Ratner has designed a figure holding a lamp with a light shining at the center of his body.
The design of the lamp has a Magen David (Star of David) design on it.
The Solar theme can be interpreted as the place of the Solar Plexus in the body.
In the Jewish tradition this Solar Plexus area in […]
Dr. Rabbi Moshe Dror
I assume that the term Holy Scroller is a play-on-words with the phrase Holy Rollers That describes some aspects of the Pentecostal Christian worship. It describes people who literally rolled on the floor when the Holy Spirit seized them as part of their highly emotionally charged worship services.
In this image Ratner shows […]
By Dr. Rabbi Moshe Dror
It would seem that whenever you have some WOW high, then comes the letdown. No high is for long.
Imagine yourself standing at Mt. Sinai hearing the Word of God and while Moses is still on Mt. Sinai, you get Aaron to build the Golden Calf for you. To be in the […]
High Tech Tffillin
Phillip Ratner is obviously using a humorous play- on- words combining the phrase high-tech with the Hebrew word Tefillin (Phylacteries- derived from the ancient classical Greek word for Tefillin). If you are not familiar with what Tefillin are- I suggest that you go to Wikipedia and look under “Tefillin” for a good idea […]
Ark Angel
By Dr. Rabbi Moshe Dror
This title is obviously a play on words of the term –“archangel” and the words- “Ark Angel”.
Archangel derives from the classical Greek of “arch”- first, primary, chief and “angelos”, which means messenger. So the “Archangels” are the superior or higher-ranking angels. These Archangels are found in a number of religious […]
By Dr. Rabbi Moshe Dror
The Biblical narrative of the Akedah as told in Genesis chapter 22 is certainly one of the most strange, terrifying, and fascinating stories of the entire Biblical tradition. In all probability, more commentaries have been written about this single story than any other of the entire Bible.
I do not want to […]