Pardes and PaRDeS
YHWH on Church
Peshat
Simple restatement of the obvious elements. The Image is that of the capital of the Santa Fe, New Mexico, Cathedral door.
Remez
Hints โ References to similar elements. The elements include a stained glass window, three circular, and Hebrew letters in a triangle.
Drash
Stories that expand on the elements and themes. There is history of the Jewish community in Santa Fe assisting in the building of the cathedral.
Sod
ย Traditionally secrets, but could be personal insights of the viewer.ย
Sin is missing the mark/target
โAndย God fashioned man of the dust of the earth, and he breathed into his nostrils the soul of life, and man became a living being.โ (Genesis 2:7)
Peshat
Simple restatement of the obvious elements. An Argentinian horseman competes to place a pencil-like object into a circle.
Remez
Hints โ References to similar elements. The circle represents doing the right thing.ย
Drash
Stories that expand on the elements and themes.ย Midrash expounds on body and soul and the respective responsibility for Sin. The horseman is soul, and the horse is body.
Sod
ย Traditionally secrets, but could be personal insights of the viewer.
The Penguins and the Lion
Peshat
The two overlapping images, penguins and a lion, were taken on two different trips, one in Antarctica, and the other in South Africa. Photoshop was used to overlap the images.
Remez
The Bible tells us in Genesis 1:20โ22ย that God created all sea creatures and birds on Day 5 of the Creation Week .
Drash
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Sod
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