah … Read more

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l Parshat Terumah: The Architecture of Unity In this week’s Parsha, we encounter the blueprint for the Mishkan, the sacred Tabernacle that served as the prototype for the Beit HaMikdash. At its core, the Temple is not merely a building of stone and … Read more

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l The Longing of the Half-Shekel: From Hebron to the Holy TempleThis Shabbat, we begin the cycle of the four special parshiot leading up to Pesach with Parshat Shkalim. While on the surface, the Machatzit HaShekel (half-shekel) appears to be a mere administrative … Read more

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l In Parshat Yitro, we witness the pinnacle of human history: Matan Torah at Sinai. However, the Torah precedes this monumental event with a specific grammatical anomaly that carries a profound lesson for every generation. When the Jewish people arrived at the mountain, … Read more

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l In this painting we obviously see the events of the Splitting of the Red Sea and the Giving of the Torah. These are also themes close to this parsha which discusses the Splitting of the Sea and Israel’s travels towards Mount Sinai … Read more

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l This parsha discusses the mitzva of tefillin. In this painting we see the tefillin as acentral theme. Just under the tefillin we see a shin, which is a letter that appears onthe box of the tefillin and stands for God’s Name Shadai. … Read more

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l In this parsha Hashem tells Moshe that His Name is Havaya, a revelation that was not known before by the Patriarchs. This Name is known to represent the “supreme” Name that includes all other Names of Hashem, and also represents Hashem’s attribute … Read more

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l Last week we explained our Sages’ teaching that “if you keep the lights [of Shabbat] I shall show you the lights of Zion.” The correlation of these two matters may be explained by saying that when lighting the candles of Shabbat we … Read more

בס”ד By Rabbi Moshe Goodman, Kollel Ohr Shlomo, HebronPainting by: Baruch Nachshon z”l Our Sages said that “if you keep the lights [of Shabbat] I shall show you the lights of Zion.” The correlation of these two matters may be easily explained by saying that when lighting the candles of Shabbat, we invite the Holy … Read more